| Axel Vidjeskog | |
| Birth Date: | 14 April 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Kronoby, Finland |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | KuPS |
| Clubnumber: | 26 |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | JBK |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Jaro |
| Caps2: | 35 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years4: | 2021– |
| Clubs4: | KuPS |
| Caps4: | 64 |
| Goals4: | 8 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | KuFu-98 |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2022 |
| Clubs5: | → Ilves (loan) |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16 July 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 10 June 2022 |
Axel Vidjeskog (born 14 April 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for KuPS in the Veikkausliiga.[1] [2]
Vidjeskog began to play football in the youth program of FF Jaro. He started his senior career in 2017, playing for Jaro first team in the second-tier Ykkönen, and for the reserve team Jakobstads BK in the third-tier Kakkonen.
For the 2021 season, Vidjeskog joined a Veikkausliiga club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS). At the start of the 2022 season, he was loaned out to fellow Veikkausliiga side Ilves. He returned to KuPS in July, after his loan deal expired.[3] [4]
On 13 November 2023, he extended his contract with KuPS until the end of 2024.[5]
Vidjeskog is a Swedish-speaking Finn. His two brothers are both also professional footballers. The younger brother Isak Vidjeskog plays for Varbergs BoIS, and the older Adam Vidjeskog plays for Jaro.[6] Their father Niklas is a head coach of Jaro.[7]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Jakobstads BK | 2017 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Kakkonen | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||
| Jaro | 2017 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Ykkönen | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 4 | ||||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7 | |||
| KuFu-98 | 2021 | Kakkonen | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | ||||
| KuPS | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 8 | ||
| Total | 62 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 94 | 15 | |||
| Ilves (loan) | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 1 | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 124 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 164 | 30 | |||