Aaro Toivonen

Aaro Toivonen
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Number 52
Youth career
Kasiysi
–2019 Espoo
2020–2022 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Klubi 04 40 (8)
2022– HJK 7 (0)
2024– → Tallinna Kalev (loan) 13 (2)
International career‡
2019 Finland U15 3 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U17 9 (0)
2022–2023 Finland U18 4 (0)
2023– Finland U19 5 (1)
Medal record
Finland U18
First place Baltic Cup 2023[1]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 December 2023

Aaro Toivonen (born 19 April 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Meistriliiga club Tallinna Kalev, on loan from HJK Helsinki.[2]

Career

Toivonen joined HJK youth academy in 2020 from FC Espoo.

He made his Veikkausliiga debut with HJK on 30 July 2022 aged 17, in a 1–0 home win against IFK Mariehamn.[3] On 31 August 2022, his deal was extended until the end of 2024.[4] On 3 August 2023, he extended his contract again, until the end of 2025.[5]

Toivonen was part of the HJK Youth squad in the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League campaign, playing in all four matches, against Malmö FF youth and Nantes youth.[6][7][8]

On 7 August 2024, Toivonen was loaned out to Meistriliiga club Tallinna Kalev for the rest of the season.[9]

International career

Toivonen was named in the Finland U17 squad for the 2022 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament in October 2021, against Bosnia-Herzegovina, Switzerland and Gibraltar, providing an assist in three games in total. Finland finished 2nd in the group and advanced to the Elite round. In March 2022, Toivonen was also named in the Finland U17 squad in the Elite round matches against Portugal, Bulgaria and Ireland.[10]

Toivonen was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[11]

In October 2023, Toivonen was named in Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, scoring one goal in three games, against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[12]

Career statistics

As of 10 November 2024[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2022 Kakkonen 20 5 2 1 — — 22 6
2023 Kakkonen 18 2 0 0 — — 18 2
2024 Ykkönen 2 1 — — — 2 1
Total 40 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 42 9
HJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0[b] 0 1 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 5 0 1 0 2[c] 0 0 0 8 0
Total 7 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Tallinna Kalev (loan) 2024 Meistriliiga 13 2 1 2 – 0 0 14 4
Tallinna Kalev II (loan) 2024 Esiliiga 1 0 – – – 1 0
Career total 60 10 4 3 2 0 0 0 66 13
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup

Honours

HJK

Finland U18

References

  1. ^ Finnish FA
  2. ^ Player profile A.Toivonen, hjk.fi
  3. ^ 17-vuotias Aaro Toivonen teki Veikkausliigadebyyttinsä, hjk.fi, 1 August 2022
  4. ^ HJK ja Aaro Toivonen pidensivät sopimustaan, hjk.fi, 31 August 2022
  5. ^ HJK ja Aaro Toivonen pidensivät sopimustaan, hjk.fi, 3 August 2023
  6. ^ Aaro Toivonen, players profile, UEFA
  7. ^ Historiallinen temppu! HJK:n nuoret tähdet jyräsivät Malmön UEFA Youth Leaguessa, hjk.fi, 4 October 2023
  8. ^ HJK:n matka päättyi UEFA Youth Leaguessa upeasta taistelusta huolimatta, hjk.fi, 22 November 2023
  9. ^ "Toivonen ja Baranov lainalle Tallinnaan". hjk.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ^ EM-karsinnat U17-pojat MAAOTTELUT 2022, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
  11. ^ U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
  12. ^ U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
  13. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, A.Toivonen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto