Anssi Jaakkola

Anssi Jaakkola
Personal information
Date of birth	13 March 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Kemi, Finland
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Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Ajax Cape Town
Number	32
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	TP-47
2006–2010	Siena
2009	→ Colligiana (loan)
2010–2011	Slavia Prague
2011–2013	Kilmarnock
2013–	Ajax Cape Town
International career‡
	Finland U21
2010–	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2013; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2011

Anssi Jaakkola (born 13 March 1987) is a Finnish footballer who plays for South African club Ajax Cape Town as a goalkeeper.

Career

Jaakkola previously played for TP-47 and FC-88. In the January 2007 window, Jaakkola signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Serie A side Siena. He made his Serie A debut by substituting Dimitrios Eleftheropoulos in the 2007–08 season final matchday, a 2–2 home draw with Palermo. In 2009, he was loaned to V.F. Colligiana in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

He moved to Slavia Prague on free transfer in July 2010, signing a two-year contract with the option of a further year.^[1]

In January 2011, Jaakkola left Slavia for Scottish Premier League club Kilmarnock, under the management of fellow Finn Mixu Paatelainen.^[2]

He made his debut as a substitute on 12 February against Hibernian. He then made his first start on 26 February against St. Mirren.

He left Kilmarnock when his contract expired in the summer of 2013.

On 30 August 2010 he was selected to represent Finland for European Championship qualification matches against Moldova and Netherlands as a replacement for injured Peter Enckelman.^[4] However, he didn't earn any caps. He made his national team debut on 7 June 2011, conceding five goals against Sweden in a 5-0 away loss.

Jaakkola has one daughter and one son.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-03-13) 13 March 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Kemi, Finland
Height	Script error: No such module "person height".
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Ajax Cape Town
Number	32
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	TP-47	17	(0)
2006–2010	Siena	1	(0)
2009	→ Colligiana (loan)	7	(0)
2010–2011	Slavia Prague	2	(0)
2011–2013	Kilmarnock	14	(0)
2013–	Ajax Cape Town	52	(0)
International career^‡
	Finland U21	11	(0)
2010–	Finland	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2011