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Tuomas Kaukua

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Tuomas Kaukua
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Rovaniemi, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
AC Oulu
Youth career
0000–2019 RoPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 RoPS II 32 (6)
2019–2021 RoPS 49 (4)
2022–2024 SJK 59 (7)
2022–2024 SJK II 5 (0)
2025– AC Oulu 0 (0)
Medal record
RoPS
Second place Ykkönen 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Tuomas Kaukua (born 13 October 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.

Club career

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Kaukua played in the youth sectors of Rovaniemen Palloseura, FC Lynx and FC Santa Claus.[1]

He started his professional career in his hometown club RoPS in Veikkausliiga in 2019.[2][3] After RoPS got relegated and faced some serious financial difficulties in the end of 2021,[4] Kaukua signed a contract with SJK Seinäjoki, on a one-year deal with an option to extend it.[5] On 6 October 2022, his deal was extended until the end of 2024.[6][7][8]

On 5 November 2024, Kaukua signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[9]

Career statistics

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As of 2 November 2024.[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RoPS II 2018 Kolmonen 17 4 17 4
2019 Kakkonen 11 2 3 1 14 3
2020 Kakkonen 4 0 4 0
Total 32 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 35 7
RoPS 2019 Veikkausliiga 5 0 5 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 18 2 18 2
2021 Ykkönen 26 2 1 0 27 2
Total 49 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 4
SJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 22 6 2 1 4 0 3[c] 0 31 7
2023 Veikkausliiga 22 0 1 1 4 1 27 2
2024 Veikkausliiga 15 1 5 0 4 0 24 1
Total 59 7 8 2 12 1 3 0 82 10
SJK Akatemia 2022 Ykkönen 2 0 2 0
2024 Ykkösliiga 3 0 3 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
AC Oulu 2025 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 145 17 12 3 12 1 3 0 172 21
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

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  1. ^ Si­jait­see­ko Oulu poh­joi­ses­sa? AC Oulun ro­va­nie­me­läi­set vah­vis­tuk­set Tuomas Kaukua ja Otto Kemp­pai­nen antavat ar­vion­sa, Kaleva, 17 December 2024
  2. ^ "Kovan työn kautta - RoPSin Tuomas Kaukua raivasi tiensä Veikkausliigaan". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ Kotala, Karoliina (11 December 2020). "Tuomas Kaukua jatkaa RoPS:ssa". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ Saukko, Markku (9 December 2021). "RoPS:lta lävähti shokkipäätös - kuukausi sitten liigaan kurottanut seura luopuu sarjapaikastaan: "Parempi toimia näin kuin suistua vararikkoon"". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ Pyykkö, Kari (17 December 2021). "Tuomas Kaukua seuraava RoPSin mies Seinäjoelle". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. ^ Mäenpää, Tuomo (6 October 2022). "Kuudesti liigassa tällä kaudella osunut Tuomas Kaukua jatkaa SJK-paidassa". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Tuomas Kaukua kuritti AC Oulua: "Hänellä on vain taivas rajana"". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. ^ Vainio, Antti. "SJK:n Tuomas Kaukua unelmamaalistaan: "Ehdottomasti olen tyytyväinen, että tuommoinen tuli tehtyä"". Ilkka-Pohjalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. ^ Tuomas Kaukua saapuu Laivastonsinisiin, acoulu.fi, 5 November 2024
  10. ^ Tuomas Kaukua, stats at Finnish FA
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