Anssi Jaakkola

Anssi Jaakkola
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-03-13) 13 March 1987
Place of birth Kemi, Finland
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Reading
Number 31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 TP-47 17 (0)
2006–2010 Siena 1 (0)
2009Colligiana (loan) 7 (0)
2010–2011 Slavia Prague 2 (0)
2011–2013 Kilmarnock 14 (0)
2013–2016 Ajax Cape Town 78 (0)
2016– Reading 0 (0)
National team
Finland U21 11 (0)
2010– Finland 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 July 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2011

Anssi Jaakkola (born 13 March 1987) is a Finnish footballer who plays for English club Reading as a goalkeeper.

Career

Club

Jaakkola previously played for TP-47 and FC-88. In the January 2007 window, Jaakkola signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Serie A side Siena. He made his Serie A debut by substituting Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos in the 2007–08 season final matchday, a 2–2 home draw with Palermo. In 2009, he was loaned to V.F. Colligiana in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

He moved to Slavia Prague on free transfer in July 2010, signing a two-year contract with the option of a further year.[1]

Kilmarnock

In January 2011, Jaakkola left Slavia for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock, under the management of fellow Finn Mixu Paatelainen.[2]

He made his debut as a substitute on 12 February against Hibernian. He then made his first start on 26 February against St Mirren.

He left Kilmarnock when his contract expired in the summer of 2013.

Ajax Cape Town

Jaakkola joined South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town in August 2013.[3]

Reading

On 11 July 2016, Jaakkola signed a two-year contract with Reading.[4] Jaakkola made his competitive debut for Reading on 8 August 2016, playing the full 90minutes of Reading's 2-0 EFL Cup victory over Plymouth Argyle.[5]

International

On 30 August 2010 he was selected to represent Finland for European Championship qualification matches against Moldova and Netherlands as a replacement for injured Peter Enckelman.[6] However, he didn't earn any caps. He made his national team debut on 7 June 2011, conceding five goals against Sweden in a 5-0 away loss.

Career statistics

As of match played 23 August 2016[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
A.C.Siena 2006–07 Serie A 0000---00
2007–08 1000---10
2008–09 0000---00
2009–10 0000---00
Total 100000----10
V.F. Colligiana (loan) 2008–09 Lega Pro Seconda Divisione 700070
Slavia Prague 2010–11 Czech First League 202040
Kilmarnock 2010–11 Scottish Premier League 800010--80
2011–12 500010--60
2012–13 000000--00
Total 1300020----150
Ajax Cape Town 2013–14 ABSA Premiership 2400010--250
2014–15 2804020--340
2015–16 2601010-40320
Total 7805040--40910
Reading 2016–17 Championship 00002020
Career total 10105080--401180

International

Finland national team
YearAppsGoals
201110
Total10

Statistics accurate as of match played 7 June 2011[8]

Honours

Club

Kilmarnock[7]
Ajax Cape Town[7]

Personal life

Jaakkola has one daughter and one son.

External links

References

  1. (Czech)Anssi Jaakkola slávistou at Slavia Prague website
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/9342648.stm
  3. "New Faces At Ajax". SoccerLaduma. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
  4. "Jaakkola joins Royals ranks". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  5. "Reading 2-0 Plymouth". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 8 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  6. Anssi Jaakkola liittyy Huuhkajiin EM-karsinnan avauksessa Archived 18 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. (Finnish)
  7. 1 2 3 "A.Jaakkola". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Anssi Jaakkola". National Football Teams. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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