Arttu Heinonen

Arttu Heinonen
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-22) 22 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Oulu, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
KuPS
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2019 KuPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 PK-37 11 (3)
2018–2021 KuFu-98 34 (19)
2019–2021 KuPS 28 (1)
2022 Lahti 19 (1)
2022Reipas Lahti 1 (0)
2023– KuPS 43 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024

Arttu Heinonen (born 22 April 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.

Club career

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Heinonen played in the youth sector of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), and debuted in the senior level in 2017 with associate club PK-37 in the third-tier Kakkonen. In 2019, Heinonen won the Finnish championship title with KuPS first team, and in 2021 they were crowned the Finnish Cup champions. He played in the KuPS organisation until the end of 2021, when he joined a fellow Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti for the 2022 season.

After a lone year in Lahti, Heinonen returned to KuPS.[1][2][3][4] On 20 October 2023, he signed a two-year extension with the club until the end of 2025.[5] In September 2024, Heinonen and KuPS won the Finnish Cup title, and in late October they won the Finnish championship title, completing the club's first-ever double.

Career statistics

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As of 21 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
PK-37 2017 Kakkonen 11 3 11 3
KuFu-98 2018 Kakkonen 12 4 12 4
2019 Kakkonen 15 9 15 9
2020 Kakkonen 6 5 6 5
2021 Kakkonen 1 1 1 1
Total 34 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 19
KuPS 2019 Veikkausliiga 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 7 0 6 0 1[c] 0 14 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 13 1 5 1 3[d] 0 21 2
Total 28 1 11 1 0 0 4 0 43 2
Lahti 2022 Veikkausliiga 19 1 3 0 3 0 25 1
Reipas Lahti 2022 Kakkonen 1 0 1 0
KuPS 2023 Veikkausliiga 20 5 3 0 3 0 2[d] 0 28 5
2024 Veikkausliiga 23 5 5 0 6 1 3[d] 1 37 7
Total 43 10 8 0 9 1 5 1 65 12
Career total 136 34 22 1 12 1 9 1 179 37

Honours

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KuPS

References

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