Defender

Juhani Ojala

IF Gnistan
Finland
37 yrs
191 cm
Preferred foot: Right

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Appearances: 13
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Average rating: 6.67

Age37

Date of birth19 Jun 1989

Height191 cm

Weight83 kg

Preferred footRight

Market value€24K

Contract until31 Dec 2026

Season performance · 2026

Veikkausliiga

IF Gnistan

Appearances / Starts13 / 2

Minutes488

Rating6.67

Goals / Assists0 / 0

Shots (on target)2 (1)

Passes · accuracy130 · 69%

Key passes1

Tackles / Interceptions8 / 5

Duels won32 / 56

Successful dribbles0

Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.08 / 0.00

Detailed statistics

Big chances created0

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls12

Accurate crosses0

Touches210

Possession lost49

Dispossessed2

Aerial duels won22

Ground duels won10

Clearances40

Ball recoveries6

Fouls won2

Fouls committed5

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets1

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)25.10

Top speed (km/h)29.55

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average

Attacking32

Technical41

Tactical42

Defending56

Creativity36

Characteristics

Strengths

National team

Finland31 caps · 1 goals · debut Nov 2011

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
2 Nov 2026	Inter Turku – IF Gnistan	4–3	–	–
29 Oct 2026	Kuopion Palloseura – IF Gnistan	1–1	1'	–
24 Oct 2026	IF Gnistan – AC Oulu	3–4	–	–
17 Oct 2026	HJK – IF Gnistan	4–0	30'	6.4
12 Oct 2026	VPS – IF Gnistan	1–0	–	–
7 Oct 2026	IF Gnistan – Inter Turku	0–0	–	–
18 Sep 2026	IF Gnistan – HJK	1–1	15'	6.7
8 Sep 2026	IF Gnistan – Kuopion Palloseura	1–1	–	–
31 Aug 2026	IF Gnistan – Turun Palloseura	1–1	–	–
23 Aug 2026	HJK – IF Gnistan	2–3	–	–
17 Aug 2026	IF Gnistan – Ilves	3–2	1'	–
7 Aug 2026	SJK – IF Gnistan	2–2	–	–
1 Aug 2026	IF Gnistan – Kuopion Palloseura	0–1	–	–
26 Jul 2026	Inter Turku – IF Gnistan	1–2	–	–
18 Jul 2026	AC Oulu – IF Gnistan	0–2	–	–

Career and transfers

12 clubs · 14 moves · total fees 1.1M €

Jan 2024

Honka To: Gnistan

Free transfer
Jul 2023

Doxa To: Honka

Free transfer
Jan 2023

Without club To: Doxa

Transfer
Sep 2022

Motherwell To: Without club

Transfer
Jul 2021

Vejle To: Motherwell

Transfer Undisclosed
Aug 2019

Häcken To: Vejle

Transfer Undisclosed
Feb 2017

SJK To: Häcken

Transfer Undisclosed
Aug 2016

Akhmat To: SJK

Free transfer
Dec 2015

HJK To: Akhmat

Loan return
Jul 2015

Akhmat To: HJK

Loan
Feb 2013

Young Boys To: Akhmat

Transfer 500k €
Aug 2011

HJK To: Young Boys

Transfer 600k €
Jan 2009

Klubi 04 To: HJK

Transfer
Jan 2008

HJK Helsinki U19 To: Klubi 04

Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 29 Oct 2026

Matches (12 months)16

Average rating6.69

Last match rating6.417 Oct 2026

Matches missed0

Last 10 matches

6.4 6.7 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.5 6.7 6.5 7.1 6.5

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Veikkausliiga	IF Gnistan	13 (2)	488	0	0	6.67

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Veikkausliiga 2024 · percentile among defenders (85 players)

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25 matches · 2,203 min

Juhani Ojala: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Tackles / 90 min	0.25	50
Interceptions / 90 min	1.84	49
Clearances / 90 min	4.33	97
Aerials won / 90 min	3.88	97
Duels won	44.8%	69
Pass accuracy	85.5%	59
Progressive carries / 90 min	0.00	50
Rating	6.81	56

How do we calculate this?