Jukka Raitala is a Finnish professional soccer player who is signed to Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. The left-back played for the Findland's youth national team at various age levels and has been a full international since 2009, making 61 appearances for his nation.
Kerava, Findland native Jukka Raitala, was born on September 15, 1988, under Virgo's star sign. The thirty-four-year-old holds Finnish nationality and is of white ethnic background. As of date, he has not shared a word about his parent's information, but his father has died long ago. He stands 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) tall and weighs over 77Kg.
Aforementioned, Raitala is signed to the HJK, and obviously, soccer athletes make good earnings after starting a professional career. However, there is no official statement regarding Raitala's salary playing for his recent club. He earned around $290,500 salary with Guaranteed Compensation during his playing time in Montreal Impact.
HJK's left-back Raitala has a current market value of €400Th as of November 9, 2021, and his contract expires on December 31, 2023.
Raitala's net worth as of 2022 is approximately $500K. HJK's left-back endorses Nike and earns a decent amount through such endorsement deals. However, the amount he makes from such deals remains under the radar.
Aside from a life as a professional soccer player, Raitala is a married man who lives with his wife and children. He is married to his long-time girlfriend Riikka-Liisa Lintu, whose identity still remains under the radar.
The love birds tied themselves into a marriage in the presence of their family and close friends. Raitala and his wife are blessed with a beautiful boy, and he shares a lot of posts mentioning his wife and his son on his Instagram.
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As passionate about soccer from a young age, Raitala started playing soccer with his hometown team Keravan Pallo-75 where he spent much of his junior career.
Raitala started his senior career with Klubi-04, where he made 22 appearances for the team. Since then has played for several top clubs from the year 2006 to 2021. HJK's left-back announced to return to his first professional club on December 21, 2021. Raitala made his international debut for the Finnish national team when he was 20 years of age.
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He played UEFA European Championships back in 2021, and he has made 61 caps for his Finnish national team.
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