Kaius Simojoki
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kaius Tito Ilmari Simojoki | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 61 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2014 | PPJ | ||
| 2015–2020 | HJK | ||
| 2021–2023 | KäPa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | KäPa | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Futura (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Klubi 04 (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Klubi 04 | 25 | (2) |
| 2024– | HJK | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Finland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Finland U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Finland U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Finland U19 | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2025 | |||
Kaius Tito Simojoki (born 21 March 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer, playing as a left back for HJK Helsinki.
Early years
[edit]Simojoki was born to Finnish parents in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where his parents lived due to mother's work.[1] After moving to Finland, he started football in a youth team of PPJ when aged four, and later joined HJK Helsinki youth sector, before moving to the renowned youth academy of Käpylän Pallo in Helsinki.
Career
[edit]On 6 December 2022, KäPa announced the signing of Simojoki on a professional contract.[2] In 2023, he featured briefly for the co-operation club FC Futura in Porvoo, before he was loaned out to the reserve team of HJK, Klubi 04, in the summer.[3][4][5] After his loan spell, HJK exercised their option and acquired Simojoki from KäPa on a permanent contract for an undisclosed fee.[6][7]
Simojoki was part of the HJK Helsinki youth squad in the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League campaign, playing all four matches against Malmö FF and Nantes.[8]
International career
[edit]Simojoki has represented Finland at various youth national team levels.[9][10][11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 June 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Käpylän Pallo | 2023 | Ykkönen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Futura (loan) | 2023 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Klubi 04 (loan) | 2023 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Klubi 04 | 2024 | Ykkönen | 25 | 2 | – | – | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| HJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
[edit]Klubi 04
References
[edit]- ^ Kaius Simojoki yllätti vanhempansa, Helsingin Sanomat, 1 July 2025
- ^ Kaius Simojoki sopimukseen, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 6 December 2022
- ^ Kaius Simojoki KäPasta lainalle HJK Klubi 04:ään, hjk.fi, 17 August 2023
- ^ Kaius Simojoki HJK:n riveihin loppukauden lainalla, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 16 August 2023
- ^ HJK:n organisaatioon uusi lainapelaaja, sportti.com, 19 August 2023
- ^ Kaius Simojoki jatkaa HJK:ssa, hjk.fi, 7 November 2023
- ^ Kaius Simojoki pysyvällä siirolla HJK:n riveihin, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 31 October 2023
- ^ Player profile, K.Simojoki, UEFA
- ^ Neljä KäPa-pelaajaa kutsuttu mukaan maaliskuun poikamaaotteluihin, kapylanpalloedustus.fi, 8 March 2023
- ^ U17-pojat nimetty EM-karsintaturnaukseen Kosovoon, Veikkausliiga, 20 September 2022
- ^ U18-pojat nimetty Itävalta-otteluihin - Veikkausliigakokemusta mukana, Veikkausliiga, 31 October 2023
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, K.Simojoki, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
External links
[edit]- Kaius Simojoki at Soccerway
- Kaius Simojoki at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Footballers from Sarajevo
- Footballers from Helsinki
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Käpylän Pallo players
- Klubi 04 players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- FC Futura players
- Pallo-Pojat Juniorit players