Niklas Tarvajärvi
 Nikas Tarvajärvi in August 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
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| Full name | Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1983 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tuusula, Finland | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | |||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||
| Current club | RoPS | |||||||||||
| Number | 27 | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Jokerit | 39 | (11) | |||||||||
| 2004–2005 | MyPa | 37 | (3) | |||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Heerenveen | 30 | (4) | |||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → De Graafschap (loan) | 28 | (4) | |||||||||
| 2008–2009 | → Vitesse (loan) | 11 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 8 | (1) | |||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Karlsruher SC | 20 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2011 | → Turun Palloseura (loan) | 8 | (2) | |||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Go Ahead Eagles | 11 | (3) | |||||||||
| 2013 | RoPS | 10 | (1) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2005– | Finland | 4 | (0) | |||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2010. † Appearances (Goals). | ||||||||||||
Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi (born 13 March 1983 in Tuusula) is a Finnish footballer who is currently a free agent.
Career
Jokerit
Tarvajärvi started his career at FC Jokerit in Finland's Veikkausliiga. During seasons 2001-2004 he represented the team in 39 matches and scored 11 goals.
MyPa
After FC Jokerit was sold to rivals HJK Helsinki in March 2004 and renamed to Klubi-04 Tarvajarvi transferred to MyPa. In the next two seasons he made 37 appearances and 3 goals.
Heerenveen
In the summer of 2005 he moved to Heerenveen. Between 2005 and 2009 he gained 30 appearances in the team and scored four goals. He also spent time on loan in De Graafschap and Vitesse.
Neuchâtel Xamax
After almost 4 years in Netherlands, Tarvajarvi joined Neuchâtel Xamax in February 2009.
Karlsruher SC
He then signed on 21 July 2009 a two years contract with Karlsruher SC.[2]
Go Ahead Eagles
After his contract in Karlsruher ended he transferred to Dutch Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles.
RoPS
In April 2013 it was reported that Tarvajärvi had signed a contract with Veikkausliiga team RoPS.[3] He decided to leave the team after only 10 appearances.[4]
International career
Tarvajärvi debuted in the Finland national team on 12 March 2005, coming on as a substitute against Kuwait in a friendly match.[5]
Honours
Club
- MyPa
Career statistics
International
- As of 17 June 2013[6]
| Finland national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Niklas Tarvajärvi
- ↑ Karlsruher SC holt Anton Fink und Niklas Tarvajärvi
- ↑ "Niklas Tarvajärvi RoPSin miehistöön" (in Finnish). Lapin Kansa. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
- ↑ "Tarvajärvi jättää RoPS:n" (in Finnish). kymppipaikka.fi. 2013-07-02. Retrieved 2013-08-30.
- ↑ "Suomen joukkue Kuwait-otteluun". kaleva. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12211/Niklas_Tarvajaervi.html
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- Niklas Tarvajärvi – UEFA competition record
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