Aaro Toivonen
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Aaro Emil Toivonen[1] | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 April 2005 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | KTP | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| Kasiysi | |||||||||||
| –2019 | Espoo | ||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | HJK | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Klubi 04 | 49 | (8) | ||||||||
| 2022–2025 | HJK | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024 | → Tallinna Kalev (loan) | 13 | (2) | ||||||||
| 2025– | KTP | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 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
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 December 2023 | |||||||||||
Aaro Emil Toivonen (born 19 April 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KTP.[3]
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.[4] On 31 August 2022, his deal was extended until the end of 2024.[5] On 3 August 2023, he extended his contract again, until the end of 2025.[6]
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.[7][8][9]
On 7 August 2024, Toivonen was loaned out to Meistriliiga club Tallinna Kalev for the rest of the season.[10]
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.[11]
Toivonen was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[12]
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.[13]
Career statistics
- As of 8 July 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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 | ||||
| 2025 | Ykkösliiga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 49 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 9 | ||
| HJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Tallinna Kalev (loan) | 2024 | Meistriliiga | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Tallinna Kalev II (loan) | 2024 | Esiliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| KTP | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 70 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 13 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Estonian Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
HJK
Finland U18
- Baltic Cup: 2023
References
- ^ "Asepalvelus | Karkaamisesta tuomittu Onni Valakari valittiin Urheilukouluun". Helsingin Sanomat. May 26, 2025.
- ^ "U18-pojat juhli Baltic Cupin voittoa Eerikkilässä". Palloliitto.fi.
- ^ "Aaro Toivonen". HJK Helsinki.
- ^ Vikgren, Toni (August 1, 2022). "17-vuotias Aaro Toivonen teki Veikkausliigadebyyttinsä". HJK Helsinki.
- ^ "HJK ja Aaro Toivonen pidensivät sopimustaan - HJK Helsinki". August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022.
- ^ Mäntylä, Pekka (August 3, 2023). "HJK ja Aaro Toivonen pidensivät sopimustaan - HJK Helsinki". Archived from the original on 11 August 2023.
- ^ "Aaro Toivonen | UEFA Youth League". UEFA.com. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024.
- ^ Vikgren, Toni (October 4, 2023). "Historiallinen temppu! HJK:n nuoret tähdet jyräsivät Malmön UEFA Youth Leaguessa". Archived from the original on 1 December 2023.
- ^ Vikgren, Toni (November 22, 2023). "HJK:n matka päättyi UEFA Youth Leaguessa upeasta taistelusta huolimatta". HJK Helsinki.
- ^ "Toivonen ja Baranov lainalle Tallinnaan". hjk.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Tulospalvelu". tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi.
- ^ "U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin". Palloliitto.fi.
- ^ "U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen". Palloliitto.fi.
- ^ "Tulospalvelu". tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi.
External links
- Aaro Toivonen at Soccerway
- Aaro Toivonen at WorldFootball.net