Jaakko Oksanen

Jaakko Tapio Oksanen (born 7 November 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greenock Morton, on loan from Brentford. He is a product of the HJK Helsinki academy and is a current Finland youth international.

Club Career

HJK Helsinki

A holding midfielder, Oksanen began his career in his native Finland as a youth with KP-75 and KOPSE, before entering the academy at Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki at the age of 12. He made his debut for Klubi 04 during an injury-hit 2016 season and signed a new one-year contract in December 2016. Oksanen made 24 appearances and scored two goals during a successful 2017 season for Klubi 04, which ended with promotion to the Ykkonen, via the playoffs. One week after the playoff victory, Oksanen made his senior debut for HJK Helsinki, as an 81st-minute substitute for Evans Mensah in a 3–2 defeat to RoPS on 28 October 2017. It proved to be his only appearance for the first team and he departed the Telia 5G -areena on 13 January 2018.

Brentford

On 13 January 2018, Oksanen moved to England to sign for the B team at Championship club Brentford on a 2+1⁄2-year contract for an undisclosed fee. An injury crisis saw Oksanen feature as an unused substitute during three first team matches in November 2018, before he suffered an ankle ligament injury. After returning to fitness, he was a regular inclusion in matchday squads during the final two months of the 2018–19 season and made his debut as a substitute for Sergi Canos late in a 3–0 victory over Preston North End on the final day.

Oksanen spent the majority of the 2019–20 pre-season with the first team squad and made two appearances during the 2019–20 season. Entering the final months of his contract, he signed a two-year extension in March 2020. Oksanen's B team performances were recognised with the team's 2019–20 Player of the Year award. In August 2020, he departed on loan for the