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{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1988)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jukka Raitala
| image = Raitala Jukka Columbus Crew SC Meet the Team 2017 (cropped).jpg
| image_size = 180px
| caption = Raitala with the [[Columbus Crew]] in 2017
| fullname = Jukka Matias Raitala<ref>[https://www.ampumaurheiluliitto.fi/2007/09/11/kahdeksan-ampujaa-varusmieheksi-urheilukouluun/ Kahdeksan ampujaa varusmieheksi Urheilukouluun], ampumaurheiluliitto.fi, 11 September 2007</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|9|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kerava]], Finland
| height = 5 ft 11 in
| currentclub = [[IF Gnistan|Gnistan]]
| clubnumber = 22
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 1995–2005
| youthclubs1 = Keravan Pallo-75
| youthyears2 = 2005–2006
| youthclubs2 = [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK]]
| years1 = 2006
| clubs1 = [[Klubi 04]]
| caps1 = 22
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2007–2009
| clubs2 = [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK]]
| caps2 = 66
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2009–2010
| clubs3 = → [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim]] (loan)
| caps3 = 2
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2010
| clubs4 = [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II]]
| caps4 = 2
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2010–2012
| clubs5 = [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim]]
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2010–2011
| clubs6 = → [[SC Paderborn 07]] (loan)
| caps6 = 29
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2011–2012
| clubs7 = → [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] (loan)
| caps7 = 17
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2012–2015
| clubs8 = [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]
| caps8 = 26
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = [[FC Vestsjælland| Vestsjælland]]
| caps9 = 15
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2015–2016
| clubs10 = [[AaB Fodbold|Aalborg BK]]
| caps10 = 5
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2016
| clubs11 = [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]]
| caps11 = 28
| goals11 = 1
| years12 = 2017
| clubs12 = [[Columbus Crew]]
| caps12 = 28
| goals12 = 0
| years13 = 2018–2020
| clubs13 = [[Montreal Impact (MLS)|Montreal Impact]]
| caps13 = 69
| goals13 = 1
| years14 = 2021
| clubs14 = [[Minnesota United FC|Minnesota United]]
| caps14 = 9
| goals14 = 0
| years15 = 2022–2023
| clubs15 = [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK]]
| caps15 = 43
| goals15 = 0
| years16 = 2024–
| clubs16 = [[IF Gnistan|Gnistan]]
| caps16 = 26
| goals16 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 
| nationalteam1 = [[Finland national under-17 football team|Finland U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2005–2006
| nationalteam2 = [[Finland national under-19 football team|Finland U19]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2007–2010
| nationalteam3 = [[Finland national under-21 football team|Finland U21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 19
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2009–2022
| nationalteam4 = [[Finland national football team|Finland]]
| nationalcaps4 = 61
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 26 October 2024
| ntupdate = 09:24, 22 June 2021 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{medalTeam|[[Finland national football team]]}}
{{medalRU|[[Baltic Cup (football)|Baltic Cup]]|[[2012 Baltic Cup|2012]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[Baltic Cup (football)|Baltic Cup]]|[[2014 Baltic Cup|2014]]}}
{{medalTeam|[[HJK Helsinki]]}}
{{medalW|[[Finnish Cup]]|[[2008 Finnish Cup|2008]]}}
{{medalRU|[[Finnish League Cup]]|[[Finnish League Cup|2009]]}}
{{medalW|[[Veikkausliiga]]|[[2009 Veikkausliiga|2009]]}}
}}

'''Jukka Matias Raitala''' (born 15 September 1988) is a Finnish professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for [[Veikkausliiga]] club [[IF Gnistan]]. He usually plays as a [[left back]] in both his club side and the [[Finland national football team|Finland football team]] but can also operate as a [[right back]] or a central [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. Raitala was born in [[Kerava]], Finland, where he played for the local youth team before moving to [[HJK Helsinki|HJK]]'s youth organization.

==Club career==
===Early career===
Raitala joined the Keravan Pallo-75 junior team at the age of seven. He played there for ten years before he moved to [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK]] in 2005. After just one year in the youth team he was promoted to HJK's reserve team, [[Klubi-04]]. In his lone season with Klubi-04, Raitala made 22 appearances.

===HJK===
In 2007, he made his first appearance for the senior side at the age of eighteen and was since then a regular in the starting eleven. His success with the [[Finland national under-21 football team]] and HJK has made him a  transfer target in Finland. For a long time Raitala refused to sign a new contract with HJK, but when the club left him out of the playing squad he chose to sign a new deal that kept him in Helsinki until the end of the 2011 season.

In 2008, [[SpVgg Greuther Fürth]] scouted him in Helsinki. In October 2008, Finnish sports magazine IS Veikkaaja reported that [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]], [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]] are also scouting him. In Greek Day News, Raitala stated that he is interested in a move to AEK and that he is friends with AEK's [[Perparim Hetemaj]].<ref name="Ράιταλα: Θα ήθελα να παίξω μαζί με τον Χετεμάι στην ΑΕΚ...">{{cite web|url=http://www.daynews.gr/?type=1&cat=45&id=105479
|script-title=el:Ράιταλα: εννοείται πως μ'ενδιαφέρει|publisher=DayNews.gr|date = 12 October 2008 |access-date=22 October 2008 | language = el}} {{Dead link|date=November 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

In November, [[West Bromwich Albion]] invited him for a test period after preparative negotiations with HJK. Raitala never did the trip and stated he does not want to risk playing time by moving. He wants a guarantee for his place in the [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|2009 Under-21 Euros]] team.<ref name="Raitalan testimatka Englantiin lykkääntyi">{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/6338/1
 |title        = Raitalan testimatka Englantiin lykkääntyi
 |publisher    = www.hjk.fi
 |date         = 21 November 2008
 |access-date   = 20 January 2009
 |language     = fi
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110720185307/http://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/6338/1
 |archive-date = 20 July 2011
 |url-status   = dead
}}</ref>

In January 2009, [[Newcastle United]] invited him for a week-long trial with their first team.<ref name="20 Year-Old Finnish Defender Jukka Raitala In Tyneside Trial">{{cite web|url=http://www.nufcblog.com/2009/01/20/20-year-old-finnish-defender-jukka-raitala-on-trial-on-tyneside|title=20 Year-Old Finnish Defender Jukka Raitala In Tyneside Trial|publisher=www.nufcblog.com|date= 20 January 2009 |access-date = 20 January 2009}}</ref>  It was also reported in Finnish IS Veikkaaja that [[Udinese Calcio]] and [[Middlesbrough F.C.]] are watching his progress.

In April 2009, Express.de wrote that Raitala is [[1. FC Köln]]'s top candidate to replace [[Pierre Womé]] as their left-back.<ref name="1. FC Köln jagt Finnen-Talent">{{cite web|language=de|url=http://www.express.de/nachrichten/sport/fussball/1-fc-koeln/1-fc-koeln-jagt-finnen-talent_artikel_1235811474007.html|title=1. FC Köln jagt Finnen-Talent|publisher=www.express.de|date=4 April 2009|access-date=4 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408053640/http://www.express.de/nachrichten/sport/fussball/1-fc-koeln/1-fc-koeln-jagt-finnen-talent_artikel_1235811474007.html|archive-date=8 April 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> On 23 April, Express.de said that Raitala is going to meet Köln and he has an exit clause in his new contract with HJK.<ref name="FC lockt Finnen Raitala">{{cite web|language=de|url=http://www.express.de/nachrichten/sport/fussball/1-fc-koeln/fc-lockt-finnen-raitala_artikel_1235811561522.html|title=FC lockt Finnen Raitala|publisher=www.express.de|date=23 April 2009|access-date=25 April 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426061915/http://www.express.de/nachrichten/sport/fussball/1-fc-koeln/fc-lockt-finnen-raitala_artikel_1235811561522.html|archive-date=26 April 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> This was later denied by the Finnish club.

On 21 April 2009, Raitala signed a new three-year deal with HJK.<ref name="Jukka Raitalalle sopimus HJK:n kanssa vuoden 2011 loppuun asti">{{cite web|url=http://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/6737/1|title=Jukka Raitalalle sopimus HJK:n kanssa vuoden 2011 loppuun asti|publisher=www.hjk.fi|date=21 April 2009|access-date=21 April 2009|language=fi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720185519/http://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/6737/1|archive-date=20 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In May 2009, [[Ajax Amsterdam]], [[PSV Eindhoven]], [[Bayer Leverkusen]], [[AZ Alkmaar]] and [[Bordeaux]] joined the race to sign Raitala.<ref name="Bayer Leverkusen ollut myös Litmasen ja Forssellin perässä" >{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv3.fi/urheilu/futis/uutiset.shtml/arkistot/futis/2009/05/876643|title=Bayer Leverkusen ollut myös Litmasen ja Forssellin perässä |publisher=www.mtv3.fi|date= 5 December 2009 |access-date= 20 May 2009 | language = fi}}</ref><ref name="AGENT: PSV WANT RAITALA" >{{cite web|url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/overseas/holland/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=international_feed/09/05/19/SOCCER_Ned-PSV_Eindhoven_Raitala.html&TEAMHD=holland=|title=AGENT: PSV WANT RAITALA|publisher=www.sportinglife.com|date=19 May 2009|access-date=20 May 2009|archive-date=26 May 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240526011118/https://www.webcitation.org/68WcQMyjC?url=http://www.sportinglife.com/football/overseas/holland/news/story_get.cgi%3FSTORY_NAME=international_feed/09/05/19/SOCCER_Ned-PSV_Eindhoven_Raitala.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===1899 Hoffenheim===
On 31 August, HJK announced that Raitala had joined Hoffenheim on a season-long loan deal for a €150,000 loan fee, with an option to buy him after the loan. On 15 March 2010, Raitala made his Bundesliga debut for Hoffenheim playing as a right defender against Werder Bremen.<ref name="Jukka Raitala Hoffenheimiin">{{cite web|url=http://www.hjk.fi/uutiset/7258/1|language=fi|title=Jukka Raitala siirtyy Saksaan TSG Hoffenheimiin|publisher=www.hjk.fi|date=31 August 2009|access-date=31 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911235214/http://hjk.fi/uutiset/7258/1|archive-date=11 September 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 1 April 2010, [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim]] signed him for four years for an additional transfer fee of €250,000.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.kicker.de/1899-zieht-option-fuer-raitala-523190/artikel | title = 1899 zieht Option für Raitala | publisher = [[Kicker (magazine)|Kicker]] | access-date = 29 April 2024 | language = de | date = 1 April 2010}}</ref>

On 31 August 2010, he was loaned to [[2. Fußball-Bundesliga|2. Bundesliga side]] [[SC Paderborn 07]] for one season, where he made 29 league appearances in total.

===Osasuna===
On 28 July 2011, he was loaned again, this time to [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] in Spanish [[La Liga]], with the Spaniards having an option to buy him for €1.25 million at the end of the season. On 28 August 2011, Raitala made his La Liga debut for Osasuna playing as a left defender against Atletico Madrid. Although being a starter during the first five league matches, he has since battled for the first-choice status with local prospect [[Eneko Satrústegui]].

===SC Heerenveen===
On 6 June 2012,  Raitala signed a four-year contract with a Dutch [[Eredivisie]] club [[SC Heerenveen]] for a transfer fee of €800,000.<ref name="sc Heerenveen haalt Fins international Jukka Raitala">{{cite web|url=http://www.sc-heerenveen.nl/nieuws/sc-heerenveen-haalt-fins-international-jukka-raitala/10|language=nl|title=sc Heerenveen haalt Fins international Jukka Raitala|publisher=www.sc-heerenveen.nl|date= 6 June 2012 |access-date = 6 June 2012}}</ref> His contract was dissolved on 2 February 2015, after he had lost prospect of play time.

===FC Vestsjælland & AaB===
In 2015, Raitala played in Denmark. He signed a half-year contract with [[FC Vestsjælland]] on a free transfer. The club ended below the relegation zone, but the Danish media wrote that Raitala had been one of the best players in the club's weakly half year.

In the Summer of 2015, Raitala signed for one more half year with [[AaB Fodbold|AaB]]. Raitala began very well, and played the first three matches and created one assist. But later was it clear that the competition on the left back-position was too strong. On 30 November 2015, announced the sports director [[Allan Gaarde]], that Raitala had to find a new club.

On 3 December 2015 it was announced, that Raitala would leave the club at the end of the season with his contract expiring.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/aab-siger-farvel-til-finsk-landsholdsspiller/ | title = AaB siger farvel til finsk landsholdsspiller | publisher = bold.dk | date =3 December 2015 | language = da }}</ref>

===Sogndal===
Raitala signed with Norwegian [[Tippeligaen]] club [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] for the 2016 season in February 2016.

[[File:Jukka Raitala (Sogndal).jpg|thumb|Raitala with [[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]] in 2016]]

===MLS career===
On 23 December 2016, Raitala started his journey in [[Major League Soccer]] after [[Columbus Crew SC]] acquired him through a Discovery Signing for the 2017 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.columbuscrewsc.com/post/2016/12/23/news-crew-sc-adds-experienced-european-defender-jukka-raitala|title=Crew SC adds experienced European defender Jukka Raitala|access-date=23 December 2016}}</ref>

After one season with Columbus, on 12 December 2017, Raitala was selected by [[Los Angeles FC]] in the [[2017 MLS Expansion Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/12/2017-mls-expansion-draft|title=LAFC select Tico striker, young prospects in 2017 MLS Expansion Draft|website=mlssoccer.com|publisher=Major League Soccer|date=12 December 2017|access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref> He was then immediately traded with fellow expansion draftee [[Raheem Edwards]] to [[Montreal Impact (MLS)|Montreal Impact]] in exchange for defender [[Laurent Ciman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.impactmontreal.com/en/post/2017/12/12/impact-acquires-jukka-raitala-and-raheem-edwards|title=Impact acquires Jukka Raitala and Raheem Edwards|website=impactmontreal.com|publisher=Montreal Impact|date=12 December 2017|access-date=23 March 2020}}</ref> Raitala's contract with Montreal expired at the conclusion of the 2020 season.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.impactmontreal.com/fr/post/2020/11/27/limpact-de-montr%C3%A9al-exerce-les-options-de-dix-joueurs| title = L'Impact de Montréal exerce les options de dix joueurs {{!}} CF Montréal}}</ref>

On 28 January 2021, Raitala's [[Major League Soccer|MLS]] rights were traded to [[Minnesota United FC|Minnesota United]] and the club subsequently signed Raitala to a new contract.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Butler|first=Dylan|date=28 January 2021|title=Minnesota United acquire veteran fullback Jukka Raitala in trade with CF Montréal|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2021/01/28/minnesota-united-acquire-veteran-fullback-jukka-raitala-trade-cf-montreal|access-date=28 January 2021|website=MLS Official Website}}</ref>

===Return to HJK===
On 21 December 2021, it was announced that Raitala had returned to his first professional club [[HJK Helsinki|HJK]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/miehet/jukka-raitala-klubiin/|title = Jukka Raitala Klubiin!|date = 21 December 2021}}</ref>

Raitala was named the player of the year after the [[2022 Veikkausliiga|2022]] season, by the [[Football Association of Finland|Finnish FA]] Southern district, and by the coaches of his team.<ref>[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/02/11/jukka-raitala-ja-vesa-vasara-palkittiin-palloliiton-etelaisen-alueen-vuoden-2022-parhaina Jukka Raitala ja Vesa Vasara palkittiin Palloliiton Eteläisen alueen vuoden 2022 parhaina], [[Veikkausliiga]], 11 February 2023</ref>

On 8 December 2023, it was announced that Raitala will leave HJK after the season, since the club's CEO [[Aki Riihilahti]] and a new sporting director Vesa Mäki announced that they saw no future for him in the club. Raitala, the club legend, won three Finnish Championship titles with HJK ([[2009 Veikkausliiga|2009]], [[2022 Veikkausliiga|2022]], [[2023 Veikkausliiga|2023]]).<ref>[https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/miehet/jukka-raitala-ei-jatka-hjkssa/ Jukka Raitala ei jatka HJK:ssa], hjk.fi, 8 December 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000010048249.html ”Olin yllättynyt” – HJK:n luottopuolustaja kertoo Aki Riihilahdelta saamastaan karusta viestistä], [[Helsingin Sanomat]], Ari Virtanen, 11 December 2023</ref>

===IF Gnistan===
On 11 December 2023, a newly promoted [[Veikkausliiga]] side [[IF Gnistan|Gnistan]] from Northern Helsinki announced the signing of Raitala.<ref>[https://gnistan.fi/2023/12/jukka-raitala-siirtyy-gnistaniin/ JUKKA RAITALA SIIRTYY GNISTANIIN], gnistan.fi, 11 December 2023</ref>

==International career==
[[File:Jukka Raitala.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Raitala with the [[Finland national football team|national team]] in 2011]]
When Raitala was 20 years old he made his [[Finland national football team|Finland national team]] debut on 4 February 2009, in [[Tokyo]] in a [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly]] match against [[Japan national football team|Japan]] when [[Stuart Baxter]] used him as a substitute.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://yle.fi/urheilu/suomelle_selkasauna_tokiossa/6063047 |title=Suomelle selkäsauna Tokiossa |date= 4 February 2009 |access-date=8 January 2015|publisher=YLE Urheilu|language=fi}}</ref> He played his first [[UEFA European Championship]] qualification game on 3 June 2011 when [[Mixu Paatelainen]] chose him to the starting line up against [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] in Serravalle.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://yle.fi/urheilu/forssell_laukoi_suomelle_nihkean_voiton/5370591 |title=Forssell laukoi Suomelle nihkeän voiton |date= 3 June 2011 |access-date=1 January 2015|publisher=YLE Urheilu|language=fi}}</ref> During summer 2011 he established himself as a regular in the Finland national team.

He was also a regular in the Finnish under-21 team that qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship [[2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship|final tournament]] in 2009.

He was subsequently a member of the twenty-six players selected by [[Markku Kanerva]] to compete in [[UEFA Euro 2020]], the first official international competition for the Finns. On 12 June 2021, he was a starter for Finland's first UEFA Euro 2020 match against [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]. This encounter resulted in a 1–0 victory for Finland, but is unfortunately famous for seeing Denmark midfielder [[Christian Eriksen]]'s [[cardiac arrest]]. Raitala competed in Finland's all three tournament matches, against Denmark, [[Russia national football team|Russia]] and [[Belgium national football team|Belgium]], but eventually they were eliminated from the competition in the group stage with two losses and one win.

Raitala retired from the international football in November 2021, at the end of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2022 FIFA World Cup qualification]] campaign, after making 63 international appearances for Finland.

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{{updated|11 March 2025|<ref name="swayst">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/29772/Jukka_Raitala.html|title=Jukka Raitala – National Football Teams|author=Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann|publisher=National Football Teams}}</ref><ref>{{Soccerway|jukka-raitala/8478}}</ref><ref>{{MLS player|jukka-raitala}}</ref>}}

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|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=2|Cup<ref group=lower-alpha>Includes the [[Copa del Rey]], [[KNVB Cup]], [[Danish Cup]], and [[Canadian Championship]]</ref>
!colspan=2|Continental<ref group=lower-alpha>All appearances in the [[UEFA Europa League]]</ref>
!colspan=2|Other
!colspan=2|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Klubi 04]]
|[[2006 Ykkönen|2006]]
|[[Ykkönen]]
|22||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||22||0
|-
|rowspan=4|[[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK]]
|[[2007 Veikkausliiga|2007]]
|[[Veikkausliiga]]
|23||0||0||0||4||0||colspan=2|–||27||0
|-
|[[2008 Veikkausliiga|2008]]
|Veikkausliiga
|23||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||23||0
|-
|[[2009 Veikkausliiga|2009]]
|Veikkausliiga
|20||0||0||0||2||0||colspan=2|–||22||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!66!!0!!0!!0!!6!!0!!0!!0!!72!!0
|-
|[[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|TSG Hoffenheim]] (loan)
|[[2009–10 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season|2009–10]]
|[[Bundesliga]]
|2||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||2||0
|-
|rowspan=3|TSG Hoffenheim
|[[2010–11 Bundesliga|2010–11]]
|Bundesliga
|0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||0||0
|-
|[[2011–12 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim season|2011–12]]
|Bundesliga
|0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||0||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!2!!0
|-
|[[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II|TSG Hoffenheim II]]
|[[2010–11 Regionalliga|2010–11]]
|[[Regionalliga Süd (1994–2012)|Regionalliga Süd]]
|2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||2||0
|-
|[[SC Paderborn 07|SC Paderborn]] (loan)
|[[2010–11 2. Bundesliga|2010–11]]
|[[2. Bundesliga]]
|29||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||29||0
|-
|[[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] (loan)
|[[2011–12 La Liga|2011–12]]
|[[La Liga]]
|17||0||2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||19||0
|-
|rowspan=4|[[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]
|[[2012–13 Eredivisie|2012–13]]
|[[Eredivisie]]
|18||0||2||0||3||0||2{{efn|Appearances in the [[2012–13 Eredivisie#European competition|European competition play-offs]]}}||0||25||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Eredivisie|2013–14]]
|Eredivisie
|2||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||2||0
|-
|[[2014–15 Eredivisie|2014–15]]
|Eredivisie
|6||1||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||7||1
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!26!!1!!3!!0!!3!!0!!2!!0!!34!!1
|-
|[[FC Vestsjælland|Vestsjælland]]
|[[2014–15 FC Vestsjælland season|2014–15]]
|[[Danish Superliga]]
|15||0||4||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||19||0
|-
|[[Aalborg Boldspilklub|AaB]]
|[[2015–16 Danish Superliga|2015–16]]
|Danish Superliga
|5||0||1||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||6||0
|-
|[[Sogndal Fotball|Sogndal]]
|[[2016 Sogndal Fotball season|2016]]
|[[Tippeligaen]]
|28||1||0||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||28||1
|-
|[[Columbus Crew SC|Columbus Crew]]
|[[2017 Columbus Crew SC season|2017]]
|[[Major League Soccer|MLS]]
|28||0||0||0||2{{efn|Appearances in the [[MLS Cup Playoffs]]}}||0||colspan=2|–||30||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Montreal Impact (MLS)|Montreal Impact]]
|[[2018 Montreal Impact season|2018]]
|MLS
|28||1||2||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||30||1
|-
|[[2019 Montreal Impact season|2019]]
|MLS
|26||0||5||0||2{{efn|Includes [[CONCACAF Champions Cup|CONCACAF Champions League]]|name=concl}}||0||colspan=2|–||33||0
|-
|[[2020 Montreal Impact season|2020]]
|MLS
|13||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||3{{efn|Includes [[MLS is Back]]}}||0||16||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!67!!1!!7!!0!!2!!0!!5!!0!!81!!1
|-
|[[Minnesota United FC|Minnesota United]]
|[[2021 Minnesota United FC season|2021]]
|MLS
|9||0||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||colspan=2|–||9||0
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi|HJK]]
|[[2022 Veikkausliiga|2022]]
|Veikkausliiga
|23||0||1||0||13||0||3||0||40||0
|-
|[[2023 Veikkausliiga|2023]]
|Veikkausliiga
|20||0||0||0||10||0||5||0||35||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!43!!0!!1!!0!!23!!0!!8!!0!!75!!0
|-
|rowspan=3|[[IF Gnistan|Gnistan]]
|[[2024 Veikkausliiga|2024]]
|Veikkausliiga
|26||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||3||0||29||0
|-
|[[2025 Veikkausliiga|2025]]
|Veikkausliiga
|0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||3||0||3||0
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!26!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!6!!0!!32!!0
|-
!colspan=3|Career total
!385!!3!!18!!0!!34!!0!!21!!0!!458!!3
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
{{updated|match played on 21 June 2021.}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/jukka-raitala | title = Jukka Raitala | publisher = palloliitto.fi | access-date = 21 June 2021 | language = fi | archive-date = 23 March 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160323233226/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/jukka-raitala | url-status = dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | [[Finland national football team|Finland]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2009||1||0
|-
|2010||1||0
|-
|2011||8||0
|-
|2012||6||0
|-
|2013||6||0
|-
|2014||2||0
|-
|2015||2||0
|-
|2016||10||0
|-
|2017||3||0
|-
|2018||5||0
|-
|2019||7||0
|-
|2020||2||0
|-
|2021||8||0
|-
!Total||61||0
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
;HJK Helsinki
*[[Veikkausliiga]]: [[2009 Veikkausliiga|2009]], [[2022 Veikkausliiga|2022]], [[2023 Veikkausliiga|2023]]
*[[Finnish Cup]]: [[2008 Finnish Cup|2008]]
*[[Finnish League Cup]]: 2023

;Montreal Impact
* [[Canadian Championship]]: [[2019 Canadian Championship|2019]]<ref name="Canadian Championship">{{cite web|title=Montréal takes 2019 Canadian Championship title|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/montr-al-takes-2019-canadian-championship-title--p162385%26t%3Dchampionship_article|access-date=28 September 2019|archive-date=8 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008165855/https://www.canadasoccer.com/montr-al-takes-2019-canadian-championship-title--p162385%26t%3Dchampionship_article|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Individual===
*2009: Finland U21 Player of the Year <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/jukka-raitala|title=Jukka Raitala|access-date=14 February 2015|publisher=Suomen Palloliitto|language=fi|archive-date=23 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323233226/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/jukka-raitala|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{UEFA player|96371}}
* {{FIFA player|358366}}
* {{MLS player|jukka-raitala}}
* {{NFT player|29772}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
* {{Fussballdaten|raitalajukka}}
* {{Soccerway|jukka-raitala/8478}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817081219/http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/jukka-raitala.htm Voetbal International profile] {{in lang|nl}}
* [http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/jukka-raitala Profile at FA of Finland's official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323233226/http://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/miesten-maajoukkue/pelaajat/jukka-raitala |date=23 March 2016 }} {{in lang|fi}}
* {{ESPN FC|135908<!-- /jukka-raitala -->}}

{{Gnistan squad}}
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