SJK Akatemia

SJK Akatemia
Short nameSJK Akatemia
Founded2012
GroundOmaSP Stadion,
Seinäjoki,
Finland
Capacity5,900
Head CoachToni Lehtinen
LeagueYkkösliiga
2024Ykkösliiga, 7th of 10

SJK Akatemia (also referred to as SJK II, formerly Kerho 07 in 2013–2015) is a football club from Seinäjoki in Finland. The club was formed in 2012 and their home ground is at the OmaSP Stadion. SJK Akatemia is the reserve team of Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) and currently plays in the Ykkösliiga, the new second level of football in Finland.[1] [2]

SJK Akatemia also contains SJK U17. In 2018, SJK started a football high school with Kuortane sports school, producing young players to SJK and SJK Akatemia.

Current squad

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As of 2 August 2024[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 FW Benin BEN Olatoundji Tessilimi
6 DF Ghana GHA Sayibu Yakubu
8 MF Ghana GHA Bob Nii Armah (on loan from Sporting Club Accra)
11 FW Brazil BRA Vinícius Ribeiro
14 MF Nigeria NGA Shehu Sulaiman
15 FW Finland FIN Elias Hyytinen
16 DF Finland FIN Tuomas Koivisto
17 FW Finland FIN Onni Hänninen
19 FW Finland FIN Artur Atarah
23 DF Nigeria NGA Nathaniel Tahmbi
25 GK Nicaragua NCA Miguel Rodriguez
26 FW Finland FIN Eemeli Honkola
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW Finland FIN Akseli Tervaniemi
30 MF Ghana GHA Emmanuel Anokye
33 FW Ghana GHA Emmanuel Akansase
34 GK Finland FIN Juho Kaunismäki
35 DF Finland FIN Gabriel Oksanen
36 MF Finland FIN Denis Cukici
38 FW Finland FIN Elari Hautamäki
60 GK Finland FIN Asseri Heinämäki
72 MF Finland FIN Jore Nikkilä
FW Guinea GUI Saïdou Bah
FW Sierra Leone SLE Moses Turay

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Finland FIN Miro Turunen (at KäPa until 31 December 2024)
DF Finland FIN Joona Lahdenmäki (at JJK Jyväskylä until 31 December 2024)

Staff

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  • Head Coaches: Stevie Grieve and Arttu Aromaa
  • Fitness Coaches: Tommi Pärmäkoski, Pekka Koskela, Jaakko Ojaniemi and Mika Hormalainen
  • Goalkeeping Coaches: Luis Fernando and Jari Kujala
  • Team Manager, Secretary: Jorma Tuohisaari

References

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  1. ^ "Finland - Kerho 07 (SJK II) - Results and fixtures - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ "SJK Akatemia varmisti nousun Ykköseen". 19 September 2021.
  3. ^ "SJK Akatemia squad". Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Valmentajat" (in Finnish). SJK. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Kuortaneen Urheiluopisto luomaan linjaa SJK:n suorituskyvylle" (in Finnish). SJK. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Page, Lehtinen ja Aromaa akatemian valmentajina". sjk.fi/ (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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