Full name Jan Kokla Number 3 2009–2013 Nõmme United Current team FC Flora | Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia 2007–2008 Oper Academy Height 1.87 m | |
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Date of birth (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 19) | ||
Jan Kokla (born 29 May 1997) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Estonian Meistriliiga club Flora and the Estonia national football team.
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Club career
Kokla started playing football with Andres Oper's Academy before moving to Nõmme United. In 2014, he signed for Meistriliiga club Flora, spending the 2014 season in the reserve team Flora II. Kokla made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 13 July 2015, in a 4–0 away win against Tulevik, playing the full 90 minutes and picking up a yellow card.
International career
Kokla started his international youth career in 2012 with the Estonia U16 team and has captained the Estonia U19 team. He earned his first senior cap for Estonia on 1 June 2016, in a 2–0 friendly home win against Andorra, making a good first impression by producing an assist to opening goal scored by Dmitri Kruglov.