Paulus Roiha (born 3 August 1980) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Roiha began his Veikkausliiga career in Finland with HJK Helsinki. He was the top scorer in Finland in 2001 with 22 goals. In September 2001 he scored twice for the club against Celtic in a UEFA Cup tie, which HJK eventually lost 3–2 on aggregate. Roiha has since also played for Utrecht and Zwolle in the Netherlands and for Cercle Brugge in Belgium. He joined ADO Den Haag on a free transfer from Cercle Brugge during the January 2006 transfer window playing his first Eredivisie match with them on 28 January 2007. After a short stint with Hungarian club Újpest, the club released him because of an injury in January 2010, and a few days later he signed a two-year contract with HJK Helsinki. However, injuries kept him sidelined for most of the 2009 season and he was released by HJK at the end of the season. In 2010, Roiha joined newly promoted Allsvenskan club Åtvidabergs FF on a free transfer. The club, however, suffered relegation to Superettan and he left after the season. In the 2011 season, Roiha played for Finnish club KuPS. After the season, he decided to retire from football. International career Roiha played his first match for the Finnish national team on 1 February 2001 against Sweden; however, he was not able to become a regular for Finland in qualifying matches due to injuries. International goals Finland's score first. References External links Profile at HJK.fi Stats at Veikkausliiga.com 1980 births Living people Finnish footballers Finnish expatriate footballers Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players FC Utrecht players PEC Zwolle players ADO Den Haag players Újpest FC players Åtvidabergs FF players Kuopion Palloseura players Footballers from Espoo Finland international footballers Veikkausliiga players Eredivisie players Belgian Pro League players Allsvenskan players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Hungary Expatriate footballers in Sweden Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Association football forwards