2022 HJK season

Prior to the start of the new year, and new league season, HJK announced the signings of Pyry Soiri from Esbjerg fB on 4 October, Joona Toivio from BK Häcken on 1 November, Murilo from SJK on 5 November, Arttu Hoskonen from Inter Turku on 8 November and Jukka Raitala from Minnesota United on 21 December.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

On 11 January, HJK announced the signing of Manuel Martic to a one-year contract, from Mezőkövesd.^[7]

On 19 January, HJK announced the signing of Conor Hazard from Celtic, on loan for the season.^[8] The next day, 20 January, HJK announced the signing of Miska Ylitolva to a two-year contract, from RoPS.^[9]

On 15 February, HJK announced the loan signing of Bojan Radulović from AIK until the end of the season.^[10]

On 1 March, HJK announced the loan signing of Nassim Boujellab from Schalke 04 until the end of the season.^[11]

On 21 April, HJK announced the return of Përparim Hetemaj on a two-year contract, from Reggina.^[12]

On 13 June, HJK terminated their contract with Jair following his conviction for Child sexual abuse.^[13]

On 14 July, HJK announced the loan signing of Malik Abubakari from Malmö until the end of the season.^[14] The following day, 15 July, free-agent Paulus Arajuuri signed for HJK on a contract until the end of the season.^[15][16]

On 25 July, HJK announced the signing of Aapo Halme on a contract until the end of 2024, from Barnsley.^[17]

On 31 July, HJK made their loan signing of Bojan Radulović a permanent from AIK, with Radulović signing until the end of the 2023 season.^[18]

As of match played 3 November 2022

No.	Name	Nationality	Position	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Signed in	Contract ends	Apps.	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Conor Hazard		GK	(1998-03-05)5 March 1998 (aged 24)	on loan from Celtic	2022[8]	2022[8]	39	0
12	Jakob Tånnander		GK	(2000-08-10)10 August 2000 (aged 22)	Malmö	2020[19]	2021[19]	24	0
79	Matias Niemelä		GK	(2002-03-15)15 March 2002 (aged 20)	Klubi 04	2020		1	0
Defenders
2	Paulus Arajuuri		DF	(1988-06-15)15 June 1988 (aged 34)	Unattached	2022[16]	2022[16]	4	0
4	Joona Toivio		DF	(1988-03-10)10 March 1988 (aged 34)	BK Häcken	2022[3]	2024[3]	15	0
5	Arttu Hoskonen		DF	(1997-04-16)16 April 1997 (aged 25)	Inter Turku	2022[5]	2023[5]	36	3
6	Aapo Halme		DF	(1998-05-22)22 May 1998 (aged 24)	Barnsley	2022[17]	2024[17]	40	1
14	Matti Peltola		DF	(2002-07-03)3 July 2002 (aged 20)	Klubi 04	2019	2022[20]	62	1
15	Miro Tenho		DF	(1995-04-02)2 April 1995 (aged 27)	Inter Turku	2020[21]	2023[22]	99	6
16	Valtteri Moren		DF	(1991-06-15)15 June 1991 (aged 31)	Waasland-Beveren	2020[23]	2022[23]	170	9
20	Murilo		DF	(1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 26)	SJK	2022[4]	2023[4]	33	2
22	Jukka Raitala		DF	(1988-09-15)15 September 1988 (aged 34)	Minnesota United	2022[6]	2023[6]	112	0
27	Kevin Kouassivi-Benissan		DF	(1999-01-25)25 January 1999 (aged 23)	Klubi 04	2018	2021(+1)[24]	30	0
28	Miska Ylitolva		DF	(2004-05-23)23 May 2004 (aged 18)	RoPS	2022[9]	2023[9]	7	0
Midfields
8	Lucas Lingman		MF	(1998-01-25)25 January 1998 (aged 24)	on loan from Helsingborg	2022		102	4
10	Nassim Boujellab		MF	(1999-06-20)20 June 1999 (aged 23)	on loan from Schalke 04	2022[11]	2022[11]	32	1
17	Manuel Martic		MF	(1995-08-15)15 August 1995 (aged 27)	Mezőkövesd	2022[7]	2022[7]	17	2
19	Casper Terho		MF	(2003-06-24)24 June 2003 (aged 19)	Klubi 04	2020		58	7
21	Santeri Väänänen		MF	(2002-01-01)1 January 2002 (aged 20)	Klubi 04	2018		76	2
23	Pyry Soiri		MF	(1994-09-22)22 September 1994 (aged 28)	Esbjerg fB	2022[2]	2023[2]	29	1
37	Atomu Tanaka		MF	(1987-10-04)4 October 1987 (aged 35)	Cerezo Osaka	2020[25]	2022[26]	182	36
56	Përparim Hetemaj		MF	(1986-12-12)12 December 1986 (aged 35)	Reggina	2022[12]	2023[12]
58	Johannes Yli-Kokko		MF	(2001-08-24)24 August 2001 (aged 21)	Klubi 04	2022		26	4
Forwards
7	Santeri Hostikka		FW	(1997-09-30)30 September 1997 (aged 25)	Pogoń Szczecin	2021[27]	2022[27]	53	5
9	Riku Riski		FW	(1989-08-16)16 August 1989 (aged 33)	Odd	2018		138	34
11	Roope Riski		FW	(1991-08-16)16 August 1991 (aged 31)	SKN St. Pölten	2020[28]	2021(+1)[28]	80	43
18	Bojan Radulović		FW	(1999-12-29)29 December 1999 (aged 22)	AIK	2022[18]	2023[18]	36	10
24	David Browne		FW	(1995-12-27)27 December 1995 (aged 26)	Auckland City	2020[29]	2022[29]	103	12
29	Anthony Olusanya		FW	(2000-02-01)1 February 2000 (aged 22)	FF Jaro	2021[30]	2022(+1)[30]	63	11
77	Malik Abubakari		FW	(2000-05-10)10 May 2000 (aged 22)	on loan from Malmö FF	2022[14]	2022[14]	23	2
Klubi 04
43	Viggo Blummé		MF	(2004-10-07)7 October 2004 (aged 18)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
47	Oscar Häggström		MF	(2004-04-24)24 April 2004 (aged 18)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
52	Aaro Toivonen		MF	(2005-04-19)19 April 2005 (aged 17)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
61	Niilo Kujasalo		MF	(2004-03-17)17 March 2004 (aged 18)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
63	Luigi Morães		MF	(2002-06-27)27 June 2002 (aged 20)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
64	Taavi Arminen		DF	(2004-01-23)23 January 2004 (aged 18)	Klubi 04	2022		1	0
67	Daniel Rökman		MF	(2004-03-20)20 March 2004 (aged 18)	Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa	2022		1	0
Away on loan
41	Samuel Anini Junior		FW	(2002-09-07)7 September 2002 (aged 20)	PK Keski-Uusimaa	2019[31]	2021[31]	0	0
42	Kai Meriluoto		FW	(2003-01-02)2 January 2003 (aged 19)	Klubi 04	2020		3	1
45	Elmo Henriksson		GK	(2003-03-10)10 March 2003 (aged 19)	Klubi 04	2021		0	0
	Patrik Raitanen		DF	(2001-06-13)13 June 2001 (aged 21)	Unattached	2021[32]		0	0
Left during the season
3	Janne Saksela		DF	(1993-03-14)14 March 1993 (aged 29)	Ilves	2021[33]	2022[33]	30	2
6	Jair		MF	(1994-08-03)3 August 1994 (aged 28)	Ilves	2021		50	12
8	Bubacar Djaló		MF	(1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 25)	Sporting CP B	2020[34]	2020(+2)[34]	39	0
74	Abubakar Haruna		DF	(2000-09-26)26 September 2000 (aged 22)	Unattached	2022		1	0
88	Pyry Hannola		MF	(2001-10-21)21 October 2001 (aged 21)	Midtjylland	2020[35]		10	0

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 41 FW  FIN Samuel Anini Junior (to IFK Mariehamn) 42 MF  FIN Kai Meriluoto (to Ilves)

No. Pos. Nation Player 45 GK  FIN Elmo Henriksson (to IFK Mariehamn) — DF  FIN Patrik Raitanen (to IFK Mariehamn)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  FIN Janne Saksela (Retired) 6 MF  BRA Jair (to Petrolul Ploiești) 8 MF  POR Bubacar Djaló (to Rochester New York)

No. Pos. Nation Player 74 DF  GHA Abubakar Haruna (to Mikkelin Palloilijat) 88 MF  FIN Pyry Hannola (to SJK)

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
4 October 2021†	MF		Pyry Soiri	Esbjerg fB	Undisclosed	[2]
1 November 2021†	DF		Joona Toivio	BK Häcken	Undisclosed	[3]
5 November 2021†	DF		Murilo	SJK	Undisclosed	[4]
8 November 2021†	DF		Arttu Hoskonen	Inter Turku	Undisclosed	[5]
21 December 2021†	DF		Jukka Raitala	Minnesota United	Undisclosed	[6]
11 January 2022	MF		Manuel Martic	Mezőkövesd	Undisclosed	[7]
20 January 2022	DF		Miska Ylitolva	RoPS	Undisclosed	[9]
21 April 2022	MF		Përparim Hetemaj	Reggina	Undisclosed	[12]
15 July 2022	DF		Paulus Arajuuri	Unattached	Free	[16]
25 July 2022	DF		Aapo Halme	Barnsley	Undisclosed	[17]
31 July 2022	FW		Bojan Radulović	AIK	Undisclosed	[18]

† Transfers announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 January 2022.

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
19 January 2022	GK		Conor Hazard	Celtic	End of season	[8]
15 February 2022	FW		Bojan Radulović	AIK	31 July 2022	[10]
1 March 2022	MF		Nassim Boujellab	Schalke 04	End of season	[11]
14 July 2022	FW		Malik Abubakari	Malmö	End of season	[14]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
5 April 2022	MF		Pyry Hannola	SJK	€80,000	[36]

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
20 January 2022	GK		Elmo Henriksson	IFK Mariehamn	End of season	[37]
15 February 2022	FW		Kai Meriluoto	Ilves	End of 2023 season	[38]
28 February 2022	DF		Patrik Raitanen	IFK Mariehamn	End of season	[39]
22 April 2022	FW		Samuel Anini Junior	IFK Mariehamn	End of season	[40]

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	Joined	Date	Ref.
26 January 2022	MF		Bubacar Djaló	Rochester New York	7 February 2022	[41][42]
13 June 2022	MF		Jair	Petrolul Ploiești	17 June 2022	[13][43]
14 October 2022	DF		Janne Saksela	Retired		[44]