Jarno Parikka

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Jarno Parikka
Personal information
Date of birth July 21, 1986 (1986-07-21) (age 21)
Place of birth    Vantaa, Finland
Height 1.78 m
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club HJK Helsinki
Number 16
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2005- HJK Helsinki 39 (6)   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jarno Parikka (born July 21, 1986, Vantaa, Suomi) is a Finnish footballer, who represents HJK Helsinki of Veikkausliiga, the premier division of football in Finland. Parikka, who is 178 cm tall, plays as a striker. He made his debut at the senior level in 2006, because he had missed the 2005 season because of a knee injury.

Parikka has played for his country in different national junior teams, most recently the Finland national under-21 football team. In 2007, he made seven goals in the Finnish league cup, which is a shared record with Ari Hjelm. He is a second generation footballer, as his father Jari also played for HJK Helsinki in the 1980s.