Ville Tikkanen
Defender · HJK Helsinki · №6
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
HJK Helsinki
Inter Turku
Veikkausliiga
|
2:1 | |
Ilves
HJK Helsinki
Veikkausliiga
|
1:2 | |
HJK Helsinki
IF Gnistan
Veikkausliiga
|
2:3 | |
Motherwell
HJK Helsinki
UEFA Europa Conference League
|
2:0 | |
AC Oulu
HJK Helsinki
Veikkausliiga
|
0:1 | |
|
HJK Helsinki
Motherwell
UEFA Europa Conference League
|
1:1 | |
SJK Seinajoki
HJK Helsinki
Veikkausliiga
|
3:0 | |
Coleraine FC
HJK Helsinki
UEFA Europa Conference League
|
0:3 | |
HJK Helsinki
Turku PS
Veikkausliiga
|
1:0 | |
|
HJK Helsinki
Coleraine FC
UEFA Europa Conference League
|
5:0 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Veikkausliiga | 2026 | 12 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 2026 | 4 |
About the player
Ville Tikkanen came through the academy at Oulun Luistinseura before moving into SJK's system, where he spent 2017 to 2020 with the reserve side, SJK Akatemia, making 32 appearances. He made his debut for SJK's first team on 7 April 2018, in a 0-1 defeat to PS Kemi, and went on to play for the Seinäjoki club. In his final season there, 2024, he wore the captain's armband.
That spell ended in November 2024, when HJK Helsinki announced they had signed the defender on a free transfer, his contract with SJK having run out. The move to the capital, confirmed for a two-year deal from 1 January 2025, brought him to one of the country's leading clubs.
In his first season at HJK, Tikkanen won the Finnish Cup. He also earned his first senior international recognition during this period, making his debut for Finland on 4 September 2025 against Norway.
Tikkanen plays as a central defender, a role he had already filled in league matches before making the step up to HJK.
Career path
- 2025 — 2027 — now HJK Helsinki 72 matches
- 2017 — 2024 SJK Seinajoki 159 matches
- 2018 — 2020 SJK Seinäjoki II 16 matches
- 2017 SJK Seinäjoki U21 4 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | HJK Helsinki | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 4 | 0 | 1 | 338 |
| 25/26 | HJK Helsinki | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 4 | 0 | 0 | 408 |
| 22/23 | SJK Seinajoki | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 3 | 1 | 0 | 254 |
| 2026 | HJK Helsinki | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 410 |
| 2026 | HJK Helsinki | Liigacup | 6 | 0 | 0 | 438 |
| 2026 | HJK Helsinki | Suomen Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 214 |
| 2025 | HJK Helsinki | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 692 |
| 2025 | HJK Helsinki | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | 10 | 0 | 0 | 884 |
| 2025 | HJK Helsinki | Liigacup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2025 | HJK Helsinki | Suomen Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2024 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 879 |
| 2024 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 2024 | SJK Seinajoki | Suomen Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 376 |
| 2024 | SJK Seinajoki | Liigacup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 333 |
| 2024 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga Europa Play-off | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2023 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 969 |
| 2023 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | 4 | 0 | 0 | 341 |
| 2023 | SJK Seinajoki | Liigacup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 91 |
| 2023 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga Europa Play-off | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 2022 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 283 |
| 2022 | SJK Seinajoki | Liigacup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 225 |
| 2022 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | 3 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
| 2022 | SJK Seinajoki | Suomen Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2022 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga Europa Play-off | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 |
| 2021 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 645 |
| 2021 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 2020 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 249 |
| 2020 | SJK Seinajoki | Suomen Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| 2020 | SJK Seinäjoki II | Ykkösliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2019 | SJK Seinäjoki II | Kakkonen - Group C | 10 | 0 | 0 | 810 |
| 2019 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 552 |
| 2019 | SJK Seinajoki | Suomen Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| 2018 | SJK Seinajoki | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 999 |
| 2018 | SJK Seinäjoki II | Kakkonen - Group C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 2018 | SJK Seinajoki | Suomen Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2017 | SJK Seinäjoki U21 | A-Pojat SM Sarja Endrunde | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2017 | SJK Seinäjoki U21 | A-pojat SM-sarja Qualification | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 2017 | SJK Seinajoki | Suomen Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 155 |
| Total | SJK Seinajoki | 159 | 4 | 3 | 13 406 | |
| Total | HJK Helsinki | 72 | 2 | 2 | 6 014 |
Transfers
Transfers- 24/25 SJK Seinajoki HJK Helsinki
- 16/17 OLS U19 SJK Seinajoki
