| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 52 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kasiysi | |||
| –2019 | Espoo | ||
| 2020–2022 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Klubi 04 | 38 | (7) |
| 2022– | HJK | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Finland U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Finland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Finland U19 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023 | |||
Aaro Toivonen (born 19 April 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK Helsinki. [1]
Toivonen joined HJK youth academy in 2020 from FC Espoo.
He made his Veikkausliiga debut with HJK on 30 July 2022 aged 17, in a 1–0 home win against IFK Mariehamn. [2] On 31 August 2022, his deal was extended until the end of 2024. [3] On 3 August 2023, he extended his contract again, until the end of 2025. [4]
Toivonen was part of the HJK Youth squad in the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League campaign, playing in all four matches, against Malmö FF youth and Nantes youth. [5] [6] [7]
Toivonen was named in the Finland U17 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament in October 2021, against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Switzerland and Gibraltar, providing an assist in three games in total. Finland finished 2nd in the group and advanced to the Elite round. In March 2022, Toivonen was also named in the Finland U17 squad in the Elite round matches against Portugal, Bulgaria and Ireland. [8]
Toivonen was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023. [9]
In October 2023, Toivonen was named in Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, scoring one goal in three games, against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino. [10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2022 | Kakkonen | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 6 | ||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| Total | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
| HJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | ||
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