# Aleksandr Kokko

Aleksandr Kokko (born 4 June 1987) is a Russian-born Finnish former footballer who plays as a striker.

## Early life

Kokko was born in Leningrad, Soviet Union. He is of Ingrian Finnish descent and emigrated with his family to Pori, Finland at the age of ten.

## Club career

Kokko started playing football in FC Jazz youth sector.
In 2004, he made his first appearance in the Finnish top flight Veikkausliiga at the age of 17 with Jazz first team. He joined fellow Veikkausliiga club FC Honka before the 2007 season and made six appearances for the club during his first season. On 5 May 2008, he scored a hat-trick when FC Honka beat FC Haka in a league match by the scoreline of 7–0. Those were his first goals in the Finnish Premier Division. Kokko was the top goalscorer in the 2008 season of Veikkausliiga with 13 goals. In August 2010, Kokko was loaned to FC PoPa. He joined VPS for the 2011 season, before joining RoPS in 2012.
On 6 August 2016, Kokko signed a two-year deal with Australian A-League club Newcastle Jets
On 10 July 2017, he decided to join Hong Kong Premier League club Eastern.
On 21 June 2018, Kokko returned to RoPS, signing until the end of the 2019 season.
Kokko announcement his retirement from playing career after the 2020 season.

## International career

Kokko made his debut for the Finland U21 on 20 August 2008 in a match against Sweden. In February 2016 he debuted for the Finland national team against Sweden.

## Career statistics

    As of 31 December 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Other | Other | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Jazz | 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| PoPa | 2004 | Kolmonen | | | | | — | — | — | — | | |
| PoPa | 2005 | Kakkonen | | | | | — | — | — | — | | |
| PoPa | 2006 | Kakkonen | | | | | — | — | — | — | | |
| PoPa | Total | Total | 13 | 5 | | | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 |
| Hämeenlinna | 2006 | Ykkönen | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 |
| Honka | 2007 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Honka | 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 13 |
| Honka | 2009 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 |
| Honka | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Honka | Total | Total | 55 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 73 | 23 |
| PoPa (loan) | 2010 | Ykkönen | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
| VPS | 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 3 |
| RoPS | 2012 | Ykkönen | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 15 |
| RoPS | 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 11 |
| RoPS | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 10 |
| RoPS | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 19 |
| RoPS | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 13 |
| RoPS | Total | Total | 104 | 56 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 131 | 68 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2016–17 | A-League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Eastern | 2017–18 | Hong Kong Premier League | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 4 |
| RoPS | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| RoPS | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| RoPS | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 |
| RoPS | Total | Total | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 258 | 105 | 15 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 313 | 124 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
* ↑ Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup
* ↑ Includes UEFA Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 Includes Finnish League Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 Includes UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Includes three appearances in Hong Kong Sapling Cup and one appearance and one goal in Hong Kong Senior Challenge Shield

## Honours
### Club

FC Honka
* Veikkausliiga
** Runners-up: 2009, 2018
VPS
* Veikkausliiga
** Runners-up: 2015
RoPS
* Veikkausliiga
** Runners-up: 2018

### Individual

* Veikkausliiga Young Player of the Year: 2008
* Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: June 2015, October 2015
* Veikkausliiga Forward of the Year: May 2008, 2015
* Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 2015
* Veikkausliiga Top goalscorer: 2008, 2015
* Ykkönen Top goalscorer: 2012