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Finnish footballer (born 2000)
Tuomas Kaukua
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Rovaniemi, Finland
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team AC Oulu
Youth career
0000–2019 RoPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 RoPS II 32 (6)
2019–2021 RoPS 49 (4)
2022–2024 SJK 59 (7)
2022–2024 SJK II 5 (0)
2025– AC Oulu 0 (0)
Medal record
RoPS
Second place Ykkönen 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Tuomas Kaukua (born 13 October 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.

Club career

Kaukua played in the youth sectors of Rovaniemen Palloseura, FC Lynx and FC Santa Claus.

He started his professional career in his hometown club RoPS in Veikkausliiga in 2019. After RoPS got relegated and faced some serious financial difficulties in the end of 2021, Kaukua signed a contract with SJK Seinäjoki, on a one-year deal with an option to extend it. On 6 October 2022, his deal was extended until the end of 2024.

On 5 November 2024, Kaukua signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a two-year deal with a one-year option.

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
RoPS II 2018 Kolmonen 17 4 – – – 17 4
2019 Kakkonen 11 2 3 1 – – 14 3
2020 Kakkonen 4 0 – – – 4 0
Total 32 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 35 7
RoPS 2019 Veikkausliiga 5 0 – – – 5 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 18 2 – – – 18 2
2021 Ykkönen 26 2 1 0 – – 27 2
Total 49 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 4
SJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 22 6 2 1 4 0 3 0 31 7
2023 Veikkausliiga 22 0 1 1 4 1 – 27 2
2024 Veikkausliiga 15 1 5 0 4 0 – 24 1
Total 59 7 8 2 12 1 3 0 82 10
SJK Akatemia 2022 Ykkönen 2 0 – – – 2 0
2024 Ykkösliiga 3 0 – – – 3 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
AC Oulu 2025 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Career total 145 17 12 3 12 1 3 0 172 21
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. Si­jait­see­ko Oulu poh­joi­ses­sa? AC Oulun ro­va­nie­me­läi­set vah­vis­tuk­set Tuomas Kaukua ja Otto Kemp­pai­nen antavat ar­vion­sa, Kaleva, 17 December 2024
  2. "Kovan työn kautta - RoPSin Tuomas Kaukua raivasi tiensä Veikkausliigaan". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. Kotala, Karoliina (11 December 2020). "Tuomas Kaukua jatkaa RoPS:ssa". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. Saukko, Markku (9 December 2021). "RoPS:lta lävähti shokkipäätös - kuukausi sitten liigaan kurottanut seura luopuu sarjapaikastaan: "Parempi toimia näin kuin suistua vararikkoon"". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. Pyykkö, Kari (17 December 2021). "Tuomas Kaukua seuraava RoPSin mies Seinäjoelle". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  6. Mäenpää, Tuomo (6 October 2022). "Kuudesti liigassa tällä kaudella osunut Tuomas Kaukua jatkaa SJK-paidassa". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. "Tuomas Kaukua kuritti AC Oulua: "Hänellä on vain taivas rajana"". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. Vainio, Antti. "SJK:n Tuomas Kaukua unelmamaalistaan: "Ehdottomasti olen tyytyväinen, että tuommoinen tuli tehtyä"". Ilkka-Pohjalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  9. Tuomas Kaukua saapuu Laivastonsinisiin, acoulu.fi, 5 November 2024
  10. Tuomas Kaukua, stats at Finnish FA

External links

AC Oulu – current squad
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