Viljami Jokiranta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | PEPO | ||
| 2022– | Lahti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Reipas Lahti | 25 | (2) |
| 2022– | Lahti | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Finland U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 January 2024 | |||
Viljami Jokiranta (born 23 July 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga side Lahti.[1]
Career
Jokiranta moved to Lahti and joined FC Lahti organisation from PEPO Lappeenranta in July 2022.[2][3] He debuted in Veikkausliiga with FC Lahti first team on 24 July 2022, becoming the youngest player ever to debut for the club,[4] at the age of 16 years and one day.[5]
References
- ^ Viljami Jokiranta, fclahti.fi
- ^ Lappeenrantalainen Viljami Jokiranta haki lukioon Lahteen edistääkseen jalkapallouraa – Vuosittain 2–3 eteläkarjalaisnuorta lähtee muualle lukioon urheilun vuoksi, esaimaa.fi, 27 March 2022
- ^ PEPO P17 joukkueen Viljami Jokiranta siirtyi FC Lahteen ja samantien liigapeliin, pepofutis.net, 25 July 2022
- ^ PEPOsta Lahteen siirtyneestä Viljami Jokirannasta tuli kaikkien aikojen nuorin liigapelaaja FC Lahden riveissä, esaimaa.fi, 25 July 2022
- ^ "Debyytti on aina debyytti" – FC Lahden lupaukset Pasanen ja Jokiranta saivat tulikasteensa, Veikkausliiga, 25 July 2022
External links
- Viljami Jokiranta at Soccerway
- Viljami Jokiranta at WorldFootball.net