Aleksandr Kokko
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 June 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Leningrad, Soviet Union | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Newcastle Jets | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2004 | FC Jazz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | FC Jazz | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | FC PoPa | 13 | (5) |
| 2006 | FC Hämeenlinna | 15 | (12) |
| 2007–2010 | FC Honka | 58 | (32) |
| 2010 | → FC PoPa (loan) | 7 | (5) |
| 2011 | VPS | 18 | (6) |
| 2012–2016 | RoPS | 97 | (56) |
| 2016– | Newcastle Jets | 13 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Finland U21 | 5 | (3) |
| 2016– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 February 2017 |
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Aleksandr Kokko (born 4 June 1987 in Leningrad) is a Soviet Union-born Finnish footballer who plays as a striker for the Newcastle Jets. He is of Ingrian Finn descent and emigrated to Pori, Finland at the age of ten.
Kokko made his first appearance in the Finnish top flight at the age of 17 with FC Jazz. He joined FC Honka before the 2007 season and made six appearances for the club during his first season. On 5 May 2008 he scored a hat-trick when FC Honka beat FC Haka in a league match by the scoreline of 7–0. Those were his first goals in the Finnish Premier Division. Kokko was the top goalscorer in the 2008 season of Veikkausliiga with 13 goals. In August 2010, Kokko was loaned to FC PoPa. He joined VPS for the 2011 season, before joining RoPS in 2012.
On 6 August 2016, Kokko signed a two-year deal with Australian A-League club Newcastle Jets
Kokko made his debut for the Finland U21 on 20 August 2008 in a match against Sweden. In February 2016 he debuted for the Finland national team against Sweden.
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