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| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 8 August 2005 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | HJK | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| –2013 | NJS | ||||||||||
| 2014–2022 | KäPa[1] | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2022–2023 | KäPa | 24 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2024– | HJK | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024 | → TPS (loan) | 23 | (2) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U18 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023 | |||||||||||
Aaro Soiniemi (born 8 August 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer, playing as a left back for HJK.
Club career
[edit]Soiniemi started to play football in a youth team of Nurmijärven Jalkapalloseura (NJS), before joining the renowned Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) youth academy when he was nine years old.[3] He made his senior debut with KäPa first team in 2022 in Finnish third-tier league Kakkonen, and at the end of the season, KäPa won the promotion to second-tier Ykkönen.
On 14 November 2023, Soiniemi signed a three-year deal with Finnish champions HJK Helsinki.[4][5] On 8 February 2024, Soiniemi was loaned out to second-tier Ykkösliiga club Turun Palloseura (TPS) for the 2024 season.[6][7][8]
International career
[edit]Soiniemi was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 26 October 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KäPa | 2022 | Kakkonen | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| HJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TPS (loan) | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 30 | 2 | |
| Career total | 47 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup
References
[edit]- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, A.Soiniemi, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ^ Baltic Cup, Finnish FA
- ^ Aaro Soiniemi jatkaa joukkueessa, KäPa, 18 December 2022
- ^ 18-vuotias Aaro Soiniemi HJK:hon kolmen vuoden sopimuksella, hjk.fi, 14 November 2023
- ^ KäPa-kasvatit Aaro Soiniemi ja Joonas Kekarainen jatkavat uraansa Veikkausliigassa, KäPa, 31 October 2023
- ^ NUORTEN MAAJOUKKUEPELAAJA AARO SOINIEMI KAUDEN 2024 KATTAVALLA LAINASOPIMUKSELLA TPS-PAITAAN, fc.tps.fi, 8 February 2024
- ^ Aaro Soiniemi lainalle TPS:ään, hjk.fi, 8 February 2024
- ^ Nuorten maajoukkuepelaaja Aaro Soiniemi lainasopimuksella TPS:n paitaan – "Hän tuo puolustuksemme vasemmalle laidalle hyvää kilpailua", Turun Sanomat, 8 February 2024
- ^ U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
External links
[edit]- Aaro Soiniemi at Soccerway
- Aaro Soiniemi at WorldFootball.net