Jari Jäväjä

Finnish footballer (born 1973)

Jari Jäväjä
Personal information
Full name	Jari Petteri Jäväjä
Date of birth	(1973-08-16) 16 August 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Kemi, Finland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1994	KePS	75	(14)
1995–1997	VPS	72	(17)
1996	→ Närpes Kraft (loan)	1	(0)
1998–1999	HJK	34	(4)
1999	→ KäPa (loan)	2	(3)
1999	TPV	3	(1)
2000–2002	OLS Oulu	34	(31)
2003–2004	AC Oulu	23	(1)
International career
1995–1997	Finland	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jari Jäväjä (born 16 August 1973) is a retired Finnish football striker.^[1]^[2]

Jäväjä was part of the HJK Helsinki squad that qualified for the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League group stage as the first and still the only Finnish club ever.

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
KePS	1989	Mestaruussarja	1	0	–		1	0
	1990	Ykkönen	1	0	–		1	0
	1991	Ykkönen	6	0	–		6	0
	1992	Ykkönen	22	2	–		22	2
	1993	Ykkönen	21	5	–		21	5
	1994	Ykkönen	24	7	–		24	7
	Total		75	14	0	0	75	14
VPS	1995	Veikkausliiga	25	9	–		25	9
	1996	Veikkausliiga	20	1	–		20	1
	1997	Veikkausliiga	27	7	–		27	7
	Total		72	17	0	0	72	17
Närpes Kraft (loan)	1996	Kakkonen	1	0	–		1	0
HJK Helsinki	1998	Veikkausliiga	22	3	4^[a]	1	26	4
	1999	Veikkausliiga	12	1	2^[b]	0	14	1
	Total		34	4	6	1	40	5
KäPa (loan)	1999	Kakkonen	2	3	–		2	3
TPV	1999	Veikkausliiga	3	1	–		3	1
OLS	2000	Kakkonen	4	6	–		4	6
	2001	Kakkonen	15	12	–		15	12
	2002	Kakkonen	15	13	–		15	13
	Total		34	31	0	0	34	31
AC Oulu	2003	Ykkönen	5	0	–		5	0
	2004	Ykkönen	18	1	–		18	1
	Total		23	1	0	0	23	1
Career total			242	71	6	1	248	72