Aleksandr Kokko
 Kokko with RoPS in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth |
Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | RoPS | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | FC Jazz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | FC Jazz | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | PoPa | 13 | (5) |
| 2006 | FC Hämeenlinna | 15 | (12) |
| 2007–2010 | FC Honka | 58 | (32) |
| 2010 | → PoPa (loan) | 7 | (5) |
| 2011 | VPS | 18 | (6) |
| 2012–2016 | RoPS | 97 | (56) |
| 2016–2017 | Newcastle Jets | 13 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Eastern | 6 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | RoPS | 26 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Finland U21 | 5 | (3) |
| 2016– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2017 | |||
Aleksandr Kokko (born 4 June 1987) is a
striker for Finnish Veikkausliiga club RoPS
.
He is of Ingrian Finn descent and emigrated with his family to Pori, Finland at the age of ten.[1]
Club career
Born in
RoPS
in 2012.
On 6 August 2016, Kokko signed a two-year deal with Australian
A-League club Newcastle Jets[2]
On 10 July 2017, he decided to join Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.[3]
On 21 June 2018, Kokko returned to
RoPS, signing until the end of the 2019 season.[4]
International career
Kokko made his debut for the
Sweden.[6]
Honours
Club
FC Honka
- Veikkausliiga
- Runners-up: 2008, 2009
VPS
- Veikkausliiga
- Runners-up: 2015
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Young Player of the Year: 2008[7]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2015,[8] October 2015[9]
- Veikkausliiga Forward of the Year: May 2008,[10] 2015[11]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 2015[12]
- Veikkausliiga Top goalscorer: 2008,[13] 2015[14]
- Ykkönen Top goalscorer: 2012
References
- ^ "ALEKSANDR KOKKO" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Prichard, Greg (6 August 2016). "Jets sign Finnish striker Kokko". The World Game. SBS.
- ^ "Jets Finnish with Asia-bound Kokko". FourFourTwo. 10 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 April 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Aleksandr Kokko palaa Rovaniemen Palloseuraan". rops.fi (in Finnish). RoPS. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "U21: Suomi ja Ruotsi pistejakoon" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ "Huuhkajat kärsi tappion Ruotsille" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 10 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
- ^ Veikkausliigan parhaat kaudella 2008 nimetty (in Finnish)
- ^ Aleksandr Kokko kesäkuun pelaaja (in Finnish)
- ^ [1] (in Finnish)
- ^ Veikkausliigan parhaat kaudella 2008 nimetty (in Finnish)
- ^ Kai (30 October 2015). "Tässä ovat Captain's Ball -futisgaalan kaikki palkitut tahot". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ Kai (30 October 2015). "Tässä ovat Captain's Ball -futisgaalan kaikki palkitut tahot". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ https://archive.today/20120524112908/http://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2008/maalintekijat_pelaaja.htm veikkausliiga.com] (in Finnish)
- ^ veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
- As of 26 October 2015.
External links
- Profile at RoPS (in Finnish)
- Profile at FC PoPa (in Finnish)