Juho Kilo

Juho Kilo

Kilo with Finland U21 in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Juho Teemu Kristian Kilo
Date of birth	(2002-06-23) 23 June 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Finland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	ADO Den Haag
Number	25
Youth career
0000–2018	KäPa
2018–2020	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	Hamburger SV II	64	(6)
2024	Haka	18	(3)
2024–	ADO Den Haag	37	(3)
International career‡
	Finland U16
2018–2019	Finland U17	9	(0)
2019	Finland U18	2	(0)
2021–2023	Finland U21	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024

Juho Teemu Kristian Kilo (born 23 June 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag.

Early career

Kilo is a product of Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) youth program. He played with KäPa until August 2018, when he joined the Hamburger SV youth academy for a €100,000 transfer fee. ^[1]

Club career

Hamburger SV II

Kilo made his senior debut with Hamburger SV II in 2020, playing in Regionalliga Nord. ^[2] He played with HSV reserve team two full seasons until the summer 2023, when his contract expired with the club, and he was not offered a contract with the first team. ^{[3] [4]}

Haka

Kilo was without club for the rest of 2023, and on 6 February 2024, he returned to Finland and signed a one-year deal with a Veikkausliiga club FC Haka. ^{[5] [6]} He made 28 appearances and scored three goals for the club in all competitions combined, before leaving in the beginning of August.

ADO Den Haag

On 5 August 2024, Kilo signed a contract with Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands for two seasons, with an option for a third, for an undisclosed fee. ^[7] He scored his first goals for the club on 4 October, by a brace in a 5–1 away win against TOP Oss, becoming the first Finnish player since Joonas Kolkka in 2006 to score for ADO Den Haag. ^{[8] [9]} In July 2025, Kilo signed a three-year contract extension. ^[10]

Personal life

His younger brother Jesse Kilo is also a footballer, playing for Hamburger SV II. ^[11]

Career statistics

As of 18 May 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup [b]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamburger SV II	2020–21	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2021–22	Regionalliga Nord	28	4	–		–		–		28	4
	2022–23	Regionalliga Nord	35	2	–		–		–		35	2
	Total		64	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	6
Haka	2024	Veikkausliiga	18	3	5	0	5	0	–		28	3
ADO Den Haag	2024–25	Eerste Divisie	37	3	0	0	–		2 [c]	0	39	3
Career total			119	12	5	0	5	0	2	0	131	12

1. Includes Suomen Cup and KNVB Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs

References

1. Juho Kilo siirtyy Käpylän Pallosta Hamburger Sport-Vereiniin, kapylanpallo.fi, 8 August 2018
2. Huuhkajia kasvaa ympäri Eurooppaa, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 26 March 2023
3. Ammattilaisena Saksassa: Juho Kilo pelaa ja opiskelee, jpy.fi, 19 May 2023
4. Juho Kilo: "Ei ole ollut optimaalisin puolivuotinen", Football Association of Finland, 21 November 2023
5. FC HAKA SOPIMUKSEEN LUPAAVAN NUOREN TESTIPELAAJAN KANSSA, fchaka.fi, 6 February 2024
6. Saksalaisjätti teki törkeät oharit Juho Kilolle – ”Vuosi sitten en olisi voinut kuvitellakaan”, Aamulehti, 11 May 2024
7. "ADO Den Haag verwelkomt de talentvolle Juho Kilo" [ADO Den Haag welcomes the talented Juho Kilo] (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
8. OptaJohan, twitter
9. Hoe stille uitblinker Juho Kilo zich razendsnel ontwikkelt bij ADO: ‘Hij is uit ander hout gesneden’, ad.nl, 14 December 2024
10. Suomalaispelaaja sai jatkosopimuksen Hollannissa, suomifutis.com, 14 July 2025
11. Huuhkajia kasvaa ympäri Eurooppaa, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 26 March 2023

External links

• Juho Kilo at Soccerway
• Juho Kilo at WorldFootball.net
• Juho Kilo at Football Association of Finland