Adam Vidjeskog
 Vidjeskog in 2015. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adam Alexander Vidjeskog[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kronoby, Finland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jaro | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Terjärv Ungdoms Sportklubb | |||
| –2014 | Jaro | ||
| 2016 | → Gefle (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Jaro | 17 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | → JBK | 28 | (0) |
| 2018 | PS Kemi | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | KPV | 55 | (4) |
| 2022 | Jaro | 21 | (1) |
| 2023 | Oskarshamns AIK | 24 | (0) |
| 2024– | Jaro | 39 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2017 | |||
Adam Alexander Vidjeskog (born 7 July 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club Jaro.[1]
Club career
Vidjeskog signed with Kokkolan PV on 15 January 2019. The deal he signed was for one-year, with an option to extended it with further one year.[4]
In January 2024, Vidjeskog returned to his native Finland with Jaro for the 2024 season with the option for a further season, returning to the club he started his career with.[5]
Personal life
His two younger brothers are both also professional footballers. Axel Vidjeskog plays for KuPS and Isak Vidjeskog plays for Varbergs BoIS.[6] Their father Niklas is a head coach of Jaro.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 27 February 2025[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jaro | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | Ykkönen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Ykkönen | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Jakobstads BK | 2015 | Kakkonen | 16 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Kolmonen | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Kakkonen | 8 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| PS Kemi | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |
| KPV Akatemia | 2019 | Kolmonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| KPV | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | – | 20 | 2 | |
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 55 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 4 | ||
| Jaro | 2022 | Ykkönen | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| Jakobstads BK | 2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Oskarshamns AIK | 2023 | Ettan | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | |
| Jaro | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 6 |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 191 | 8 | 28 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 236 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup, Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup
Honours
Jaro
- Ykkösliiga runner-up: 2024[1]
References
- ^ a b c Adam Vidjeskog at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ Adam Vidjeskog :: KPV – thefinalball.com, thefinalball.com
- ^ Adam Vidjeskog – Player Profile – Football – Eurosport UK, eurosport.co.uk
- ^ SOPIMUSUUTISIA: Adam Vidjeskog Vihreän vahvuuteen, kpv.fi, 15 January 2019
- ^ "ADAM WIDJESKOG SOPIMUKSEEN FF JARON KANSSA" [ADAM WIDJESKOG TO CONTRACT WITH FF JARO]. ffjaro.fi (in Finnish). 5 January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Talangflykten utomlands, den ihållande trenden i Fotbollsfinland: Instängt liv i Portugal eller Italien skrämde Isak Vidjeskog – första tiden i trygga Sverige blev ändå en chock, Svenska Yle, 12 May 2022
- ^ Tässä on FF Jaron uusi päävalmentaja – Tuttu nimi aiemmilta vuosilta, Pietarsaaren Sanomat, 4 November 2023
- ^ Adam Vidjeskog stats, Football Association of Finland