Club profile

HJK Helsinki

Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi

Helsinki, FinlandVeikkausliiga · tier 1Founded 19 June 1907Colours

www.hjk.fi ↗Urheilukatu 5, 00250 Helsinki, Finland+358 (9) 74216600

Squad

29 players

avg age 25.5

Foreigners

28% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

3 / 12

37 pts · 22 played · 2026

Stadium

Bolt Arena

10,770 seats

Manager

Joonas Rantanen

Transfer balance

+€50k

season 2025/26

Squad

29 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Matej MarkovicGoalkeeper	30	Croatia	192 cm	right	Feb 2026from HNK Vukovar 1991	Dec 2026
Jasper SamoojaGoalkeeper	23	Finland	193 cm	right	Aug 2026from US Lecce	Dec 2026
Jesse ÖstGoalkeeper	36	Finland	194 cm	right	Jan 2023from SJK Seinäjoki	Dec 2026
Mitja HaapanenGoalkeeper	19	Finland	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki	Dec 2026
Defenders · 8
Till CissokhoCentre-Back	26	France · Senegal	200 cm	left	Jan 2026from Without Club	Dec 2026
Ville TikkanenCentre-Back	27	Finland	186 cm	right	Jan 2025from SJK Seinäjoki	Dec 2028
Leonel MontanoLeft-Back	27	Denmark · Colombia	190 cm	left	Feb 2026from Silkeborg IF	Dec 2026
Mihailo BogicevicCentre-Back	28	Serbia · Switzerland	191 cm	right	Aug 2025from FK Spartak Subotica	Dec 2026
Nikolai AlhoRight-Back	32	Finland · England	172 cm	right	Aug 2026from Asteras Aktor	Dec 2027
Kaius SimojokiRight-Back	20	Finland	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki	Dec 2027
Emil LeveälahtiCentre-Back	20	Finland	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki	Dec 2027
Eemil ToivonenRight-Back	19	Finland	176 cm	right	Jan 2025from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki	Dec 2026
Midfielders · 9
Lucas LingmanCentral Midfield	28	Finland	178 cm	left	Apr 2024from Helsingborgs IF	Dec 2026
Alexander RingCentral MidfieldTeam captain	35	Finland	178 cm	right	May 2025from Austin FC	Dec 2026
Joona VeteliCentral Midfield	31	Finland	180 cm	right	Aug 2026from Ilves Tampere	Dec 2027
Pyry MentuCentral Midfield	20	Finland	182 cm	right	Jan 2025from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki	Dec 2027
Jere KallinenCentral Midfield	24	Finland	178 cm	right	Jan 2025from AC Oulu	Dec 2026
Liam MöllerAttacking Midfield	21	Finland	182 cm	right	Jan 2024from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki	Dec 2027
Mouhamed GuèyeDefensive Midfield	22	Senegal	185 cm	right	Jan 2026from KV Kortrijk	Dec 2027
Martin KirilovAttacking Midfield	19	Finland	192 cm	right	Jun 2026from Torino Primavera	Dec 2028
Antton NylundCentral Midfield	18	Finland	170 cm	right	Jan 2026from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki	Dec 2028
Forwards · 8
Santeri HaaralaRight Winger	26	Finland	180 cm	right	Jul 2026from Djurgårdens IF	Dec 2028
Mads BorchersCentre-Forward	24	Denmark	188 cm	left	Jan 2026from FC Ingolstadt 04	Dec 2028
Lassi LappalainenLeft Winger	28	Finland	183 cm	right	May 2026from Columbus Crew	Dec 2027
Teemu PukkiCentre-Forward	36	Finland	180 cm	right	Jan 2025from Minnesota United FC	Dec 2026
Alfie CicaleLeft Winger	24	England	182 cm	right	Jan 2026from Vaasan Palloseura	Dec 2027
David EzehCentre-Forward	20	Finland · Nigeria	187 cm		Jan 2023from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki	Dec 2026
Roni HuddSecond Striker	21	Finland	174 cm	right	Aug 2024from Vaasan Palloseura	Dec 2026
Pape NdirLeft Winger	19	Senegal	—	left	Aug 2026from Club Olympique Thiessois	Dec 2026

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2025/26

Spent

€150k

23 arrivals

Received

€200k

24 departures

Net balance

+€50k

received − spent

Arrivals · 23

Mihailo Bogicevic
Centre-Back · 27 y/o
from FK Spartak Subotica
€150k
Ardit Tahiri
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from KF Llapi
€50k
Alfie Cicale
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from Vaasan Palloseura
?
Antton Nylund
Central Midfield · 17 y/o
from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki
—
Eemil Toivonen
Right-Back · 19 y/o
from IFK Mariehamn
End of loan
Elmo Henriksson
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
from Sporting Atlético
End of loan
Emil Leveälahti
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki
—
Kai Meriluoto
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
from NK Maribor
End of loan

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Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan
Right-Back · 26 y/o
from FC Kosice
End of loan
Lassi Lappalainen
Left Winger · 27 y/o
from Columbus Crew
Free
Leonel Montano
Left-Back · 26 y/o
from Silkeborg IF
Loan
Mads Borchers
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
from FC Ingolstadt 04
Loan
Martin Kirilov
Attacking Midfield · 18 y/o
from Torino Primavera
?
Matej Markovic
Goalkeeper · 29 y/o
from HNK Vukovar 1991
Free
Matias Ritari
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
from IF Gnistan
End of loan
Michael Boamah
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
from FC Haka
End of loan
Mitja Haapanen
Goalkeeper · 18 y/o
from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki
—
Ricardo Friedrich
Goalkeeper · 32 y/o
from Malmö FF
Loan
Roni Hudd
Second Striker · 20 y/o
from FC Haka
End of loan
Till Cissokho
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
from Without ClubWithout Club
—
Toivo Mero
Left Winger · 18 y/o
from HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki
—
Vicente Besuijen
Right Winger · 24 y/o
from Aberdeen FC
Loan
Yukiyoshi Karashima
Defensive Midfield · 28 y/o
from FC RFS
Loan

Departures · 24

Thijmen Nijhuis
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
to SV Waldhof Mannheim
€200k
Aaro Soiniemi
Left-Back · 20 y/o
to IFK Mariehamn
?
Aaro Toivonen
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
to FC KTP
Free
Alex Ramula
Goalkeeper · 20 y/o
to Pallokerho-35
Free
Ardit Tahiri
Centre-Forward · 23 y/o
to KF Llapi
End of loan
Benji Michel
Left Winger · 28 y/o
to Ulsan HD FC
Free
Cheikh Sidibé
Left-Back · 26 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Daniel O'Shaughnessy
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
to —
—

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Elmo Henriksson
Goalkeeper · 22 y/o
to Turun Palloseura
Free
Georgios Antzoulas
Centre-Back · 25 y/o
to FC Ingolstadt 04
Free
Georgios Kanellopoulos
Central Midfield · 25 y/o
to OFI Crete
Free
Hassane Bandé
Left Winger · 26 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Kai Meriluoto
Centre-Forward · 22 y/o
to IFK Värnamo
?
Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan
Right-Back · 26 y/o
to Vaasan Palloseura
Free
Matias Ritari
Central Midfield · 20 y/o
to FC Rosengård
?
Matias Ritari
Central Midfield · 19 y/o
to IF Gnistan
Loan
Michael Boamah
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Connecticut United FC
?
Michael Boamah
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to FC Haka
Loan
Ricardo Friedrich
Goalkeeper · 32 y/o
to Malmö FF
End of loan
Roni Hudd
Second Striker · 20 y/o
to FC Haka
Loan
Santeri Hostikka
Left Winger · 28 y/o
to Van Spor FK
Free
Vicente Besuijen
Right Winger · 24 y/o
to Aberdeen FC
End of loan
Ville Vuorinen
Left Winger · 21 y/o
to FF Jaro
?
Yukiyoshi Karashima
Defensive Midfield · 28 y/o
to FC RFS
End of loan

Manager & staff

14 people

Manager

Joonas Rantanen

Finland · 39 y/o

Appointed 1 January 2026

Contract until 31 December 2028

Coaching Staff · 7

Aleksi LalliAssistant ManagerFinland
Erkka V. LehtolaAssistant ManagerFinland
Ville WallénGoalkeeping CoachFinland
Joni RuuskanenConditioning CoachFinland
Tamás GruborovicsMental CoachHungary
Edgar ReinaVideo AnalystSpain

Management · 2

Aki RiihilahtiChief Executive OfficerFinland
Petri VuorinenSporting DirectorFinland

Scouting · 1

Janne WilkmanHead of ScoutingFinland

Medical department · 3

Tuomas BrinckClub DoctorFinland
Lasse LagerblomPhysiotherapistFinland
Risto-Matti ToivonenSports ScientistFinland

Other · 1

Boris WistubaKit ManagerChile

Honours

54 titles

33×Finnish Champion2023 · 2022 · 2021 · 2020 · 2018 · +28
15×Finnish cup winner2025 · 2020 · 2017 · 2014 · 2011 · +10
6×Finnish League Cup Winner2023 · 2015 · 97/98 · 96/97 · 95/96 · +1

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