Tuomas Aho

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Tuomas Aho
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Aho with HIFK in 2015
Personal information
Full name Tuomas Yrjö Aho
Date of birth (1981-05-27) 27 May 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth Parikkala, Finland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
–1992 KeuPa
1993–1994 Kuusankosken Kumu
1995 FC Kouvola
1996–1998 FC Kuusankoski
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998 Kuusankoski 5 (0)
1999–2004 MYPA 118 (3)
2002Kuusankoski (loan) 1 (0)
2004–2006 AGF 18 (0)
2006–2008 HJK 59 (1)
2007Klubi 04 (loan) 3 (0)
2009–2014 MyPa 142 (5)
2015–2016 HIFK 52 (2)
Total398(11)
International career
1999 Finland U18 8 (0)
2000 Finland U19 8 (0)
2001 Finland U20 5 (0)
2000–2003 Finland U21 12 (0)
2006 Finland B 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tuomas Aho (born 27 May 1981) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made 371 appearances in the Veikkausliiga, and had a short stint abroad with Danish Superliga club AGF.

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Career

Early years

Aho played youth football for KeuPa, Kumu JT, FC Kouvola and FC Kuusankoski. [2] He made his senior debut for the latter in the 1998 season. [3]

He made his debut in the Veikkausliiga on 27 June 1999 for MyPa in a match against FC Jazz. [4] He won the Finnish Cup with the club in 2004. [5]

AGF

On 23 December 2004, Aho signed with Danish Superliga club AGF after his contract with MyPa had expired. [6] He made his debut on 20 March 2005, coming on as an substitute in stoppage time for Tobias Grahn in a 2–1 home win over Nordsjælland. [7] He played his first full game on 7 May in a 3–1 away loss to AaB. [8] [9]

Return to Finland

Aho returned to Finland on 1 May 2006, signing with HJK. [10] He played for the club through three seasons, before returning to MyPa on 3 December 2008. [11] He served as club captain of both HJK and MyPa. [12] [13]

On 13 March 2015, Aho signed a one-year contract with HIFK, who were newly promoted to the top division. [14]

Personal life

Aho has studied sport pedagogy at the University of Jyväskylä. [15]

Career statistics

As of 1 September 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Cup League cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kuusankoski 1998 Kakkonen 5050
MYPA 1999 Veikkausliiga 8080
2000 Veikkausliiga3001 [a] 0310
2001 Veikkausliiga2712 [b] 0291
2002 Veikkausliiga300030
2003 Veikkausliiga2404 [b] 0280
2004 Veikkausliiga262112 [a] 0293
Total11031100901164
Kuusankoski (loan) 2002 Ykkönen 1010
AGF 2004–05 Danish Superliga 120120
2005–06 Danish Superliga6060
Total180000000180
HJK 2006 Veikkausliiga19110001 [b] 0211
2007 Veikkausliiga18000001 [b] 0190
2008 Veikkausliiga220100000230
Total591200020631
Klubi 04 2007 Ykkönen3030
MYPA 2009 Veikkausliiga2500050300
2010 Veikkausliiga21110105 [c] 0281
2011 Veikkausliiga1701020200
2012 Veikkausliiga25220203 [c] 0322
2013 Veikkausliiga3011040351
2014 Veikkausliiga24100504 [c] 0332
Total1425501901201785
HIFK 2015 Veikkausliiga2310010241
2016 Veikkausliiga2011050261
2017 Veikkausliiga10000100
Total532106000602
Career total391119125023044812
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Cup
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

MyPa

HJK

References

  1. "Tuomas Aho, statistik fra superligaen, all-time". SuperStats (in Danish). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. Vento, Jari (16 May 2019). "Tuomas Aho kesäleirille vierailijaksi". KP-75 (in Finnish). Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. Vuorinen, Juha; Kasila, Markku (2007). Pelimiehet – Suomen jalkapallon pelaajatilastot 1930–2006. Jyväskylä: Suomen urheilumuseosäätiö. ISBN   978-952-99075-9-5.
  4. "Liigapelaajat". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  5. "Jalkapallokirja 2005 – Suomen Palloliiton Julkaisu 70: Vuosikerta". journal (in Finnish). Helsinki: Liiton Toimisto. 2005. ISSN   0787-7188.
  6. "Fodbold: Grahn og Aho til AGF". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 23 December 2004. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  7. Engmann, Jesper (22 March 2005). "Første hele kamp til finne". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  8. Nielsen, Poul F. (7 May 2005). "Bræmer bankede AGF". B.T. (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  9. "Superligakamp AaB–AGF, 07.05.2005". SuperStats. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  10. "Tuomas Aho skifter til HJK Helsinki". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 1 May 2006. Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  11. "Aho, Multaharju and Oksanen MyPaan". Myllykosken Pallo -47 (in Finnish). 3 December 2008. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  12. Aho, Mikko (27 September 2008). "Veikkausliiga | Tuomas Aho: "On suuri kunnia olla HJK:n kapteeni"". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  13. "Kapteenisto kaudella 2012". Myllykosken Pallo -47 (in Finnish). 23 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  14. Perret, Christoffer (13 March 2015). "Tuomas Aho HIFK:hon - ensimmäinen täysin kotimainen joukkue pääsarjassa 7 vuoteen". HIFK Fotboll (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 4 October 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  15. Isotalo, Mikko; Laukkanen, Riku (14 April 2015). "Topparia etsimässä" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 22 October 2021.