Arttu Hoskonen

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Arttu Hoskonen
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-16) 16 April 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Kaarina, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Stockport County
Number 6
Youth career
KaaPo
–2010 Inter Turku
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2021 Inter Turku 95 (2)
2022 HJK 21 (3)
2022 → Klubi 04 1 (0)
2023–2025 Cracovia 50 (2)
2024–2025 Cracovia II 3 (0)
2025– Stockport County 0 (0)
International career‡
2016 Finland U20 1 (0)
2022– Finland 18 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:33, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

Arttu Hoskonen (born 16 April 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for English club Stockport County and the Finland national team.

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Career

Born in Kaarina, Hoskonen started playing football in the youth sector of local club Kaarinan Pojat (KaaPo), [2] and joined Inter Turku when aged 13. [3]

Inter Turku

He started his professional career in 2016 with Inter Turku first team, and ultimately spent six seasons with the club in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga. [4] [5]

HJK Helsinki

On 8 November 2021, Hoskonen signed a two-year contract with reigning champions HJK Helsinki, starting in 2022. [6] [7] [8] He suffered an injury in the early 2022, but after recovering, he made 21 appearances in the league, scoring three goals. [9] During his lone season with HJK, he also made 13 appearances in the club's 2022–23 European campaign, representing HJK in the UEFA Europa League group stage in all six matches. [10] [11]

Cracovia

On 23 January 2023, Hoskonen joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Cracovia on a two-and-a-half-year contract, for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be €250,000. [12] [11] [13] He debuted in Ekstraklasa on 17 February 2023, in a win against Stal Mielec. [14] In the next game on 25 February 2023, Hoskonen scored his first goal in the league, in a 2–1 home loss against Piast Gliwice. [14]

In mid-May 2025, it was announced that Hoskonen would leave Cracovia after the 2024–25 season. [15]

Stockport County

On 21 July 2025, Hoskonen signed for EFL League One club Stockport County, [16] becoming the fourth Finnish player to play for the club, after Shefki Kuqi, Jarkko Wiss and Petri Helin. [17]

International career

Hoskonen made his international debut with Finland senior national team on 17 November 2022, in a friendly match against North Macedonia. [18] He scored his first goal for the national team on 13 October 2024, in a UEFA Nations League B match against England at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2025 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Inter Turku 2016 Veikkausliiga 1800000—180
2017 Veikkausliiga6000——60
2018 Veikkausliiga25161——312
2019 Veikkausliiga16040—1 [c] 0210
2020 Veikkausliiga17190—1 [c] 0271
2021 Veikkausliiga13051—2 [d] 0201
Total95224200401234
HJK 2022 Veikkausliiga213200013 [e] 0363
Klubi 04 2022 Kakkonen 10———10
Cracovia 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 11100——111
2023–24 Ekstraklasa26130——291
2024–25 Ekstraklasa13010——140
Total502400000542
Cracovia II 2024–25 [21] IV liga Lesser Poland 30———30
Stockport County 2025–26 League One 000000—00
Career total1707302001702179
  1. ↑ Includes Finnish Cup, Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 7 June 2025 [20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland
202220
202370
202481
202510
Total181
As of match played 13 October 2024. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hoskonen goal.
List of international goals scored by Arttu Hoskonen
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
113 October 2024 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of England.svg  England 1–31–3 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Inter Turku

HJK

Cracovia II

References

  1. ↑ "Kadra" (in Polish). Cracovia . Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kaarinan pojat, seuran historia". kaapo.fi.
  3. ↑ HENKILÖKUVASSA ARTTU HOSKONEN: "OLEN AINA AJATELLUT, ETTÄ MIHIN IKINÄ MENENKIN, TULEN MENESTYMÄÄN", fcinter.fi, 11 June 2021
  4. ↑ Rikkonaisen viime kauden pelanneet Arttu Hoskonen ja Jere Koponen valmiina Veikkausliigan alkuun, turunseutusanomat.fi, 6 April 2018
  5. ↑ ARTTU HOSKOSELLE JATKOSOPIMUS FC INTERIIN, fcinter.fi, 6 November 2019
  6. ↑ Uusi nimi Klubin takalinjoille, hjk.fi, 8 November 2021
  7. ↑ "Lisävoimaa takalinjoille - Arttu Hoskonen sopimukseen HJK:n kanssa". www.veikkausliiga.com.
  8. ↑ Kuuluuko kopissa turkua, Arttu Hoskonen?, hjk.fi, 28 March 2022
  9. ↑ Arttu Hoskonen siirtyy Puolan pääsarjaan, hjk.fi, 23 January 2023
  10. ↑ HJK puolustaja Arttu Hoskonen luottavaisena Ludogorets-kohtaamisen alla, veikkausliiga.com, 6 October 2022
  11. 1 2 HJK-toppari Arttu Hoskonen siirtyy Puolaan, MTV Oy, 23 January 2023
  12. ↑ "ARTTU HOSKONEN NOWYM ZAWODNIKIEM PASÓW!" [ARTTU HOSKONEN IS A NEW PLAYER OF PASY!]. cracovia.pl (in Polish). 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Tie vie kasvattajasarjasta ulkomaille - Hoskonen siirtyy Klubista Puolaan, pallotv.fi, 24 January 2023
  14. 1 2 Arttu Hoskonen at Soccerway . Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  15. ↑ Huuhkajat-kaksikko lähtee, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 15 May 2025
  16. ↑ "Stockport sign Finland international Arttu Hoskonen". BBC Sport. July 21, 2025.
  17. ↑ Finnish international Hoskonen joins County, stockportcounty.com, 21 July 2025
  18. ↑ Arttu Hoskosen tie Huuhkajien avaukseen oli tavallista pidempi, koska bilettäminen oli pitkään jalkapalloa tärkeämpää, Turun Sanomat, Harri Ahola, 10 September 2023
  19. ↑ Raju näky Olympiastadionilla – fanit haistattelivat v-alkuisen kirosanan kera Palloliiton pomolle, Yle, 13 October 2024
  20. 1 2 "Arttu Hoskonen". flashscore.
  21. ↑ "Zawodnik: Arttu Hoskonen". laczynaspilka.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  22. 1 2 "Arttu Hoskonen". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  23. ↑ Żukowski, Jacek (7 June 2025). "Potwierdzone, awans rezerw Cracovii do trzeciej ligi". dziennikpolski24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 16 June 2025.
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