Jukka Samuli Yrjänheikki (born 23 September 1988) is a Finnish football player currently playing for Rovaniemen Palloseura.

Jukka Yrjänheikki
Personal information
Full name Jukka Samuli Yrjänheikki
Date of birth (1988-09-23) 23 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Rovaniemi, Finland
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
RoPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 RoPS 11 (0)
2006–2007FC Lynx (loan) 14 (1)
2008 RoPS Farmi[1] 10 (0)
2009 RoPS[2] 8 (0)
2010–2011 PS Kemi 26 (1)
2012 RoPS 12 (0)
2013 PS Kemi 24 (0)
2014–2015 FC Santa Claus 32 (6)
2017 RoPo 42 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Jukka made his first professional contract for Rovaniemen Palloseura in 2006. In 2006 and 2007 he also played for FC Lynx in the Finnish second division. He played in 2009 for Rovaniemen Palloseura in eight games in the Veikkausliiga, before signing for PS Kemi Kings.

In 2010 and 2011 he played for PS Kemi Kings in the Finnish first division. He signed a one-year contract for RoPS in March 2012 and won Champion of Finnish first division. In 2014 Yrjänheikki was captain of FC Santa Claus and they promoted to Finnish second division, Kakkonen.

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