Joona Toivio
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Sipoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Molde | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SibboV | |||
| HJK | |||
| AZ | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006 | Klubi 04 | ||
| 2007–2009 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Telstar (loan) | 51 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Djurgården | 87 | (9) |
| 2013– | Molde | 77 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Finland U21 | 10 | (0) | |
| 2011– | Finland | 36 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2016. | |||
Joona Toivio (born 10 March 1988) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender for Tippeligaen side Molde. He has previously played for Klubi 04, AZ, Telstar and Djurgården. Toivio has been capped while playing for Finland, and was also the captain of the under-21 team, for whom he has played in both midfield and at the back.
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 spell with Telstar before he decided to move to Swedish side Djurgårdens IF in January 2010.[2] On 13 March 2013, Toivio signed for Norwegian side Molde, as a replacement for Vegard Forren who had moved to Southampton.[3]
Career statistics
- As of match played 6 November 2016[4]
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2010 | Djurgården | Allsvenskan | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2012 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2013 | Molde | Tippeligaen | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| 2014 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2015 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||
| Career Total | 164 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 199 | 22 | ||
Career statistics
International goals
| # | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 October 2011 |  Helsinki |  Sweden | 1–2 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 2. | 26 March 2013 |  Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 0–3 | 0–3 | Friendly |
International
- As of 6 June 2016
| Finland national team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2011 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 2 | |||
References
- ↑ "United eye Finnish starlet". skysports.com. Sky Sports. 26 July 2004. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ Gerrit van Leeuwen (1 January 2010). "Defender leaves AZ". skysports.com. Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ Trond Hustad & Renate Bævre Gilde (13 March 2013). "Toivio klar for Molde". rbnett.no. Romsdals Budstikke. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ↑ "J.Toivio". http://uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 10 December 2015. External link in
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