Jaakko Lepola (born 14 March 1990) is a Finnish professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Career
After his contract with
FC Honka
FC Honka is a Finnish football club based in Espoo. It was founded in 1957 as Tapion Honka, and changed its name to FC Honka in 1975. The club currently play in the Finnish premier division (''Veikkausliiga''), having been promoted for the fir ...
expired after the
2011 season, he signed a 1+1 year contract with
FC Lahti
FC Lahti is a Finnish football club based in the city of Lahti. It currently plays in the Finnish Premier League (''Veikkausliiga'') after placing first in the Finnish First Division (''Ykkönen'') during season 2011. The homeground of FC Lah ...
On 29 May 2019, Lepola was loaned out from
IF Gnistan
IF Gnistan (''The Spark'' in English) is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Ykkönen, the second tier of the Finnish league system. IF Gnistan play their home matches at Must ...
to
KäPa.
On 11 January 2020, Lepola joined
PK-35 in
Kakkonen
Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two' ...
.
References
External links
Guardian Football*
1990 births
Living people
Finnish footballers
FC Honka players
FC Lahti players
IF Gnistan players
FC Espoo players
HIFK Fotboll players
Käpylän Pallo players
Kakkonen players
Ykkönen players
Veikkausliiga players
Association football midfielders
Footballers from Espoo
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