Onni Tiihonen

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Onni Tiihonen
Personal information
Full name Onni Jalmari Tiihonen
Date of birth (2000-06-06) 6 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Vantaa, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
AC Oulu
Youth career
0000–2014 KOPSE
2015 Legirus Inter
2016–2017 PK-35
2017 PK Keski-Uusimaa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Gnistan 61 (1)
2018Gnistan II 2 (1)
2020NJS (loan) 1 (0)
2020PK Keski-Uusimaa (loan) 6 (1)
2022 AB Argir 14 (0)
2022–2023 Viitorul Dăești [1] 1 (1)
2023 ASU Politehnica Timișoara 8 (0)
2023–2024 Viitorul Târgu Jiu 24 (1)
2024 Unirea Ungheni 10 (0)
2025– AC Oulu 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2024

Onni Jalmari Tiihonen (born 6 June 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.

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Club career

Tiihonen started his senior career with IF Gnistan in 2018. [2] [3] He played with the club in the third-tier Kakkonen and in the second-tier Ykkönen after the promotion. Tiihonen was loaned out to his former youth club PKKU in 2020. [4]

After a short stint with AB Argir in the Faroe Islands Premier League in 2022, Tiihonen moved to Romania. [5] [6] [7]

In July 2023, Tiihonen signed with Viitorul Târgu Jiu in Romanian second-tier Liga II. [8]

For the 2024–25 season, he joined a newly promoted Liga II club Unirea Ungheni.

On 9 November 2024, Tiihonen left Unirea Ungheni due to unpaid salaries, and signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a one-year deal with a one-year option. [9] [10]

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gnistan II2018 Nelonen 2121
Gnistan 2018 Kakkonen 16140201
2019Kakkonen150104 [b] 0200
2020 Ykkönen 6051111
2021Ykkönen24041281
Total61114240793
NJS (loan) 2020 Kakkonen1010
PKKU (loan)2020Kakkonen6161
AB Argir 2022 Faroe Islands Premier League 14020160
Viitorul Dăești 2022–23 Liga III 110011
ASU Politehnica Timișoara 2022–23 Liga II 8080
Viitorul Târgu Jiu 2023–24 Liga II24110251
Unirea Ungheni 2024–25 Liga II10040140
AC Oulu 2025 Veikkausliiga 00000000
Career total1275212401527
  1. Includes Suomen Cup, Faroe Islands Cup and Cupa României
  2. Includes Kakkonen Cup

Honours

Gnistan

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