Julius Körkkö
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Haukipudas, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Horsens | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HauPa | |||
| Tervarit | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Tervarit | 5 | (1) |
| 2023 | JS Hercules | 15 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | AC Oulu | 54 | (14) |
| 2024–2025 | → OLS (loan) | 9 | (3) |
| 2026– | Horsens | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Finland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Finland U17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2024 | Finland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Finland U21 | 2 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2026 | |||
Julius Körkkö (born 3 July 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Superliga club AC Horsens.
Club career
Körkkö played in the youth sectors of HauPa and Tervarit in Oulu, before he joined JS Hercules in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2023, at the age of 16.[1][2] In his early teens, he also spent time with a youth team of Italian club Venezia.[3]
AC Oulu
On 13 November 2023, Körkkö signed a professional contract with Veikkausliiga side AC Oulu, on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year.[4] Körkkö debuted with his new club on 3 February 2024, in a 2–0 Finnish League Cup win against SJK.[5] On 24 May 2024, Körkkö scored his first goal in the league, in a 4–3 away defeat against Haka.[6][7][8] During his first season in Finnish first tier, Körkkö made 19 appearances and scored three goals.
AC Horsens
On 13 July 2026, Körkkö signed with Danish Superliga club AC Horsens,[9] for a reported transfer fee of €600,000.[10]
International career
Körkkö has represented Finland at under-16 and under-17 youth national team levels.[11][12][13][14]
Career statistics
- As of 30 June 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tervarit | 2023 | Kolmonen | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | |||
| Hercules | 2023 | Kakkonen | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | – | 21 | 8 | ||
| Total | 54 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 19 | ||
| OLS (loan) | 2024 | Ykkönen | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | |||
| 2025 | Ykkönen | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | ||
| AC Horsens | 2026–27 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 83 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 25 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
- Northern Finland Football Association: Boy Player of the Year 2024[15]
References
- ↑ Julius Körkkö ja Deniz Kocol tuoreimmat sopimuspelaajat, JS Hercules, 21 April 2023
- ↑ JS Hercules, 18 September 2023
- ↑ Voi hyvänen aika, Janne Hietanen henkäisi, kun kuuli Julius Körkön maalimäärän – Kaleva Cupin lohkot arvottiin perjantaina, Kaleva, Kai Nevala, 16 August 2019
- ↑ JULIUS KÖRKKÖ SIIRTYY HERCULEKSESTÄ AC OULUN ORGANISAATIOON, AC Oulu, 13 November 2023
- ↑ Seinäjoelta irtosi AC Oululle tuttu saalis – SJK taipui liigacupin ottelussa Coffeyn ja Salon maaleilla: "Pelasimme todella hienon pelin", Kaleva, 3 February 2024
- ↑ FC Haka 4 – 3 AC Oulu, veikkausliiga.com, 24 May 2024
- ↑ HJK:n piina helpotti – 18-vuotias lupaus nousi Oulussa ratkaisijan rooliin, Iltalehti, 20 July 2024
- ↑ 17-vuotias haukiputaalainen Julius Körkkö pystyi murtautumaan AC Oulun liigajoukkueen kokoonpanoon – Perjantai-iltana vastassa on KuPS, Kaleva, 27 June 2024
- ↑ JULIUS KÖRKKÖ SIIRTYY AC OULUSTA TANSKAAN, acoulu.fi, 13 July 2026
- ↑ Julius Körkön siirto Tanskaan sinetöityi – AC Oulun saama summa voi nousta 800 000 euroon, Kaleva, 13 July 2026
- ↑ Julius Körkkö valittu U16-maajoukkueeseen, tervaritjuniorit.fi, 26 April 2022
- ↑ Julius Körkkö U17-maajoukkueen mukana Belgian kaatoon, tervaritjuniorit.fi, 20 January 2023
- ↑ "Kaksi voittoa oli kova suoritus" - U17-pojilla onnistunut maaotteluviikko, Veikkausliiga, 27 January 2023
- ↑ U17-poikien Julius Paananen: ”Haluamme EM-kisoihin asti”, Palloliitto/Finnish FA, 28 February 2023
- ↑ Pohjoisen alueen jalkapallokauden 2024 ansioituneita palkittiin Seurojen Ääni -seminaarin yhteydessä, Football Association of Finland, 17 February 2025
External links
- Julius Körkkö at Soccerway
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Haukiputaan Pallo players
- Tervarit players
- JS Hercules players
- AC Oulu players
- AC Horsens players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Footballers from Oulu
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Danish Superliga players