The 2022 season was
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki (), or simply as HJK (), is a Finnish Association football, football club based in Helsinki. The club competes in Veikkausliiga, the top division of the Finnish football league system. ...
's 114th competitive season. HJK qualified for the
UEFA Europa League
The UEFA Europa League (UEL), usually known simply as the Europa League, is an annual association football, football club competition organised since 1971 by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European footb ...
and won the
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...
for the third consecutive season.
Season Events
Prior to the start of the new year, and new league season, HJK announced the signings of
Pyry Soiri
Pyry Soiri (born 22 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece club Athens Kallithea and the Finland national team.
Early life
Soiri was born in Ekenäs, Finland, to a Finnish mother, ...
from
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional Association football, football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, Jylland, that plays in the Danish 1st Division, 1st division, the sec ...
on 4 October,
Joona Toivio
Joona Marko Aleksi Toivio (born 10 March 1988) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club KTP. Toivio was a core defender of the Finland national team during 2011–2021.
He has previously played for K ...
from
BK Häcken
Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg (Hisingen). It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Forme ...
on 1 November,
Murilo from
SJK on 5 November,
Arttu Hoskonen
Arttu Hoskonen (born 16 April 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Cracovia and the Finland national team.
Career
Born in Kaarina, Hoskonen started playing football in the youth sector of local c ...
from
Inter Turku
Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku () and colloquially known as Inter, is a Finnish professional football club based in Turku that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded i ...
on 8 November and
Jukka Raitala
Jukka Matias Raitala (born 15 September 1988) is a Finnish professional Association football, footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan. He usually plays as a left back in both his club side and the Finland national football team, F ...
from
Minnesota United
Minnesota United Football Club, often shortened to MNUFC, is an American professional soccer club based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. Th ...
on 21 December.
On 11 January, HJK announced the signing of
Manuel Martic to a one-year contract, from
Mezőkövesd
Mezőkövesd is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies from Miskolc and from Eger.
Mezőkövesd is a town in northeastern Hungary, located in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, near the Bükk Mountains. It is known as the ...
.
On 19 January, HJK announced the signing of
Conor Hazard from
Celtic
Celtic, Celtics or Keltic may refer to:
Language and ethnicity
*pertaining to Celts, a collection of Indo-European peoples in Europe and Anatolia
**Celts (modern)
*Celtic languages
**Proto-Celtic language
*Celtic music
*Celtic nations
Sports Foot ...
, on loan for the season.
The next day, 20 January, HJK announced the signing of
Miska Ylitolva to a two-year contract, from
RoPS
Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) is a football club founded in 1950 and based in Rovaniemi, Finland. RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division, (''Veikkausliiga'') for 32 years, from 1981 to 2021. In 2021, RoPS withdrew from professional football ...
.
On 15 February, HJK announced the loan signing of
Bojan Radulović from
AIK until the end of the season.
On 1 March, HJK announced the loan signing of
Nassim Boujellab from
Schalke 04
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, w ...
until the end of the season.
On 21 April, HJK announced the return of
Përparim Hetemaj
Përparim Hetemaj (born 12 December 1986) is a Finnish football Coach (sport), coach and a former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Kosovo, Hetemaj arrived in Finland when he was six years old and ...
on a two-year contract, from
Reggina.
On 13 June, HJK terminated their contract with
Jair
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following his conviction for
Child sexual abuse
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.
On 14 July, HJK announced the loan signing of
Malik Abubakari
Abdul Malik Abubakari (born 10 May 2000) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club Lyngby Boldklub.
Career statistics
Honours
Malmö FF
* Allsvenskan: 2021
* Svenska Cupen: 2021–22
HJK
* Veikkausliiga: ...
from
Malmö
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until the end of the season.
The following day, 15 July, free-agent
Paulus Arajuuri
Paulus Verneri Arajuuri (born 15 June 1988) is a Finnish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre-back.
Beginning his senior career with FC Espoo in 2005, he later played for clubs across Finland, Sweden, Pola ...
signed for HJK on a contract until the end of the season.
On 25 July, HJK announced the signing of
Aapo Halme
Aapo Ilmari Halme (born 22 May 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club HJK. He has also represented the Finland national under-21 football team from 2017 to 2020. Halme was born ...
on a contract until the end of 2024, from
Barnsley
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.
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.
Squad
On loan
Left the club during the season
Transfers
In
: Transfers announced on the above date, being finalised on 1 January 2022.
Loans in
Out
Loans out
Released
Friendlies
Competitions
Overall record
Veikkausliiga
Regular season
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Championship round
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Finnish Cup
League Cup
Group Stage
Knockout stage
UEFA Champions League
Qualifying rounds
UEFA Europa League
Qualifying rounds
Group stage
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
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Goal scorers
Clean sheets
Disciplinary record
References
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