Pekka Sihvola

Pekka Sihvola

200px Pekka Sihvola playing for HIFK in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Pekka Sihvola
Date of birth	(1984-04-22) 22 April 1984
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	HIFK
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003	FC Jokerit	4	(0)
2004	Klubi-04	?	(18)
2005	PK-35	?	(5)
2006	FC Honka	5	(0)
2006–2009	FC Hämeenlinna	59	(37)
2008	→ FC Viikingit (loan)	7	(4)
2010	FC Lahti	17	(2)
2011	FC Haka	33	(9)
2012–2014	MYPA	60	(26)
2015-	HIFK	29	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2015

Pekka Sihvola (born 22 April 1984) is a Finnish professional footballer currently playing for HIFK in the Veikkausliiga. He previously played for FC Honka, FC Hämeenlinna, FC Lahti, Haka and MyPa.

In 2004 Sihvola and fellow footballer from Hämeenlinna, Panu Autio, had a trial at C.D. La Serena playing at top level of Chilean football. They also trained with C.D. Magallanes playing in the third level. They would have been the first Finnish footballers ever to play in Chilean football league, but they were never given a professional contract and they both returned to Finland.

Sihvola is a striker with a keen eye for goal. In September 2012 Sihvola attracted world-wide fame for a training video posted online in which he scored a blindfolded Rabona penalty.

Honours

• Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: August 2012

External links

• http://www.fcviikingit.fi
• http://www.fchameenlinna.fi
• http://www.fchonka.fi