Aaro Soiniemi

Aaro Soiniemi

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-08-08) 8 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Finland
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	HJK
Youth career
0000–2013	NJS
2014–2022	KäPa [1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	KäPa	24	(1)
2024–	HJK	0	(0)
2024	→ TPS (loan)	23	(2)
International career‡
2022–2023	Finland U18	8	(0)
Medal record Finland U18 Baltic Cup 2023 [2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023

Aaro Soiniemi (born 8 August 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer, playing as a left back for HJK.

Club career

Soiniemi started to play football in a youth team of Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura (NJS), before joining the renowned Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) youth academy when he was nine years old. ^[3] He made his senior debut with KäPa first team in 2022 in Finnish third-tier league Kakkonen, and at the end of the season, KäPa won the promotion to second-tier Ykkönen.

On 14 November 2023, Soiniemi signed a three-year deal with Finnish champions HJK Helsinki. ^{[4] [5]} On 8 February 2024, Soiniemi was loaned out to second-tier Ykkösliiga club Turun Palloseura (TPS) for the 2024 season. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

International career

Soiniemi was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of 17 January 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
KäPa	2022	Kakkonen	12	0	–		–		–		12	0
	2023	Ykkönen	12	1	1	0	4	0	–		17	1
	Total		24	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	29	1
HJK	2024	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
TPS (loan)	2024	Ykkösliiga	23	2	4	0	3	0	–		30	2
Career total			47	3	5	0	8	0	0	0	60	3

1. Includes Suomen Cup
2. Includes Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup

References

1. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, A.Soiniemi, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
2. Baltic Cup, Finnish FA
3. Aaro Soiniemi jatkaa joukkueessa, KäPa, 18 December 2022
4. 18-vuotias Aaro Soiniemi HJK:hon kolmen vuoden sopimuksella, hjk.fi, 14 November 2023
5. KäPa-kasvatit Aaro Soiniemi ja Joonas Kekarainen jatkavat uraansa Veikkausliigassa, KäPa, 31 October 2023
6. NUORTEN MAAJOUKKUEPELAAJA AARO SOINIEMI KAUDEN 2024 KATTAVALLA LAINASOPIMUKSELLA TPS-PAITAAN, fc.tps.fi, 8 February 2024
7. Aaro Soiniemi lainalle TPS:ään, hjk.fi, 8 February 2024
8. Nuorten maajoukkuepelaaja Aaro Soiniemi lainasopimuksella TPS:n paitaan – "Hän tuo puolustuksemme vasemmalle laidalle hyvää kilpailua", Turun Sanomat, 8 February 2024
9. U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023

External links

• Aaro Soiniemi at Soccerway
• Aaro Soiniemi at WorldFootball.net