Paavo Mustonen

Paavo Mustonen

Personal information
Full name	Paavo Tariu Mustonen
Date of birth	(1989-11-10) 10 November 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Maryborough, Australia
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Tupapa Maraerenga
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Nikao Sokattak
2010–	Tupapa Maraerenga
International career‡
2007–	Cook Islands	16	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024

Paavo Mustonen (born 10 November 1989) in the Cook Islands is a footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Tupapa Maraerenga in the Cook Islands Round Cup and the Cook Islands national football team. ^[1]

Mustonen was born in Maryborough, Australia, to a Cook Islands mother and a Finnish father. ^[2]

Career statistics

International

Cook Islands
Year	Apps	Goals
2007	4	0
2008	0	0
2009	1	0
2010	0	0
2011	3	0
2012	0	0
2013	0	0
2014	0	0
2015	2	0
Total	10	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 2 September 2015 ^[1]

Honours

Nikao Sokattak

• Cook Islands Round Cup: 2006, 2008, 2009
• Cook Islands Cup: 2007, 2008

Tupapa Maraerenga

• Cook Islands Round Cup: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
• Cook Islands Cup: 2013

References

1. "Paavo Tariu Mustonen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
2. Hämäläinen, Tuomas (24 December 2023). "Paavo, 34, elää paratiisisaarilla – maajoukkueen kokenut pelaaja unelmoi ensimatkasta Suomeen: "Näkemään viikinkejä"" [Paavo, 34, lives on paradise islands – the experienced national team player dreams of his first trip to Finland: "To see Vikings"]. MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 July 2025.