Salomo Ojala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | EIF | ||
| 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) |
| 2020 | → AC Kajaani (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | EIF | 42 | (11) |
| 2025 | Mosta | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | EIF | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2025 | |||
Salomo Ojala (born 17 April 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Ykkösliiga club Ekenäs IF.
Club career
[edit]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]
On 20 March 2025, he returned to EIF for the 2025 Ykkösliiga season.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Ojala was born in Tampere and was raised in Hervanta neighbourhood. His older sister Rosanna is a gymnast. Ojala is a religious person.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 19 May 2025
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | |
| Ekenäs IF | 2025 | Ykkösliiga | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | |
| Career total | 217 | 96 | 33 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 261 | 111 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Maltese FA Trophy
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykköscup
Honours
[edit]Haka
Ekenäs IF
- Ykkönen: 2023
Individual
- Ykkönen Player of the Year 2019[9]
- Ykkönen top scorer: 2019
References
[edit]- ^ SALOMO OJALA SOPIMUKSEEN HAKAN KANSSA, fchaka.fi, 2 February 2018
- ^ Hakaan palannut Salomo Ojala oli siirtyä Pohjois-Irlannin suurseuraan, siirto kariutui: ”Maa on hieman sekaisin”, Aamulehti, 21 January 2021
- ^ Tähtipuolustaja Luiyi de Lucas ja kuningas Salomo Ojala jättävät FC Hakan, Valkeakosken Sanomat, 17 January 2023
- ^ SALOMO OJALA: ”KEMIN FUNGERADE DIREKT”, eiffotboll.fi, 22 February 2023
- ^ Mosta sign another two new players, maltafootball.com, 24 January 2025
- ^ SALOMO OJALA TILLBAKA I EIF FÖR SÄSONGEN 2025, herrar.eiffotboll.com, 21 March 2025
- ^ Salomo, 27, muutti Välimeren saarelle unelmansa perässä – tajusi nopeasti haluavansa Suomeen, Ilta-Sanomat, 20 March 2025
- ^ Huippuvoimistelija myöntää, että veljen läpimurto vaati totuttelua: ”Vau, meitä on perheessä kaksi tällaista” – Usko kannattelee Ojalan sisaruksia, Aamulehti, 27 September 2020
- ^ Ykkösen vuoden pelaaja Salomo Ojala - "En olisi osannut odottaa", Jalkapallon Pelaajayhdistys, jpy.fi, 9 December 2019
External links
[edit]- Salomo Ojala at Soccerway
- Salomo Ojala at WorldFootball.net
- Salomo Ojala at Finnish FA
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Footballers from Tampere
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football forwards
- Ykkönen players
- Kakkonen players
- Kolmonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Tampereen Pallo-Veikot players
- FC Haka players
- AC Kajaani players
- Ekenäs IF players
- Tampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat players
- TKT Tampere players
- Mosta F.C. players
- Maltese Premier League players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malta
- Ykkösliiga players