Joona Toivio

Joona Toivio (born 10 March 1988) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Veikkausliiga club HJK.

Joona Toivio
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988
Place of birth Sipoo, Finland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Number 4
Youth career
SibboV
HJK
AZ
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Klubi 04 1 (0)
2007–2009 AZ 0 (0)
2008–2009 → Telstar (loan) 53 (0)
2010–2013 Djurgården 87 (9)
2013–2017 Molde 89 (12)
2018 Termalica Nieciecza 9 (1)
2018–2021 Häcken 95 (4)
2022– HJK 30 (1)
International career‡
Finland U21 7 (0)
2011–2021 Finland 78 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:59, 22 June 2021 (UTC)

He has previously played for Klubi 04, AZ, Telstar, Molde, Djurgården, and Termalica Nieciecza.

Club career

Early career

Earlier in his career, he was training with HJK's first team before he had a trial at Manchester United.[1] Though this proved unsuccessful, he later signed for AZ. He did not make a single appearance during his two years with AZ, and had a loan spell with Telstar before he decided to move to Swedish side Djurgårdens IF in January 2010.[2]

Molde

On 13 March 2013, Toivio signed for Norwegian side Molde, as a replacement for Vegard Forren who had moved to Southampton.[3]

On 23 November 2013, he was an unused substitute as Molde defeated Rosenborg in the 2013 Norwegian Football Cup Final by a score of 4–2.[4] Molde would reach the final of the Norwegian Cup the following year as well, and this time Toivio started the match as Molde once again were crowned champions, with a 2–0 win over Odd.[5]

Häcken

In 2018, after leaving on a bosman from Termalica Nieciecza, Joona Toivio signed for Swedish side Häcken.[6] He made his competitive debut for the club on 19 August 2018 in a 2–0 away victory over Sundsvall, registering an assist on Alexander Jeremejeff's 54th-minute goal.[7]

On 30 May 2019, Toivio scored for Häcken in the 2019 Svenska Cupen Final, a convincing 3–0 victory over AFC Eskilstuna.[8]

During the 2020 Allsvenskan season, Tovio played every minute for Häcken as the club finished in third place and qualified for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[9] Häcken reached the 2021 Svenska Cupen Final where they faced Hammarby at the Tele2 Arena on 30 May 2021. After finishing 0–0 after extra time, the match went to penalty-kicks; Toivio converted his kick but Häcken fell 4–5 in the shoot-out with the solitary miss coming from Bénie Traoré.[10]

HJK

On 1 November 2021, he signed a three-year contract with HJK beginning in 2022.[11]

International career

Toivio was the captain of the under-21 team, for whom he played in both midfield and in defense.

Since his senior debut in 2011, Toivio has been capped over 70 times for Finland.

In June 2021, Toivio was selected to the final 26-man squad for the rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[12][13] It was Finland's first appearance in a major tournament.[14] Toivio started the nation's first match, a 1–0 win over Denmark in Copenhagen on 12 June. The game was overshadowed and initially suspended by the on-field collapse and cardiac arrest of Danish midfielder Christian Eriksen.[15][16][17] He played in two other group stage matches as well.

Toivio announced his retirement from international football after 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against France on November 16, 2021, along with fellow centre-back Paulus Arajuuri.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played on 21 October 2023.[19]
Club Season Division League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2006 Ykkönen 1000—10
AZ Alkmaar 2007–08 Eredivisie 0000—00
Telstar (loan) 2008–09 Eerste Divisie 37020—390
2009–10 16010—170
Total 53030—560
Djurgården 2010 Allsvenskan 29110—301
2011 28620—306
2012 30220—322
Total 87950—929
Molde 2013 Tippeligaen 164206[lower-alpha 2]0244
2014 221714[lower-alpha 3]1333
2015 2224014[lower-alpha 4]0402
2016 17420—194
2017 Eliteserien 12130—151
Total 891218124113114
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza 2017–18 Ekstraklasa 9100—91
Häcken 2018 Allsvenskan 12052—172
2019 282422[lower-alpha 3]0344
2020 30150—351
2021 251101[lower-alpha 5]0271
Total 954144301128
HJK 2022 Veikkausliiga 110301[lower-alpha 3]0150
2023 191709[lower-alpha 6]1352
Total 301100101502
Career total 3642751537245234
  1. Includes KNVB Cup, Svenska Cupen, Norwegian Cup and Suomen Cup
  2. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, ten appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played on 16 November 2021.[20]
Finland
YearAppsGoals
201181
201280
201371
201470
201540
201650
201730
2018111
2019120
202050
202180
Total783

International goals
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[20]
#DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.7 October 2011Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Sweden1–21–2UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
2.26 March 2013Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg3–03–0Friendly
3.11 January 2018Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Jordan1–02–1

Honours

Molde

BK Häcken

HJK

References
  1. "United eye Finnish starlet". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 26 July 2004. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. Gerrit van Leeuwen (1 January 2010). "Defender leaves AZ". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. Trond Hustad & Renate Bævre Gilde (13 March 2013). "Toivio klar for Molde". rbnett.no. Romsdals Budstikke. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  4. "Altomfotball.no: Molde - Rosenborg - NM, menn - Finale, 24.11.2013".
  5. "Molde 2-0 Odd". Altom Fotball (in Norwegian). 23 November 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. "Toivio flyttar in! - BK Häcken". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. "GIF Sundsvall vs. Hacken – 19 August 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  8. Wallisson, Larne (30 May 2019). "Häcken winner of the Swedish Cup". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  9. "Toivios imponerande facit – spelat varje minut". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 16 August 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  10. "Svenska Cupen 2020/21, Slutspel". Svensk Fotboll (in Swedish). 30 May 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  11. "Joona Toivio palaa Klubiin" (in Finnish). HJK. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  12. Tässä on Huuhkajien EM-kisajoukkue!
  13. Sauli Väisänen loukkaantumisen takia sivuun Huuhkajista – Nicholas Hämäläinen EM-kisajoukkueeseen
  14. "UEFA EURO 2020 contenders in focus: Finland". UEFA. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  15. Das, Andrew (12 June 2021). "Denmark's Christian Eriksen collapsed on the field against Finland". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  16. Karen, Mattias (12 June 2021). "Denmark game at Euro 2020 suspended after Eriksen collapses". Associated Press. Copenhagen. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  17. "Christian Eriksen: Denmark midfielder suffered cardiac arrest, says team doctor". BBC Sport. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  18. "Huuhkajille iso pettymys – MM-kisapaikka jäi haaveeksi, kun Ranska karkasi voittoon Olympiastadionilla" (in Finnish). Yle. 16 November 2021. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  19. "J.Toivio". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  20. "Toivio, Joona". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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