Niklas Tarvajärvi

Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi (born 13 March 1983) is a retired Finnish professional footballer who played as a Striker.

Niklas Tarvajärvi
Nikas Tarvajärvi in August 2009
Personal information
Full name Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi
Date of birth (1983-03-13) 13 March 1983
Place of birth Tuusula, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 RoPS
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Jokerit 39 (11)
2004–2005 MyPa 37 (3)
2005–2009 Heerenveen 30 (4)
2007–2008 → De Graafschap (loan) 28 (4)
2008–2009 → Vitesse Arnhem (loan) 11 (2)
2009 Neuchâtel Xamax 8 (1)
2009–2011 Karlsruher SC 20 (2)
2011 → Turun Palloseura (loan) 8 (2)
2011–2012 Go Ahead Eagles 11 (3)
2013 RoPS 10 (1)
2013–2014 SC Jours
2015–2016 Staphorst 0 (0)
2016– Heerenveense Boys
National team‡
2005– Finland 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2010

Career

Jokerit

Tarvajärvi started his career at FC Jokerit in Finland's Veikkausliiga. During the seasons 2001–2004 he represented the team in 39 matches and scored 11 goals.

MyPa

After FC Jokerit was sold to rivals HJK Helsinki in March 2004 and renamed to Klubi-04 Tarvajarvi transferred to MyPa. In the next two seasons he made 37 appearances and 3 goals.

Heerenveen

In the summer of 2005 he moved to Heerenveen. Between 2005 and 2009 he gained 30 appearances in the team and scored four goals. He also spent time on loan in De Graafschap and Vitesse Arnhem.

Neuchâtel Xamax

After almost four years in the Netherlands, Tarvajarvi joined Neuchâtel Xamax in February 2009.

Karlsruher SC

He then signed on 21 July 2009 a two-year contract with Karlsruher SC.

Go Ahead Eagles

After his contract in Karlsruher ended he transferred to Dutch Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles.

RoPS

In April 2013 it was reported that Tarvajärvi had signed a contract with Veikkausliiga team RoPS.[2] He decided to leave the team after only 10 appearances.[3]

International career

Tarvajärvi debuted in the Finland national team on 12 March 2005, coming on as a substitute against Kuwait in a friendly match.[4]

Honours

Club
MyPa

Career statistics

International
As of 17 June 2013[5]
Finland national team
YearAppsGoals
200520
200600
200700
200810
200910
Total40

References
  1. Niklas Tarvajärvi Archived 28 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Niklas Tarvajärvi RoPSin miehistöön" (in Finnish). Lapin Kansa. 23 April 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  3. "Tarvajärvi jättää RoPS:n" (in Finnish). kymppipaikka.fi. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
  4. "Suomen joukkue Kuwait-otteluun". kaleva. 12 March 2005. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  5. http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12211/Niklas_Tarvajaervi.html
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