| Ville Tikkanen | |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Oulu, Finland |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Currentclub: | HJK |
| Youthyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tervarit |
| Youthyears2: | 2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | OLS |
| Youthyears3: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | SJK |
| Years1: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs1: | SJK II |
| Caps1: | 32 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2017–2024 |
| Clubs2: | SJK |
| Caps2: | 131 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2025– |
| Clubs3: | HJK |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 2 November 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 22 July 2018 (UTC) |
Ville Tikkanen (born 8 August 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for HJK Helsinki, as a centre back.
Born in Oulu, Tikkanen played in the youth sectors of Tervarit and OLS, before moving to SJK in Seinäjoki in 2017, and signing a three-year deal.[2]
On 30 October 2023, the club exercised their option to keep Tikkanen in SJK for the 2024 Veikkausliiga season.[3] On 27 March 2024, Tikkanen was named the captain of his team.[4]
After being linked with Scottish club St. Johnstone,[5] on 18 November 2024, Tikkanen signed with HJK Helsinki on a two-year deal.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Finnish Cup | Finnish League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| SJK Akatemia | 2017 | Kolmonen | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | Kakkonen | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| SJK | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 131 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 160 | 4 | |||
| HJK | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 163 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 193 | 5 | |||