| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Young Boys | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | VJS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | Klubi 04 | 14 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | HJK | 41 | (1) |
| 2011- | Young Boys | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Finland U-21 | 8 | (0) | |
| 2011– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Juhani Ojala (born 19 June 1989, Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish footballer who represents Swiss club BSC Young Boys.
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During the 2009 season, Ojala represented mostly Klubi-04, HJK's reserve squad. In the beginning of the 2010 season, however, he was selected to HJK's first eleven, due to various injuries in the squad. His performances were outstanding, and he quickly established himself as one of the key players in HJK's victorious 2010 campaign, playing in all games. Ojala is now considered as one of the best and most talented players in the Veikkausliiga, and his performances have provoked widespread international interest.[2] At the end of the 2010 Veikkausliiga season, he was officially selected as the defender of the year.[3]
On 9 April 2011 Ojala signed a contract extension with HJK, the new contract running until 2014. [4] But in July, HJK announced that Ojala would transfer to Swiss team BSC Young Boys on 13 August. [5]
In November 2010, after representing Finland on youth levels, Ojala was called up to the national team squad to face San Marino. He made his national team debut on 15 November 2011 in a friendly match against Denmark.
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