| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaarina, Finland [1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Gnistan | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | KaaPo | ||
| 2015–2017 | TPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | TPS | 81 | (15) |
| 2018 | → SalPa (loan) | 8 | (6) |
| 2022 | IFK Mariehamn | 20 | (2) |
| 2023– | Gnistan | 58 | (30) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 | |||
Joakim Latonen (born 24 February 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan, as an attacking midfielder. [3]
Latonen started to play football in a youth team of Kaarinan Pojat (KaaPo) in Kaarina. [4] [5] [6]
Latonen joined the youth sector of Turun Palloseura (TPS) in the neighbouring town of Turku in 2015. He made his senior debut with TPS first team in Veikkausliiga in 2018. During the season, he occasionally represented the associate farm club Salon Palloilijat (SalPa), playing in third-tier Kakkonen. [7]
He spent four seasons with TPS, alternately in Veikkausliiga and second-tier Ykkönen, before his departure was announced in December 2021. [8] [9]
For the 2022 season, he signed a one-year contract with IFK Mariehamn in Veikkausliiga. [10]
On 31 January 2023, Latonen signed with IF Gnistan in the second-tier Ykkönen. [11] He was named the Ykkönen Player of the Month in September and October 2023. [12] At the end of the season, Latonen won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in Ykkönen with 19 goals, and Gnistan were promoted to Veikkausliiga via supplemental process. [13] Latonen was also named the Best Player and the Best Forward in Ykkönen. [14]
On 2 January 2024, he renewed his contract with Gnistan, signing a one-year deal for the 2024 season. [15] On 24 February, Latonen scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 Finnish League Cup win against EIF. [16] On 6 April, in the opening match of the 2024 Veikkausliiga season, Latonen scored the first-ever goal for Gnistan in Veikkausliiga, an equalizer from penalty spot against Inter Turku. Gnistan eventually won the game 2–1. [17] One week later on 13 April, Latonen scored his first hat-trick in Veikkausliiga, in a 6–4 away win against Ilves. [18] [19] During the 2024 Veikkausliiga season, Latonen made 29 appearances and scored 11 goals, making it his highest-scoring campaign in Finnish top-tier. [20] On 4 January 2025, Latonen signed a two-year contract extension with Gnistan. [21]
| Club | Season | League | Cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Ykkönen | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 12 | |||
| Total | 81 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 19 | ||
| TPS II | 2020 | Kolmonen | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| SalPa (loan) | 2018 | Kakkonen | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | |||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | |
| Gnistan | 2023 | Ykkönen | 29 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 34 | 20 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | 34 | 14 | ||
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 34 | ||
| Career total | 169 | 53 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 61 | ||
Turun Palloseura
IF Gnistan
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