Henri Aalto

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Henri Aalto
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Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-20) 20 April 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland [1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
HooGee
2001–2007 Honka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2014 Honka 143 (8)
2008 → GrIFK (loan) 10 (0)
2008–2011 → Pallohonka 22 (8)
2015–2016 SJK 44 (0)
2017–2018 VfB Oldenburg 32 (1)
2018–2023 Honka 109 (3)
Total360(20)
International career
2008 Finland U19 5 (0)
2008 Finland U20 1 (0)
2009 Finland U21 8 (0)
Medal record
Honka
Silver medal icon.svg Finnish Cup 2008
Silver medal icon.svg Veikkausliiga 2008
Silver medal icon.svg Veikkausliiga 2009
Gold medal icon.svg Finnish League Cup 2010
Gold medal icon.svg Finnish League Cup 2011
Gold medal icon.svg Finnish Cup 2012
Silver medal icon.svg Veikkausliiga 2013
SJK
Gold medal icon.svg Veikkausliiga 2015
Silver medal icon.svg Finnish League Cup 2016
Gold medal icon.svg Finnish Cup 2016
Bronze medal icon.svg Veikkausliiga 2016
Silver medal icon.svg Finnish Cup 2017
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2023

Henri Aalto (born 20 April 1989) is a Finnish former professional footballer who last played as a defender for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Honka. [2] He began his senior club career playing for Honka and made his league debut at age 19 in 2008. He helped Honka win two successive League Cup titles and the Finnish Cup.

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Club career

Honka

Aalto was born in Espoo, Finland, raised in Honka's youth ranks, he made his first team debut on 27 April 2008, at the age of 19, in a match against MYPA. [3] He represented Honka for eight seasons in 140 league matches in which he scored 8 goals.

SJK

On 15 March 2015, it was announced that Aalto had signed a contract with SJK. [4] Aalto made his league debut for the club on 19 April 2015, playing all ninety minutes of a 1–0 home victory over RoPS. [5] He spent the 2015 and 2016 Veikkausliiga seasons with the club.

VfB Oldenburg

In the winter of 2017 Aalto signed a contract with VfB Oldenburg, in the German Regionalliga. [6] Aalto made his competitive debut for the club on 5 February 2017 in a 3–3 draw in the league with Lupo Martini. [7] He scored his first league goal for the club exactly two weeks after he made his debut, with it coming in the 34th minute of a 2–1 league defeat to Weiche Flensburg. [8] He would go on to make 32 league appearances for the club, scoring 1 goal.

Return to Honka

In July 2018 it was announced that Aalto would return to Honka. [9]

On 19 October 2023, it was announced that Aalton would retire after the end of the 2023 season. He won several honours during his time with the club. [10]

International career

Aalto has capped 14 matches for various Finland youth teams. He made his debut for the Finland U21 in a match against Estonia U21 on Esport Arena on 11 February 2009 when he replaced Jussi Heikkinen for the second period of the match. [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 May 2019 [12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cups [a] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Honka 2008 Veikkausliiga 50001 [b] 060
2009 Veikkausliiga130703 [b] 0230
2010 Veikkausliiga91101 [b] 0111
2011 Veikkausliiga262504 [b] 0352
2012 Veikkausliiga304110—414
2013 Veikkausliiga251512 [b] 0322
2014 Veikkausliiga320202 [b] 0360
Total14083111301849
GrIFK (loan) 2008 Ykkönen 10000—100
SJK 2015 Veikkausliiga 210101 [b] 0230
2016 Veikkausliiga230402 [c] 0290
Total4405030520
SJK Akatemia 2015 Kakkonen 10––10
Oldenburg 2016–17 Regionalliga Nord 12100—121
2017–18 Regionalliga Nord20020—220
Total3212000332
Honka 2018 Veikkausliiga 12000—120
2019 Veikkausliiga23270—300
2020 Veikkausliiga140601 [b] 0200
2021 Veikkausliiga230004 [d] 0270
2022 Veikkausliiga21171–282
2023 Veikkausliiga1604000200
Total1093241501384
Career total3361277221043414

Honours and achievements

Honka

SJK

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FC Honka". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  2. ↑ "Honkaan palannut Henri Aalto haaveilee mestaruudesta Espoossa – "Se olisi upea päätös kansalliselle uralle"" (in Finnish). YLE. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "SJK ja puolustaja Henri Aalto sopimukseen" (in Finnish). SJK. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "SJK vs. RoPS – 19 April 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Henri Aalto siirtyy Saksaan" (in Finnish). YLE. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "VfB Oldenburg vs. Lupo-Martini – 5 February 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "VfB Oldenburg vs. Weiche Flensburg – 19 February 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  9. ↑ "Honkaan palannut Henri Aalto haaveilee mestaruudesta Espoossa – "Se olisi upea päätös kansalliselle uralle"" (in Finnish). YLE. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
  10. ↑ Honka-kapteeni Henri Aalto päättää komean uransa - "Tunnen syvää kiitollisuutta", Veikkausliiga, 19 October 2023
  11. ↑ "U21: Suomi kaatoi Viron" [U21: Finland wins Estonia] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 1 February 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  12. ↑ "Henri Aalto". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 June 2019.

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