Niko Kukka

Niko Kukka

Personal information
Date of birth	30 September 1987 (1987-09-30) (age 24)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	MYPA
Number	9
Youth career
-2006	HJK Helsinki
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004-2006	Klubi-04	43	(4)
2007	FC Honka	6	(0)
2007	→ Atlantis FC (loan)	16	(0)
2008-2010	AC Oulu	67	(5)
2011-	MYPA	0	(0)
National team
	Finland youth	30	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2010. † Appearances (Goals).

Niko Kukka (born 30 September 1987) is a Finnish professional football defender who currently plays for the Veikkausliiga side MYPA in Finland.

Kukka started his footballing career at local HJK, but never got past its reserves. He was signed by rivals FC Honka for the 2007 season, but as he only managed to play a handful of games for the Espoo based club, he was loaned out to Ykkönen side Atlantis FC for the rest of the season.^[1]

After leaving FC Honka in 2008, Kukka joined AC Oulu and played a crucial part for the team as they won the promotion to Veikkausliiga for the 2009 season. After being a first choice left back for Oulu for three years, Kukka decided to join MYPA. On 17 November 2010, he signed a one-year deal with the club.^[2]

References

1. ^ Kukka loaned to Atlantis (Finnish)
2. ^ Kukka joins MYPA (Finnish)

Persondata
Name	Kukka, Niko
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	30 September 1987
Place of birth	Helsinki
Date of death
Place of death