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Salomo Ojala

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Salomo Ojala
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-17) 17 April 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Team information
Current team
Mosta
Youth career
TKT Tampere
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Ilves-Kissat 22 (3)
2016–2017 TPV 23 (8)
2016–2017 TPV II 24 (27)
2018–2022 Haka 95 (35)
2020AC Kajaani (loan) 1 (0)
2023–2024 EIF 42 (11)
2025– Mosta 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2025

Salomo Ojala (born 17 April 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Maltese Premier League club Mosta.

Club career

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Ojala started football in the youth sector of TKT Tampere.

He played for Ilves-Kissat and Tampereen Pallo-Veikot in the third tier Kakkonen, before joining FC Haka in the second-tier Ykkönen in 2018.[1] In the 2019 season, Ojala scored 23 goals, making him the Ykkönen top scorer. He helped Haka to overwhelmingly win the Ykkönen title and earn the promotion to top-tier Veikkausliiga.[2] Ojala was also named the Ykkönen Player of the Year.

Ojala signed for Ekenäs IF for the 2023 Ykkönen season,[3][4] and helped EIF to win the Ykkönen title. Next 2024 Veikkausliiga season, Ojala scored seven goals for EIF in the league.

On 24 January 2025, Ojala signed with Maltese Premier League club Mosta.[5]

Personal life

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Ojala was born in Tampere and was raised in Hervanta neighbourhood. His older sister Rosanna is a gymnast. Ojala is a religious person.[6]

Career statistics

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As of 7 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ilves-Kissat 2015 Kakkonen 22 3 22 3
TPV 2016 Kakkonen 13 3 2 0 15 3
2017 Kakkonen 10 5 1 0 11 5
Total 23 8 3 0 0 0 26 8
TPV II 2016 Nelonen 13 19 13 19
2017 Kolmonen 11 8 11 8
Total 24 27 0 0 0 0 24 27
Haka 2018 Ykkönen 18 4 6 4 24 8
2019 Ykkönen 26 23 4 0 30 23
2020 Veikkausliiga 21 6 4 1 25 7
2021 Veikkausliiga 16 1 2 0 18 1
2022 Veikkausliiga 14 1 2 0 5 0 21 1
Total 95 35 18 5 5 0 118 40
AC Kajaani (loan) 2020 Ykkönen 1 0 1 0
Ekenäs IF 2023 Ykkönen 16 4 3 3 2 1 21 8
2024 Veikkausliiga 26 7 5 3 4 1 35 11
Total 42 11 8 6 6 2 56 19
Mosta 2024–25 Maltese Premier League 2 0 1 1 3 1
Career total 209 94 30 12 11 2 250 108
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Maltese FA Trophy
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykköscup

Honours

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Haka

Ekenäs IF

Individual

  • Ykkönen Player of the Year 2019[7]
  • Ykkönen top scorer: 2019

References

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