https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/05/26/finland/veikkausliiga/football-club-inter-turku/football-club-haka-valkeakoski/4027541/
Ollie Whyte (FC Haka | Finland)
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/05/26/finland/veikkausliiga/football-club-inter-turku/football-club-haka-valkeakoski/4027541/
Not happening for Haka this season to date
Whyte on at 63 mins. Rogerson off at 75 mins
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/07/13/europe/uefa-europa-conference-league/football-club-haka-valkeakoski/crusaders-fc/4085241/
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/07/13/europe/uefa-europa-conference-league/football-club-haka-valkeakoski/crusaders-fc/4085241/
Mckeown full game for Crusaders
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/07/23/finland/veikkausliiga/vaasan-palloseura/football-club-haka-valkeakoski/4027589/
7 rounds to go before the Top 6 & Bottom 6 split. Then after the Relegation Round (bottom 6), last is relegated & 2nd last into a relegation playoff.
Now that Haka's shortlived European adventure is over, they will be focusing on getting themselves up the table. Unfortunately Juan Lescano (ex Brisbane Roar) hasn't provided the goals Haka got from Scot, Lee Irwin last season's league GB winner.
MAALI ⚽️
— Veikkausliiga (@Veikkausliiga) July 30, 2023
FC Haka avaa maalinteon tässä huipputärkeässä tyvipään kamppailussa!
Oliver Whyten kauden ensimmäinen maali ja 1–0 🇳🇿#veikkausliiga #HAKALAH pic.twitter.com/PwbetT1vo9
First of the season for Oli Whyte, and well worked too.
Much needed too for the out of form & relegation threatened Haka.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/04/finland/veikkausliiga/tampereen-ilves/football-club-haka-valkeakoski/4027596/
Whyte on at 71 mins (2-0) and gets a yellow
Another Loan Rogerson assist, standard areas 🤙
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) August 4, 2023
Haka won 2-1 vs Ilves to end a 14-game streak in all comps without victory. Massive three points for them#FlyingKiwis https://t.co/VLBXiCpNr2
But at 64 mins Haka went down to 10 men (2nd yellow) & KTP equalised 14 mins later.
Rogerson off at 85 mins to be replaced by Whyte, and Haka get their 2nd goal a min later for the win.
Haka up to 10th (3rd last). They won't avoid being in the Bottom 6 when the league splits after 2 more games, but hopefully they carry some momentum into the Relegation Round to avoid the drop.
Last automatically relegated with 2nd Last into a relegation playoff.
Haka can finish no higher than 8th, and will go into Bottom 6 for Relegation Round.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/09/03/finland/veikkausliiga/football-club-haka-valkeakoski/seinajoen-jalkapallo-kerho/4027623/
Haka to play in the Relegation Round when league resumes.
However Haka (8th) are on a 6 game unbeaten run, now 9 points above the relegation spots. They will have a UEFA Conference League Playoff spot to play for. Goes to the team in 7th after Relegation Round completed.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/07/finland/veikkausliiga/football-club-haka-valkeakoski/kotkan-tyovaen-palloilijat/4244225/
Whyte & Rogerson both start.
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2023/10/21/finland/veikkausliiga/oulun-edustusjalkapallo/football-club-haka-valkeakoski/4244229/
Rogerson has scored twice this season in league games. 4 goals last season. It also feels like his assist production is down this year. He seemed to provide many more assists in 2022, when Haka had Scot Lee Irwin banging them in.
Whyte 1 goal this season, after 2 goals in 2022.
Edit - Whyte on at 57 mins (Oulu up 1-0).
Edit 2 - finished 1-1. Full game Rogerson
To recap: it was a terrible season for FC Haka in 2023, hence changes have been afoot. In has come a new manager, Englishman Andrew Smith, and with him several new players. Logan Rogerson was released amidst all that... but Ollie Whyte, despite not having a contract, was allowed to continue training with the club.
Sweet as. Note that Whyte seemed to play as a centre-forward which is different to how he was used last year under the previous boss. He played almost the full game, subbed off right near the end. Two good chances for him in there: one he struck wide on the spin early on, a snapshot that he looked disappointed not to bury; the other a shot saved near post by the keeper after a smart run off the shoulder had taken him a little too wide. Definitely had that preseason feel about it. They’ll have four more group so see how it goes.
Two assists from Ollie Whyte as FC Haka beat KuPS 3-1 in the Liiga Cup
— The Niche Cache (@thenichecache) February 2, 2024
Give this man a new contract pronto!#FlyingKiwis pic.twitter.com/zKkmlL80D9
𝐎𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐇𝐘𝐓𝐄 𝐉𝐀𝐓𝐊𝐀𝐀 𝐇𝐀𝐊𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐀!✍
— FC Haka Valkeakoski (@FCHakaOfficial) March 13, 2024
Odotettuja uutisia - FC Haka ja kahdella edellisellä kaudella joukkueessa pelannut Oliver Whyte ovat allekirjoittaneet kauden '24 kattavan pelaajasopimuksen.
Lue lisää: https://t.co/3Ia6kuN4kI#FCHaka@Veikkausliiga pic.twitter.com/tECP8qI60t
Edit - Whyte on the pine
https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2024/04/16/finland/suomen-cup/jippo/football-club-haka-valkeakoski/4346300/
Assisted the 2nd goal in that win as well. A quick counter after play was broken up in the middle of the park.
Hopefully he continues to see good minutes this season. He'll need to impress if he's looking for an additional contract come the pointy end of the season.
Not big money is it, even with 1.00€ = 1.80 $NZD
Cost of living in Finland is pretty high. A beers costs about 7.00€ for starters