Niklas Henrikki Tarvajärvi (born 13 March 1983) is a retired Finnish professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently working as the head coach of Heerenveen women's team.
Career Jokerit Tarvajärvi started his career at FC Jokerit in Finland's Veikkausliiga. During the 2001–2004 seasons, he represented the team in 39 matches and scored 11 goals.
MyPa After FC Jokerit was sold to rivals HJK Helsinki in March 2004 and renamed to Klubi-04, Tarvajarvi transferred to MyPa. In the next two seasons, he made 37 appearances and 3 goals.
Heerenveen In the summer of 2005, he moved to Heerenveen. Between 2005 and 2009, he made 30 appearances for the team and scored four goals. He also spent time on loan in De Graafschap and Vitesse Arnhem.
Neuchâtel Xamax After almost four years in the Netherlands, Tarvajarvi joined Neuchâtel Xamax in February 2009 for a transfer fee of €500,000.
Karlsruher SC He then signed a two-year contract on 21 July 2009 with Karlsruher SC.
Go Ahead Eagles After his contract in Karlsruher SC ended he transferred to Dutch Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles.
RoPS In April 2013, it was reported that Tarvajärvi had signed a contract with Veikkausliiga team RoPS. He decided to leave the team after only 10 appearances.
International career Tarvajärvi debuted in the Finland national team on 12 March 2005, coming on as a substitute against Kuwait in a friendly match.
Coaching career Since his retirement, he has worked as a youth coach for SC Heerenveen, and as a head coach for VV Heerenveen.Auttaja Hollannissa, Helsingin Sanomat, 21 January 2024
On 24 May 2024, Tarvajärvi was named the head coach of SC Heerenveen (women).NIKLAS TARVAJÄRVI NIEUWE TRAINER SC HEERENVEEN VROUWEN, sc.heerenveen.nl, 24 May 2024Niklas Tarvajärvi sai huippupestin Hollannista − soitti ensimmäisenä Essi Sainiolle, Yle, 4 June 2024
Personal life His grandfather was a TV and radiojournalist Niilo Tarvajärvi.Ka-news
His son Niilo Tarvajärvi is also a footballer, playing for Ajax U16 youth academy team.Ajax U16 on AFC Ajax website
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsJokerit2001Veikkausliiga——2002Ykkönen——2003Veikkausliiga257——257Total3911——3911MyPa2004Veikkausliiga2421000212732005Veikkausliiga131000040171Total373100061444Heerenveen2005–06Eredivisie1731010—1932006–07Eredivisie131001020161Total304102020354De Graafschap (loan)2007–08Eredivisie284—34—318Vitesse (loan)2008–09Eredivisie11210——122Neuchâtel Xamax2008–09Swiss Super League81———81Karlsruher SC II2009–10Regionalliga Süd20———20Karlsruher SC2009–102. Bundesliga19220——2122010–112. Bundesliga10———10Total202200000222TPS (loan)2011Veikkausliiga82———82Go Ahead Eagles2011–12Eerste Divisie11310——123RoPS2013Veikkausliiga1010000—101Career total2143460548123339
International
Finland national teamYearAppsGoals200520200600200700200810200910Total40
Honours Club MyPa Veikkausliiga: 2005 Finnish Cup: 2004
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