Tuomas Kaukua (born 13 October 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.
_08.jpg) Kaukua in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tuomas Kaukua | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Rovaniemi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AC Oulu | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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 | 20 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 November 2025 | |||
Club career
editKaukua played in the youth sectors of Rovaniemen Palloseura, FC Lynx and FC Santa Claus.[1]
He started his professional career in his hometown club RoPS in Veikkausliiga in 2019.[2][3] After RoPS got relegated and faced some serious financial difficulties in the end of 2021,[4] Kaukua signed a contract with SJK Seinäjoki, on a one-year deal with an option to extend it.[5] On 6 October 2022, his deal was extended until the end of 2024.[6][7][8]
On 5 November 2024, Kaukua signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[9]
Career statistics
edit- As of 26 February 2025[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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[c] | 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 | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 145 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 177 | 21 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
References
edit- ↑ Sijaitseeko Oulu pohjoisessa? AC Oulun rovaniemeläiset vahvistukset Tuomas Kaukua ja Otto Kemppainen antavat arvionsa, Kaleva, 17 December 2024
- ↑ "Kovan työn kautta - RoPSin Tuomas Kaukua raivasi tiensä Veikkausliigaan". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ Kotala, Karoliina (11 December 2020). "Tuomas Kaukua jatkaa RoPS:ssa". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Pyykkö, Kari (17 December 2021). "Tuomas Kaukua seuraava RoPSin mies Seinäjoelle". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ Mäenpää, Tuomo (6 October 2022). "Kuudesti liigassa tällä kaudella osunut Tuomas Kaukua jatkaa SJK-paidassa". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ "Tuomas Kaukua kuritti AC Oulua: "Hänellä on vain taivas rajana"". Lapin Kansa (in Finnish). 31 July 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ Vainio, Antti. "SJK:n Tuomas Kaukua unelmamaalistaan: "Ehdottomasti olen tyytyväinen, että tuommoinen tuli tehtyä"". Ilkka-Pohjalainen (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ↑ Tuomas Kaukua saapuu Laivastonsinisiin, acoulu.fi, 5 November 2024
- ↑ Tuomas Kaukua, stats at Finnish FA
External links
edit- Tuomas Kaukua at Soccerway
- Tuomas Kaukua at WorldFootball.net