| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 19) | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Rovaniemi, Finland | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
| Current team | RoPS | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| –2020 | RoPS | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2020–2021 | RoPS II | 7 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2022 | RoPS | 18 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2023 | AC Oulu | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023 | → Gnistan (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023 | → Gnistan II (loan) | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2023 | → NJS (loan) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024– | RoPS | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2019 | Finland U15 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U17 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U18 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023 | |||||||||||
Aaro Tiihonen (born 17 June 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right back for RoPS in Ykkönen.
Career
Tiihonen started to play football with a local club RoPS in Rovaniemi. He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team RoPS II in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2020, at the age of 15.
On 18 January 2023, it was announced by the Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu that they had acquired Tiihonen on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year. Immediately thereafter he was sent on loan to Ykkönen side IF Gnistan for the 2023 season. On 12 March 2024, the club announced the termination of his contract.
International career
Tiihonen was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.
References
- A.Tiihonen, player profile, acoulu.fi
- Baltic Cup, Finnish FA
- RoPSin Aaro Tiihonen maajoukkueturnaukseen Tshekkiin, Lapin Kansa, Kari Pyykkö, 7 September 2022
- RoPSin Aaro Tiihonen U17-maajoukkueessa EM-jatkokarsintaan, Lapin Kansa, Kari Pyykkö, 10 March 2022
- AARO TIIHONEN SOPIMUKSEEN AC OULUN KANSSA JA SIIRTYY LAINALLE GNISTANIIN, acoulu.fi, 18 January 2023
- AARO TIIHONEN LAINASOPIMUKSELLA GNISTANIIN, gnistan.fi, 18 January 2023
- Veikkausliiga-seura hankki uuden pelaajan – lähetti miehen saman tien muualle, sportti.com, 18 January 2023
- Aaro Tiihonen RoPSista Oulun kautta Gnistaniin, Lapin Kansa, Kari Pyykkö, 18 January 2023
- AARO TIIHONEN JÄTTÄÄ LAIVASTONSINISET, acoulu.fi, 12 March 2024
- U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
External links
- Aaro Tiihonen at Soccerway
- Aaro Tiihonen at WorldFootball.net
| Rovaniemen Palloseura – current squad | |
|---|---|