Jesse Öst

Jesse Öst
Öst with Jaro in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Jesse Otto Öst[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-20) 20 October 1990
Place of birth Jakobstad, Finland
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
HJK
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Jaro 100 (0)
2011–2015 → JBK 11 (0)
2016–2017 Degerfors 49 (0)
2018–2022 SJK 85 (0)
2018–2019 → SJK II 3 (0)
2023– HJK 38 (0)
International career
2012 Finland U21
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 July 2026

Jesse Otto Öst (born 20 October 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club HJK.[3]

Club career

Öst was born in Pietarsaari, and started playing football in his hometown club FF Jaro.[4]

On 19 December 2015, Öst signed with Swedish club Degerfors IF on a two-year deal.[5][6] On 7 March 2016, in a Svenska Cupen match against IK Frej, Öst scored a goal for his team.[7]

After two seasons in Sweden, Öst spent five seasons in Seinäjoki with SJK, before leaving the club after the 2022 Veikkausliiga season.[8]

Öst signed with Finnish champions HJK Helsinki on 4 November 2022, on a deal for the 2023 season, with an option for an additional year.[9] On 5 November 2023, the club exercised their option and his contract was extended for the 2024 season.[10] On 9 August 2024, he signed a two-year extension.[11]

International career

Öst has represented Finland at under-21 level[4] and was once on the bench for the senior team in a 4–2 loss to Mexico in October 2013.[12]

Personal life

Öst is a Swedish-speaking Finn.[13]

Career statistics

As of 31 March 2025[14][3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JBK 2011 Kakkonen 100–––100
2015 Kakkonen 10–––10
Total 110000000110
Jaro 2011 Veikkausliiga 80–––80
2012 Veikkausliiga 802020–120
2013 Veikkausliiga 3201050–380
2014 Veikkausliiga 2400040–280
2015 Veikkausliiga 2801020–310
Total 100040130001170
Degerfors 2016 Superettan 25031––281
2017 Superettan 24000––240
Total 490310000521
SJK Akatemia 2018 Kakkonen 20–––20
2019 Kakkonen 10–––10
Total 3000000030
SJK 2018 Veikkausliiga 16000––160
2019 Veikkausliiga 12030––150
2020 Veikkausliiga 14040––180
2021 Veikkausliiga 27020––290
2022 Veikkausliiga 16010103[c]0210
Total 7501001030890
HJK Helsinki 2023 Veikkausliiga 15010508[d]0290
2024 Veikkausliiga 18000101[e]0200
2025 Veikkausliiga 000040–40
Total 3301010090530
Career total 27101812401203251

Honours

HJK

SJK

References

  1. ↑ Urheilukoulun kesälajien saapumiserä IV/16 valittu, maavoimat.fi, 12 August 2016
  2. ↑ "Jesse Öst profile at SJK" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Jesse Öst at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Jesse Öst profile at Jaro" (in Finnish). Jaro. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  5. ↑ Öst drar västerut – klar för Degerfors, Svenska Yle
  6. ↑ "Lilla Jesse från Sandsund" söker nya utmaningar – vill vara en viktig spelare, Svenska Yle
  7. ↑ Mitä ihmettä? – Suomalaismaalivahti teki maalin Ruotsin cupissa, suomifutis.com, 7 March 2016
  8. ↑ Kiitos Jesse Öst ja muut SJK:n jättävät pelaajat, sjk.fi, 28 October 2022
  9. ↑ Jesse Öst SJK:sta HJK:n maalille, hjk.fi
  10. ↑ Jesse Öst jatkaa Klubissa, hjk.fi
  11. ↑ Jesse Öst jatkaa Klubissa, hjk.fi, 9 August 2024
  12. ↑ "MEXICO VS. FINLAND 4 - 2". uk.soccerway.com. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  13. ↑ Finlandssvenska Jesse Öst tycker att helsingforsarna kunde stressa lite mindre, Hufvudstadsbladet
  14. ↑ Jesse Öst, Finnish FA,
  15. ↑ HJK voitti jalkapallon miesten Suomen cupin mestaruuden – voittomaalin tehnyt Teemu Pukki kritisoi otteluaikataulua, Yle, 20 September 2025