Loading AI tools
Finnish footballer (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Henri Toivomäki (born 21 February 1991) is a Finnish former professional footballer, who last played as a defender for KuPS.[1] He previously played for Sarpsborg 08, FC Lahti, Atalanta, FC Hämeenlinna, AFC Ajax and Almere City FC.[2]
 Toivomäki in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Mäntsälä, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MU | |||
| Reipas Lahti | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | FC Lahti | 48 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Atalanta (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → FC Hämeenlinna (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Ajax | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Almere CIty (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | FC Lahti | 63 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Sarpsborg 08 | 16 | (0) |
| 2018 | KuPS | 30 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | HJK | 28 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | KuPS | 49 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Finland U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Finland U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2018 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2023 | |||
On 3 October 2023, Toivomäki announced that he is forced to end his professional career due to a head injury he suffered in a UEFA Europa Conference League match against Derry City in July 2023.[3]
A product of the FC Lahti youth system, Henri Toivomäki made 45 appearances for the Finnish club. On 2 December 2009, he was on trial with the French club Racing Club de Lens. On 31 January 2010 Toivomäki was loaned to Atalanta, playing in Serie A, with an option to buy at the end of the 2009–10 Serie A season.[4] The option was never activated and Toivomäki returned to Lahti, who were struggling against relegation in Veikkausliiga.
On 3 January 2011, Toivomäki signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with Dutch club AFC Ajax.[2] Upon his arrival, Toivomäki stated that the influence of FC Lahti teammate Jari Litmanen was decisive in his decision to join the Amsterdam-based side.[2] In the first instance, Toivomäki joined the selection of Jong Ajax.[2] Sidelines for the entire 2011–12 season due to a groin injury, on 27 June 2012 it was announced that Henri would play for Almere CIty on loan from Ajax until July 2013 to find his form after recovery. Making a total of 8 league appearances in the Dutch Eerste Divisie for the side form Almere, and one appearance in the KNVB Cup, not being offered a contract extension following his loan spell however, Toivomäki was released from Ajax, returning to his native Finland.[5]
On 23 July 2013 it was announced that Henri Toivomäki had signed with his former club FC Lahti, following the announcement of the club manager Juha Malinen.[6]
On 24 November 2015 he signed with Sarpsborg 08.[7]
On 31 December 2018, Toivomäki signed with HJK Helsinki.[8]
He has represented Finland at different youth levels, currently he is part of the Finland national under-21 football team. He is considered as one of the most talented junior players in Finland. He was selected to represent Finland U21 against Liechtenstein on 7 September 2010.
Toivomäki was called up to the senior Finland national football team, and made his debut in a 2–0 friendly loss to Romania on 5 June 2018.[9]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Finland | League | Finnish Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2008 | FC Lahti | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Italy | League | Coppa Italia | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2009–10 | Atalanta (loan) | Serie A | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Finland | League | Finnish Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2010 | FC Hämeenlinna (loan) | Ykkönen | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| FC Lahti | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2010–11 | Ajax | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Almere City (loan) | Eerste Divisie | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| Finland | League | Finnish Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2013 | FC Lahti | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| Norway | League | Norwegian Football Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2016 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Tippeligaen | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| Total | Finland | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 0 | |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Netherlands | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 9 | 0 | ||
| Norway | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | Club | 78 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 94 | 0 | |
1 Includes UEFA Europa League Qualifier matches.
2 Includes Liigacup and Johan Cruijff Shield.
Individual
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
