The HJK Courier
Market2 Nov 2026
Mihailo Bogićević is on his way
The clubs have agreed terms, and what remains is formality: a medical, a photograph, a signature. Nobody at HJK is pretending he will be back in the shirt.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Lassi Lappalainen in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at HJK this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Lucas Lingman stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Lucas Lingman and HJK agree another 4 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Market2 Nov 2026
One of our own: Lassi Granlund joins the HJK first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Lassi Granlund is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market2 Nov 2026
HJK promote Atte Hakola from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Atte Hakola has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market2 Nov 2026
One of our own: Riku Hamalainen joins the HJK first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Riku Hamalainen is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad2 Nov 2026
Mihailo Bogićević falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Squad2 Nov 2026
David Ezeh slips down the pecking order
The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. David Ezeh is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.
The dugout2 Nov 2026
Santeri Haarala asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
In brief
- The dugout When it matters, Alfie Cicale plays
- The dugout The manager makes Lucas Lingman a promise
- The dugout The manager plants his flag on Lassi Lappalainen