FF Jaro Atakayi joined the youth system at
FF Jaro from Oravais IF in 2013 and made his senior debut for the club in 2015. He became the youngest goalscorer in the history of the
Finnish top flight when he scored against
HIFK on 17 May 2015, aged 16 years and 107 days. He signed a one-year contract extension to tie him to Rangers until 2020 in June 2018. He made his debut against
Motherwell in a 7–1 win during November 2018 but suffered a broken ankle in the game. Atakayi played in 19 games on the
2020 season and scored once. On 4 June 2021 it was told by SJK-head coach
Jani Honkavaara that Atakayi had not been training with the team since February because of attitude problems. Atakayi only played in one
Finnish Cup game for SJK in the 2021 season. On 28 July 2021 he moved to
TPS on loan.
St Patrick's Athletic On 15 July 2022 it was announced that Atakayi had signed for
League of Ireland Premier Division club
St Patrick's Athletic on an 18 month contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut on the same day, in a 1–1 draw with
Dundalk at
Richmond Park. His first goal for the club came on 4 August 2022 when he scored an 87th minute winner away to
CSKA Sofia in the
UEFA Europa Conference League Third qualifying round. On 14 August 2022, he scored the winning goal against
Sligo Rovers at
Richmond Park in what was his first league start for the club. On 19 August 2022, he scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory away to
UCD, his third goal in his last four games. On 14 October 2022, he opened the scoring in a 3–1 win over
Dublin rivals
Bohemians. He followed that up a week later by again opening the scoring in another Dublin derby, this time away to
Shamrock Rovers at
Tallaght Stadium. In December 2023, it was announced that Atakayi had been released by the club at the end of his contract, following his loan spell with
Waterford.
Waterford loan On 1 July 2023, Atakayi signed for
League of Ireland First Division side
Waterford on loan until the end of the season. He made 14 appearances in all competitions as his side earned promotion back to the
League of Ireland Premier Division via the playoffs.
KTP On 25 August 2024, Atakayi signed with
Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP) in Finnish second-tier
Ykkösliiga. He made one appearance before the end of the season, as they won the
2024 Ykkösliiga to gain promotion to the
Veikkausliiga.
KPV On 28 February 2025, Atakayi signed for
Ykkönen side
Kokkolan Palloveikot (KPV) for the 2025 season. ==International career==