Joni Aho

Last updated

Joni Aho
Joni Aho 1.jpg
Aho with Inter Turku in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-04-12) 12 April 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Kaarina, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1998–2005 Inter Turku
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2006 VG-62 [1] 21 (2)
2006–2013 Inter Turku 174 (6)
2013–2014 Lahti 25 (0)
2014–2017 Inter Turku 70 (6)
International career
2007–2009 Finland U21 13 (0)
2009–2012 Finland 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Joni Aho (born 12 April 1986) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.

Contents

International career

Aho was part of the Finland U21s during the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Sweden. [2] [3] [4]

In early 2009, Aho was called up to the Finland senior squad. He made his debut in a friendly against Japan on 4 February, starting in the 5–1 loss. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Football Association of Finland</span> Sports governing body in Finland

The Football Association of Finland is the governing body of football in Finland. It was founded in Helsinki on 19 May 1907.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Football in Finland</span> Association football practiced in Finland

Football in Finland is not, or at least has traditionally not been, the most popular spectator sport, which is in contrast to most European countries; it falls behind ice hockey, which enjoys a huge amount of popularity in the country. Football tops ice hockey in the number of registered players and as a popular hobby. It is the most popular hobby among 3-18 year olds, whereas ice hockey is 9th.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Roman Eremenko</span> Finnish footballer (born 1987)

Roman Alekseyevich Eremenko is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club FC Honka.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toni Kallio</span> Finnish footballer and coach (born 1978)

Toni Kari Mikael Kallio is a Finnish football coach and a former player. He is the manager of Ilves in Veikkausliiga. His preferred position as a player was left back, but he also operated as centre back and used to play as forward when he joined HJK. His nickname is "Bonecrusher", coming from his great physical presence and playing style.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohamed Kamara</span> Sierra Leonean association footballer

Mohamed Kamara, widely known as Medo, is a Sierra Leonean professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Gnistan and Sierra Leone national team. He also holds Finnish citizenship.

There are three different Finnish Player of the Year Awards in Finland. The sports journalists have elected their male "Player of the Year" since 1947, the Football Association of Finland theirs since 1953. In 1976 the FA began selecting a female "Player of the Year".

Teemu Eino Antero Pukki is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the Finland national football team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jukka Raitala</span> Finnish footballer (born 1988)

Jukka Raitala is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club HJK. He usually plays as a left back in both his club side and the Finland football team but can also operate as a right back or a central defender. Raitala was born in Kerava, Finland, where he played for the local youth team before moving to HJK's youth organization.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mika Ojala</span> Finnish footballer (born 1988)

Mika Ojala is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He began his senior club career playing for VG-62, before signing with Inter Turku at age 18 in 2006.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tuomas Aho</span> Finnish footballer (born 1981)

Tuomas Aho is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made more than 300 appearances in the Veikkausliiga, and had a short stint abroad with Danish Superliga club AGF.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lukas Hradecky</span> Finnish footballer (born 1989)

Lukas Hradecky is a Finnish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains both Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Finland national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Markku Kanerva</span> Finnish footballer and manager (born 1964)

Markku Tapio Kanerva is a Finnish football manager, former player and elementary school teacher. He is the current manager of the Finnish national team.

Joni Ensio Kauko is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finland national team. Kauko was born in Turku, Finland where he played for the local youth teams before starting his senior career in Inter Turku at age 17 in 2008.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexander Ring</span> Finnish footballer (born 1991)

Alexander Michael Ring is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and defender for Major League Soccer club Austin FC.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joel Pohjanpalo</span> Finnish footballer (born 1994)

Joel Julius Ilmari Pohjanpalo is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie B club Venezia. He also represents the Finland national football team. Pohjanpalo was born in Helsinki, Finland where he began his career with HJK. He made his Veikkausliiga debut on 26 October 2011 at the age of 17 and moved out to Germany at age 19 in 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moshtagh Yaghoubi</span> Afghan-born Finnish footballer (born 1994)

Moshtagh Hossain Yaghoubi aka Mosa is an Afghan-born Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HIFK Fotboll</span> Football club from Helsinki, Finland

HIFK Fotboll or IFK Helsingfors, is an association football section of HIFK, a sports club based in Helsinki, Finland. The men's football team competes in the second tier of Finnish football, Ykkönen. Their home ground is the Bolt Arena.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Armend Kabashi</span> Finnish footballer of Kosovo Albanian descent

Armend Kabashi is a Finnish professional football midfielder. He began his senior club career playing for Pallohonka, before making his league debut for Honka at age 18 in 2012.

The 2021 Finnish Cup is the 66th season of the Finnish Cup football competition.

The 2022 Veikkausliiga was the 92nd season of top-tier football in Finland. HJK won the championship for the third consecutive season.

References

  1. ↑ Kasila, Markku; Vuorinen, Juha. Pelimiehet. Suomen Urheilumuseosäätiö. p. 16. ISBN   978-952-99075-9-5.
  2. ↑ "23 liigapelaajaa". Suomen Palloliitto (in Finnish). 15 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009.
  3. ↑ "Veikkausliiga | Kanervan ehdokaslistalla 23 liigapelaajaa". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). 17 May 2009. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "England-Finland | Under-21 2008/09". UEFA. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Japani askeleen edellä". Suomen Palloliitto (in Finnish). 4 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 April 2009.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.