| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mika Ojala | ||
| Date of birth | 21 June 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Paimio, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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VfR Aalen | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | PaiHa | ||
| 2001–2005 | Inter Turku | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | VG-62 | 39 | (8) |
| 2006–2012 | Inter Turku | 175 | (53) |
| 2013 | BK Häcken | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Inter Turku | 33 | (10) |
| 2015– | VfR Aalen | 40 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2010 | Finland U21 | 17 | (2) |
| 2010– | Finland | 9 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 December 2015 |
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Mika Ojala (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmikɑ ˈojɑlɑ]; (born 21 June 1988) in Paimio, Finland) is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for German 3. Liga side VfR Aalen and represents the Finland national football team. He began his senior club career playing for VG-62, before signing with Inter Turku at age 18 in 2006.
Ojala made his international debut for Finland in January 2010, at the age of 21.
Ojala started his football career in Paimion Haka and later moved to Inter Turku´s junior system. He made his debut on senior level at the age of 16 in Inter Turku´s reserve team VG-62.
He gained his first appearance in Veikkausliiga during season 2006.
On 17 November 2008 Ojala joined the Dutch club Heerenveen for a one-week-trial together with Wilhelm Ingves from IFK Mariehamn. He visited FC Zürich in 2006.
On 9 November 2012, after his contract with Inter had expired, it was announced that Ojala had signed a three-year contract with Swedish topflight club BK Häcken, joining with compatriot Kari Arkivuo.