2020 HJK season explained

Club:	HJK
Season:	2020
Chairman:	Olli-Pekka Lyytikäinen
Manager:	Toni Koskela
Stadium:	Bolt Arena
League:	Veikkausliiga
League Result:	Champions
Cup1:	Finnish Cup
Cup1 Result:	Champions
League Topscorer:	Roope Riski (16)
Season Topscorer:	Roope Riski (19)
Highest Attendance:	569 vs TPS
Lowest Attendance:	389 vs IFK Mariehamn
Average Attendance:
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Prevseason:	2019
Nextseason:	2021

The 2020 season is Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's 112th competitive season.^[1]

Season Events

On 9 January, Harmeet Singh left HJK by mutual consent.^[2]

On 11 January, HJK announced the signing of Rasmus Schüller on a two-year contract.^[3]

On 29 January, HJK announced the signing of Jakob Tånnander on a one-year contract, with the option of another year, from Malmö,^[4] and Ivan Ostojić from Radnički Niš on a 1+1-year contract.^[5]

On 3 February, HJK announced the signing of Papua New Guinea international forward David Browne on a one-year contract, with the option of an additional two years.^[6]

On 3 March, HJK announced that Atomu Tanaka had returned to the club after two-years playing in Japan, signing on a contract until the end of July.^[7]

On 10 March, HJK announced that youngster Jimi Tauriainen would leave the club to join Chelsea in the summer.^[8]

On 13 March, the 2020 Veikkausliiga season was delayed until June, and HJK's Quarterfinal match against KPV was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^{[9] [10]}

On 6 May, the Veikkausliiga announced that the 2020 season would begin on 1 July, running until 21 November.^[11]

On 15 May, Atomu Tanaka extended his contract with HJK until the end of the 2020 season.^[12]

On 26 May, Enoch Banza extended his contract with HJK until the end of the 2021 season,^[13] before joining RoPS on loan for the season on 7 June.^[14]

On 6 June, HJK announced the signing of Hugo Keto from Brighton & Hove Albion on a contract until the end of 2021, with the option for an additional year.^[15]

On 15 June, goalkeeper Matias Niemelä left the club to join RoPS on loan for the rest of the season.^[16]

On 18 June, HJK announce the singing of Pyry Hannola from Midtjylland.^[17]

On 2 July, HJK announced that Julius Tauriainen, who had been on loan at SC Freiburg U19, was now permanently moving to the German club.^[18]

On 3 July, Roni Peiponen announced his retirement from football,^[19] whilst HJK announced the signing of Ítalo to their second team, Klubi 04.^[20]

On 20 July, Kalle Katz's loan move to RoPS was confirmed having been held up by the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland.

On 25 July, Valtteri Moren returned to HJK on a contract until the end of the 2022 season.^[21]

On 21 August, Matti Peltola signed a new contract with HJK, keeping him at the club until 2022, with the option of an additional year.^[22]

On 27 August, HJK announced the signing of Markus Halsti on a contract until the end of the season, with the option of an additional year.^[23]

On 4 September, HJK announced the signing of Joose Mäkinen on a contract until the end of the 2022 season, with the option of an additional year.^[24]

Squad

^[25]

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
25	Antonio Reguero		GK	2020 11, df=yes	RoPS	2020	2020	22	0
31	Hugo Keto		GK	2020 11, df=yes	Brighton & Hove Albion	2020	2021(+1)	7	0
Defenders
3	Henri Toivomäki		DF	2020 11, df=yes	KuPS	2019		40	0
4	Markus Halsti		DF	2020 11, df=yes	Esbjerg fB	2020	2020 (+1)	7	1
5	Daniel O'Shaughnessy		DF	2020 11, df=yes	Cheltenham Town	2018	2021^[26]	83	8
6	Ivan Ostojić		DF	2020 11, df=yes	Radnički Niš	2020	2020+1	18	0
13	Luis Carlos Murillo		DF	2020 11, df=yes	KuPS	2020	2021	29	0
15	Miro Tenho		DF	2020 11, df=yes	Inter Turku	2020		22	1
16	Valtteri Moren		DF	2020 11, df=yes	Waasland-Beveren	2020	2022	122	8
17	Nikolai Alho		DF	2020 11, df=yes	Halmstads BK	2018		224	24
Midfields
8	Bubacar Djaló		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Sporting CP B	2020	2020+2	22	0
9	Riku Riski		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Odd	2018	2021^[27]	93	27
10	Lucas Lingman		MF	2020 11, df=yes	RoPS	2020	2021+1	64	3
21	Santeri Väänänen		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2018	2021^[28]	28	0
22	Ferhan Hasani		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Al-Raed	2020		15	7
28	Rasmus Schüller		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Minnesota United	2020	2021	169	17
37	Atomu Tanaka		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Cerezo Osaka	2020	2020	126	32
54	Casper Terho		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2020		3	0
67	Matti Peltola		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2019	2022	5	1
88	Pyry Hannola		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Midtjylland	2020		6	0
Forwards
7	Eetu Vertainen		FW	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2017		76	13
11	Roope Riski		FW	2020 11, df=yes	SKN St. Pölten	2020	2021+1	29	19
19	Tim Väyrynen		FW	2020 11, df=yes	Roda JC Kerkrade	2019^[29]		45	16
24	David Browne		FW	2020 11, df=yes	Auckland City	2020	2020+2	22	3
42	Kai Meriluoto		FW	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2020		3	1
51	Rico Finnäs		FW	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2020		1	0
	Samuel Anini		FW	2020 11, df=yes	PK Keski-Uusimaa	2019^[30]	2020+1
Klubi 04
	Joose Mäkinen		DF	2020 11, df=yes	Jazz	2020	2022 (+1)	0	0
	Ítalo		DF	2020 11, df=yes		2020		0	0
Away on loan
12	Jakob Tånnander		GK	2020 11, df=yes	Malmö	2020	2020+1	2	0
16	Kalle Katz		DF	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2018		4	0
20	Enoch Banza		FW	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2017	2021	18	1
27	Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2018	2021+1	17	0
30	Joonas Vahtera		MF	2020 11, df=yes	VPS	2019^[31]	2021+1	18	2
	Matias Niemelä		GK	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2020		0	0
Left during the season
18	Roni Peiponen		DF	2020 11, df=yes	Molde	2018	2021^[32]	68	2
61	Otto Ollikainen		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2018		2	0
	Julius Tauriainen		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2019		2	0
	Luka Hyryläinen		MF	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2019		0	0
	Jimi Tauriainen		FW	2020 11, df=yes	Klubi 04	2019		0	0

On loan

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Left the club during the season

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Transfers

In

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
28 October 2019	GK		Antonio Reguero	RoPS	Undisclosed	^[33]
28 October 2019	MF		Lucas Lingman	RoPS	Undisclosed	^[34]
29 October 2019	DF		Luis Carlos Murillo	KuPS	Undisclosed	^[35]
4 November 2019	DF		Miro Tenho	Inter Turku	Undisclosed	^[36]
21 November 2019	FW		Roope Riski	St. Pölten	Undisclosed	^[37]
16 December 2019	MF		Bubacar Djaló	Sporting CP B	Undisclosed	^[38]
11 January 2020	MF		Rasmus Schüller	Minnesota United	Undisclosed
29 January 2020	GK		Jakob Tånnander	Malmö	Undisclosed
29 January 2020	DF		Ivan Ostojić	Radnički Niš	Undisclosed
3 February 2020	FW		David Browne	Auckland City	Undisclosed
3 March 2020	MF		Atomu Tanaka	Cerezo Osaka	Free
6 June 2020	GK		Hugo Keto	Brighton & Hove Albion	Free
18 June 2020	MF		Pyry Hannola	Midtjylland	Undisclosed
3 July 2020	DF		Ítalo		Free
25 July 2020	DF		Valtteri Moren	Waasland-Beveren	Undisclosed
27 August 2020	DF		Markus Halsti	Esbjerg fB	Free
4 September 2020	DF		Joose Mäkinen	Jazz	Undisclosed

Transfers announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 January 2020.

Transfers announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 July 2020.

Out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
24 January 2020	MF		Otto Ollikainen	Honka	Undisclosed
10 March 2020	FW		Jimi Tauriainen	Chelsea	Undisclosed
2 July 2020	MF		Julius Tauriainen	SC Freiburg U19	Undisclosed
25 August 2020	MF		Luka Hyryläinen	Eintracht Frankfurt	Undisclosed	^[39]

Transfer announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 July 2020.

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
28 November 2019	MF		Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan	Inter Turku	End of Season	^[40]
7 June 2020	FW		Enoch Banza	RoPS	End of Season
15 June 2020	GK		Matias Niemelä	RoPS	End of Season
20 July 2020	DF		Kalle Katz	RoPS	End of Season	^[41] ^[42]
31 July 2020	MF		Joonas Vahtera	RoPS	End of Season	^[43]
10 August 2020	GK		Jakob Tånnander	Haka	End of Season	^[44]

Released

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
9 January 2020	MF		Harmeet Singh	Sandefjord	18 September 2020	^[45]
3 July 2020	DF		Roni Peiponen	Retired
31 December 2020	GK		Antonio Reguero	Lahti
31 December 2020	DF		Ítalo
31 December 2020	DF		Kalle Katz	Ilves
31 December 2020	DF		Henri Toivomäki	KuPS
31 December 2020	DF		Ivan Ostojić	Javor Ivanjica
31 December 2020	DF		Nikolai Alho	MTK Budapest
31 December 2020	MF		Ferhan Hasani	Partizani Tirana
31 December 2020	MF		Rasmus Schüller	Djurgården
31 December 2020	MF		Joonas Vahtera	VPS
31 December 2020	FW		Tim Väyrynen	Tirana

Trial

Competitions

Veikkausliiga

See main article: 2020 Veikkausliiga.

Results

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Table

Finnish Cup

See main article: 2020 Finnish Cup.

Final

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goal scorers

width=60	Place	width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=200	Name	width=100	Veikkausliiga	width=100	Finnish Cup	width=80	Total
1	FW		11	Roope Riski	16	3	19
2	FW		19	Tim Väyrynen	9	4	13
3	MF		22	Ferhan Hasani	5	2	7
	FW		9	Riku Riski	4	3	7
5	MF		37	Atomu Tanaka	5	0	5
6	MF		28	Rasmus Schüller	3	1	4
7	FW		24	David Browne	2	1	3
	FW		7	Eetu Vertainen	2	1	3
9	MF		10	Lucas Lingman	2	0	2
	DF		5	Daniel O'Shaughnessy	0	2	2
				Own goal	2	0	2
12	DF		15	Miro Tenho	1	0	1
	FW		42	Kai Meriluoto	1	0	1
	DF		4	Markus Halsti	1	0	1
	MF		67	Matti Peltola	0	1	1
TOTALS					53	18	70

Clean sheets

width=60	Place	width=60	Position	width=60	Nation	width=60	Number	width=200	Name	width=100	Veikkausliiga	width=100	Finnish Cup	width=80	Total
1	GK		25	Antonio Reguero	8	5	13
2	GK		31	Hugo Keto	2	0	2
TOTALS					10	5	15

Disciplinary record

Number	Nation	Position	Name	Veikkausliiga		Finnish Cup		Total
4		DF	Markus Halsti	1	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Daniel O'Shaughnessy	2	0	1	0	3	0
6		DF	Ivan Ostojić	2	0	0	0	2	0
7		FW	Eetu Vertainen	1	0	1	0	2	0
8		MF	Bubacar Djaló	5	0	2	0	7	0
9		MF	Riku Riski	2	0	3	0	5	0
10		MF	Lucas Lingman	4	0	0	0	4	0
11		FW	Roope Riski	1	0	1	0	2	0
13		DF	Luis Carlos Murillo	3	0	0	0	3	0
15		DF	Miro Tenho	1	0	1	0	2	0
16		DF	Valtteri Moren	1	0	0	0	1	0
17		DF	Nikolai Alho	4	0	1	0	5	0
19		FW	Tim Väyrynen	1	0	1	0	2	0
21		MF	Santeri Väänänen	0	0	1	0	1	0
22		MF	Ferhan Hasani	2	0	1	0	3	0
25		GK	Antonio Reguero	1	0	1	0	2	0
28		MF	Rasmus Schüller	1	0	2	0	3	0
37		MF	Atomu Tanaka	2	0	0	0	2	0
88		MF	Pyry Hannola	2	0	0	0	2	0
Players away on loan:
Players who left HJK during the season:
TOTALS				36	0	16	0	52	0

Notes and References

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3. Web site: Rasmus Schüller Klubiin! . hjk.fi/ . Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi . 12 January 2020 . Finnish . 11 January 2020.
4. Web site: HJK ja nuori maalivahti sopimukseen . hjk.fi/ . Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi . 4 February 2020 . Finnish . 29 January 2020.
5. Web site: Klubille kokenut toppari . hjk.fi/ . Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi . 4 February 2020 . Finnish . 29 January 2020.
6. Web site: David Browne Klubiin . hjk.fi/ . Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi . 4 February 2020 . Finnish . 3 February 2020.
7. Web site: Atom palaa Klubiin! . hjk.fi/ . Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi . 3 March 2020 . Finnish . 3 March 2020.
8. Web site: Jimi Tauriainen Chelseaan . hjk.fi/ . Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi . 7 June 2020 . Finnish . 10 March 2020.
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10. Web site: KPV vs HJK siirretty . hjk.fi/ . Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi . 13 March 2020 . Finnish . 13 March 2020.
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29. Web site: Tim Väyrynen Klubiin . hjk.fi . HJK . 22 July 2019 . Finnish . 17 July 2019.
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31. Web site: JOONAS VAHTERA KLUBIIN . hjk.fi . HJK . 19 March 2019 . Finnish . 21 December 2018.
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