Jukka Santala
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Santala with PK-35 Vantaa in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HJK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Jokerit | 9 | (1) |
| 2004 | HJK | 12 | (2) |
| 2004–2006 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 17 | (9) |
| 2006–2009 | Nordsjælland | 30 | (11) |
| 2009 | Mjällby | 7 | (2) |
| 2010 | Haka | 12 | (2) |
| 2010 | RoPS | 7 | (3) |
| 2011 | KooTeePee | 23 | (13) |
| 2012 | PK-35 Vantaa | 23 | (9) |
| 2013 | KTP | 17 | (8) |
| 2014 | PK-35 Vantaa | 0 | (0) |
| Total | 157 | (60) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jukka Santala (born 10 September 1985) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a striker. He returned to Finland after few years playing abroad. He had a trial with the Finnish Veikkausliiga side HJK Helsinki., but he chose to take a contract from FC Haka. While contracted to Rangers in Scotland he spent a short period at Partick Thistle. He left Rangers in January 2006 to join Nordsjælland.
He has also played for Danish side FC Nordsjælland, Finnish side RoPS and Swedish Superettan side Mjällby AIF.