Jesse Sarajärvi

{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1995)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jesse Sarajärvi

| fullname =

| image = Jesse Sarajärvi.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1995|5|20}}

| birth_place =Seinäjoki, Finland

| height = {{height|m=1.85}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Right midfielder

| youthyears1 = 2005–2006

| youthclubs1 = TP-Seinäjoki

| youthyears2 = 2007–2014

| youthclubs2 = SJK

| years1 = 2012–2019

| clubs1 = SJK

| caps1 = 90

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2012

| clubs2 = → FC YPA (loan)

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2012–2015

| clubs3 = SJK Akatemia

| caps3 = 65

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2016

| clubs4 = → FC Haka (loan)

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 1 October 2016

| ntupdate =

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Jesse Sarajärvi (born 20 May 1995) is a Finnish footballer, who most recently played for Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho.https://int.soccerway.com/players/jesse-sarajarvi/249381/ Soccerway. Retrieved 2016-10-01

Sarajärvi was a part of the Veikkausliiga title winning SJK in 2015, but only played in one game. It was the first title in club history. He made his SJK debut in 2012.

In January 2020 it was told that Sarajärvi would take a break from football because of a tumour in his pituitary gland.{{cite web|url=https://www.sjk.fi/w/paivitys-jesse-sarajarven-tilanteeseen|title=Päivitys Jesse Sarajärven tilanteeseen|author=|date=8 January 2020|work=sjk.fi|accessdate=8 January 2020}}

Sarajärvi's father is entrepreneur and SJK chairman Raimo Sarajärvi.

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