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2020 HJK season
The 2020 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 112th competitive season.
| 2020 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen | ||
| Toni Koskela | ||
| Bolt Arena | ||
| Champions | ||
| Champions | ||
| League: Roope Riski (16)All: Roope Riski (19) | ||
| 569 vs TPS (25 January 2020) | ||
| 389 vs IFK Mariehamn (15 February 2020) | ||
| 460 (15 February 2020) | ||
| Home colours |
Away colours | Home colours | Away colours | | Home colours | Away colours | | | | | | | | | |
The 2020 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 112th competitive season.
On 9 January, Harmeet Singh left HJK by mutual consent.
On 11 January, HJK announced the signing of Rasmus Schüller on a two-year contract.
On 29 January, HJK announced the signing of Jakob Tånnander on a one-year contract, with the option of another year, from Malmö, and Ivan Ostojić from Radnički Niš on a 1+1-year contract.
On 3 February, HJK announced the signing of Papua New Guinea international forward David Browne on a one-year contract, with the option of an additional two years.
On 3 March, HJK announced that Atomu Tanaka had returned to the club after two-years playing in Japan, signing on a contract until the end of July.
On 10 March, HJK announced that youngster Jimi Tauriainen would leave the club to join Chelsea in the summer.
On 13 March, the 2020 Veikkausliiga season was delayed until June, and HJK's Quarterfinal match against KPV was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
On 6 May, the Veikkausliiga announced that the 2020 season would begin on 1 July, running until 21 November.
On 15 May, Atomu Tanaka extended his contract with HJK until the end of the 2020 season.
On 26 May, Enoch Banza extended his contract with HJK until the end of the 2021 season, before joining RoPS on loan for the season on 7 June.
On 6 June, HJK announced the signing of Hugo Keto from Brighton & Hove Albion on a contract until the end of 2021, with the option for an additional year.
On 15 June, goalkeeper Matias Niemelä left the club to join RoPS on loan for the rest of the season.
On 18 June, HJK announce the singing of Pyry Hannola from Midtjylland.
On 2 July, HJK announced that Julius Tauriainen, who had been on loan at SC Freiburg U19, was now permanently moving to the German club.
On 3 July, Roni Peiponen announced his retirement from football, whilst HJK announced the signing of Ítalo to their second team, Klubi 04.
On 20 July, Kalle Katz's loan move to RoPS was confirmed having been held up by the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland.
On 25 July, Valtteri Moren returned to HJK on a contract until the end of the 2022 season.
On 21 August, Matti Peltola signed a new contract with HJK, keeping him at the club until 2022, with the option of an additional year.
On 27 August, HJK announced the signing of Markus Halsti on a contract until the end of the season, with the option of an additional year.
On 4 September, HJK announced the signing of Joose Mäkinen on a contract until the end of the 2022 season, with the option of an additional year.
As of match played 4 November 2020
| No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Date of birth (age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Apps. | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Antonio Reguero | GK | (1982-07-04)4 July 1982 (aged 38) | RoPS | 2020 | 2020 | 22 | 0 | |
| 31 | Hugo Keto | GK | (1998-02-09)9 February 1998 (aged 22) | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2020 | 2021(+1) | 7 | 0 | |
| 3 | Henri Toivomäki | DF | (1991-02-21)21 February 1991 (aged 29) | KuPS | 2019 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Markus Halsti | DF | (1984-03-19)19 March 1984 (aged 36) | Esbjerg fB | 2020 | 2020 (+1) | 7 | 1 | |
| 5 | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | DF | (1994-09-14)14 September 1994 (aged 26) | Cheltenham Town | 2018 | 2021 | 83 | 8 | |
| 6 | Ivan Ostojić | DF | (1989-06-26)26 June 1989 (aged 31) | Radnički Niš | 2020 | 2020+1 | 18 | 0 | |
| 13 | Luis Carlos Murillo | DF | (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 (aged 30) | KuPS | 2020 | 2021 | 29 | 0 | |
| 15 | Miro Tenho | DF | (1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (aged 25) | Inter Turku | 2020 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Valtteri Moren | DF | (1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 29) | Waasland-Beveren | 2020 | 2022 | 122 | 8 | |
| 17 | Nikolai Alho | DF | (1993-03-12)12 March 1993 (aged 27) | Halmstads BK | 2018 | 224 | 24 | ||
| 8 | Bubacar Djaló | MF | (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 23) | Sporting CP B | 2020 | 2020+2 | 22 | 0 | |
| 9 | Riku Riski | MF | (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 31) | Odd | 2018 | 2021 | 93 | 27 | |
| 10 | Lucas Lingman | MF | (1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 22) | RoPS | 2020 | 2021+1 | 64 | 3 | |
| 21 | Santeri Väänänen | MF | (2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 18) | Klubi 04 | 2018 | 2021 | 28 | 0 | |
| 22 | Ferhan Hasani | MF | (1990-06-18)18 June 1990 (aged 30) | Al-Raed | 2020 | 15 | 7 | ||
| 28 | Rasmus Schüller | MF | (1991-06-18)18 June 1991 (aged 29) | Minnesota United | 2020 | 2021 | 169 | 17 | |
| 37 | Atomu Tanaka | MF | (1987-10-04)4 October 1987 (aged 33) | Cerezo Osaka | 2020 | 2020 | 126 | 32 | |
| 54 | Casper Terho | MF | (2003-06-24)24 June 2003 (aged 17) | Klubi 04 | 2020 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 67 | Matti Peltola | MF | (2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 18) | Klubi 04 | 2019 | 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| 88 | Pyry Hannola | MF | (2001-10-21)21 October 2001 (aged 19) | Midtjylland | 2020 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 7 | Eetu Vertainen | FW | (1999-05-11)11 May 1999 (aged 21) | Klubi 04 | 2017 | 76 | 13 | ||
| 11 | Roope Riski | FW | (1991-08-16)16 August 1991 (aged 29) | SKN St. Pölten | 2020 | 2021+1 | 29 | 19 | |
| 19 | Tim Väyrynen | FW | (1993-03-30)30 March 1993 (aged 27) | Roda JC Kerkrade | 2019 | 45 | 16 | ||
| 24 | David Browne | FW | (1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 24) | Auckland City | 2020 | 2020+2 | 22 | 3 | |
| 42 | Kai Meriluoto | FW | (2003-01-02)2 January 2003 (aged 17) | Klubi 04 | 2020 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 51 | Rico Finnäs | FW | (2000-10-14)14 October 2000 (aged 20) | Klubi 04 | 2020 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Samuel Anini Junior | FW | (2002-09-07)7 September 2002 (aged 18) | PK Keski-Uusimaa | 2019 | 2020+1 | ||||
| Joose Mäkinen | DF | (2003-02-11)11 February 2003 (aged 17) | Jazz | 2020 | 2022 (+1) | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ítalo | DF | (1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 24) | 2020 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | Jakob Tånnander | GK | (2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 20) | Malmö | 2020 | 2020+1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | Kalle Katz | DF | (2000-01-04)4 January 2000 (aged 20) | Klubi 04 | 2018 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 20 | Enoch Banza | FW | (2000-02-04)4 February 2000 (aged 20) | Klubi 04 | 2017 | 2021 | 18 | 1 | |
| 27 | Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan | MF | (1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 21) | Klubi 04 | 2018 | 2021+1 | 17 | 0 | |
| 30 | Joonas Vahtera | MF | (1996-01-06)6 January 1996 (aged 24) | VPS | 2019 | 2021+1 | 18 | 2 | |
| Matias Niemelä | GK | (2002-03-15)15 March 2002 (aged 18) | Klubi 04 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | Roni Peiponen | DF | (1997-04-09)9 April 1997 (aged 23) | Molde | 2018 | 2021 | 68 | 2 | |
| 61 | Otto Ollikainen | MF | (2001-01-22)22 January 2001 (aged 19) | Klubi 04 | 2018 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Julius Tauriainen | MF | (2001-04-18)18 April 2001 (aged 19) | Klubi 04 | 2019 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Luka Hyryläinen | MF | (2004-08-24)24 August 2004 (aged 16) | Klubi 04 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Jimi Tauriainen | FW | (2004-03-04)4 March 2004 (aged 16) | Klubi 04 | 2019 | 0 | 0 |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | GK | FIN | Matias Niemelä (at RoPS until the end of the 2020 season) | ||||
| — | GK | SWE | Jakob Tånnander (at Haka until the end of the 2020 season) | ||||
| — | FW | FIN | Kalle Katz (at RoPS until the end of the 2020 season) | ||||
| — | MF | FIN | Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan (at Inter Turku until the end of the 2020 season) | ||||
| — | MF | FIN | Joonas Vahtera (at RoPS until the end of the 2020 season) | ||||
| — | FW | FIN | Enoch Banza (at RoPS until the end of the 2020 season) |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | DF | FIN | Roni Peiponen (Retired) | ||||
| 61 | DF | FIN | Otto Ollikainen (to Honka) | ||||
| — | MF | FIN | Julius Tauriainen (to SC Freiburg U19) | ||||
| — | FW | FIN | Jimi Tauriainen (to Chelsea) |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 October 2019† | GK | Antonio Reguero | RoPS | Undisclosed | ||
| 28 October 2019† | MF | Lucas Lingman | RoPS | Undisclosed | ||
| 29 October 2019† | DF | Luis Carlos Murillo | KuPS | Undisclosed | ||
| 4 November 2019† | DF | Miro Tenho | Inter Turku | Undisclosed | ||
| 21 November 2019† | FW | Roope Riski | St. Pölten | Undisclosed | ||
| 16 December 2019† | MF | Bubacar Djaló | Sporting CP B | Undisclosed | ||
| 11 January 2020 | MF | Rasmus Schüller | Minnesota United | Undisclosed | ||
| 29 January 2020 | GK | Jakob Tånnander | Malmö | Undisclosed | ||
| 29 January 2020 | DF | Ivan Ostojić | Radnički Niš | Undisclosed | ||
| 3 February 2020 | FW | David Browne | Auckland City | Undisclosed | ||
| 3 March 2020 | MF | Atomu Tanaka | Cerezo Osaka | Free | ||
| 6 June 2020†† | GK | Hugo Keto | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free | ||
| 18 June 2020 | MF | Pyry Hannola | Midtjylland | Undisclosed | ||
| 3 July 2020 | DF | Ítalo | Free | |||
| 25 July 2020 | DF | Valtteri Moren | Waasland-Beveren | Undisclosed | ||
| 27 August 2020 | DF | Markus Halsti | Esbjerg fB | Free | ||
| 4 September 2020 | DF | Joose Mäkinen | Jazz | Undisclosed |
† Transfers announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 January 2020. †† Transfers announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 July 2020.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 January 2020 | MF | Otto Ollikainen | Honka | Undisclosed | ||
| 10 March 2020 | FW | Jimi Tauriainen | Chelsea | Undisclosed | ||
| 2 July 2020 | MF | Julius Tauriainen | SC Freiburg U19 | Undisclosed | ||
| 25 August 2020 | MF | Luka Hyryläinen | Eintracht Frankfurt | Undisclosed |
† Transfer announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 July 2020.
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 November 2019 | MF | Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan | Inter Turku | End of Season | ||
| 7 June 2020 | FW | Enoch Banza | RoPS | End of Season | ||
| 15 June 2020 | GK | Matias Niemelä | RoPS | End of Season | ||
| 20 July 2020 | DF | Kalle Katz | RoPS | End of Season | ||
| 31 July 2020 | MF | Joonas Vahtera | RoPS | End of Season | ||
| 10 August 2020 | GK | Jakob Tånnander | Haka | End of Season |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | Joined | Date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January 2020 | MF | Harmeet Singh | Sandefjord | 18 September 2020 | ||
| 3 July 2020 | DF | Roni Peiponen | Retired | |||
| 31 December 2020 | GK | Antonio Reguero | Lahti | |||
| 31 December 2020 | DF | Ítalo | ||||
| 31 December 2020 | DF | Kalle Katz | Ilves | |||
| 31 December 2020 | DF | Henri Toivomäki | KuPS | |||
| 31 December 2020 | DF | Ivan Ostojić | Javor Ivanjica | |||
| 31 December 2020 | DF | Nikolai Alho | MTK Budapest | |||
| 31 December 2020 | MF | Ferhan Hasani | Partizani Tirana | |||
| 31 December 2020 | MF | Rasmus Schüller | Djurgården | |||
| 31 December 2020 | MF | Joonas Vahtera | VPS | |||
| 31 December 2020 | FW | Tim Väyrynen | Tirana |
| Date From | Position | Nationality | Name | Last club | Date To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2020 | FW | David Browne | Auckland City | 3 February 2020 |
| Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 |
As of Match played 4 November 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | FIN | Henri Toivomäki | 13 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | FIN | Markus Halsti | 7 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | FIN | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | 28 | 2 | 16+5 | 0 | 6+1 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | SRB | Ivan Ostojić | 18 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | FIN | Eetu Vertainen | 17 | 3 | 4+8 | 2 | 2+3 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | POR | Bubacar Djaló | 22 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | FIN | Riku Riski | 30 | 7 | 19+2 | 4 | 8+1 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | FIN | Lucas Lingman | 29 | 2 | 18+2 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | FIN | Roope Riski | 29 | 19 | 17+3 | 16 | 5+4 | 3 |
| 13 | DF | COL | Luis Carlos Murillo | 29 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | FIN | Miro Tenho | 23 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | FIN | Valtteri Moren | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | FIN | Nikolai Alho | 29 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | FIN | Tim Väyrynen | 29 | 13 | 11+10 | 9 | 4+4 | 4 |
| 21 | MF | FIN | Santeri Väänänen | 10 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | MKD | Ferhan Hasani | 15 | 7 | 7+2 | 5 | 3+3 | 2 |
| 24 | FW | PNG | David Browne | 22 | 3 | 7+7 | 2 | 4+4 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Antonio Reguero | 22 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | FIN | Rasmus Schüller | 26 | 4 | 15+2 | 3 | 8+1 | 1 |
| 31 | GK | FIN | Hugo Keto | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | JPN | Atomu Tanaka | 23 | 5 | 14+5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | FIN | Kai Meriluoto | 3 | 1 | 0+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | FW | FIN | Rico Finnäs | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | MF | FIN | Casper Terho | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | FIN | Matti Peltola | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 88 | MF | FIN | Pyry Hannola | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players from Klubi-04 who appeared: | |||||||||
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||
| 12 | GK | SWE | Jakob Tånnander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | FIN | Kalle Katz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | FIN | Enoch Banza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | FIN | Joonas Vahtera | 6 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| Players who left HJK during the season: | |||||||||
| 18 | DF | FIN | Roni Peiponen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | 11 | Roope Riski | 16 | 3 | 19 | |
| 2 | FW | 19 | Tim Väyrynen | 9 | 4 | 13 | |
| 3 | MF | 22 | Ferhan Hasani | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| FW | 9 | Riku Riski | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | MF | 37 | Atomu Tanaka | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 6 | MF | 28 | Rasmus Schüller | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | FW | 24 | David Browne | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| FW | 7 | Eetu Vertainen | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9 | MF | 10 | Lucas Lingman | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| DF | 5 | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 12 | DF | 15 | Miro Tenho | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW | 42 | Kai Meriluoto | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| DF | 4 | Markus Halsti | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MF | 67 | Matti Peltola | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| TOTALS | 53 | 18 | 70 |
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | 25 | Antonio Reguero | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2 | GK | 31 | Hugo Keto | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| TOTALS | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 | Column 5 | Column 6 | Column 7 | Column 8 | Column 9 | Column 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | Veikkausliiga | Finnish Cup | Total | |||
| 4 | DF | Markus Halsti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Daniel O'Shaughnessy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Ivan Ostojić | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | FW | Eetu Vertainen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Bubacar Djaló | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 9 | MF | Riku Riski | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10 | MF | Lucas Lingman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 11 | FW | Roope Riski | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Luis Carlos Murillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Miro Tenho | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Valtteri Moren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Nikolai Alho | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Tim Väyrynen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 21 | MF | Santeri Väänänen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Ferhan Hasani | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | Antonio Reguero | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 28 | MF | Rasmus Schüller | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 37 | MF | Atomu Tanaka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 88 | MF | Pyry Hannola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Players away on loan: | |||||||||
| Players who left HJK during the season: | |||||||||
| TOTALS | 36 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
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