Teemu Hytönen (born 15 August 2002) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga side Ilves.
Club career
Hytönen started football in the youth sector of Ilves in Tampere. He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team in 2020, in Finnish third-tier Kakkonen.[2]
In August 2022, Hytönen left Ilves and joined Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura, and eventually made his league debut later in the same year.[3][4][5][6] On 6 April 2024, in the opening game of the 2024 season, Hytönen scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga for VPS, in a 2–1 away win against Haka. In his first full season in the league, he recorded 27 appearances and scored seven goals.
On 30 October, Hytönen signed with Ilves on a two-year deal, starting in 2025, returning to his former club.[7]
International career
Hytönen made his national team debut for Finland U21 in September 2024, as a substitute in a 2–0 home win over Romania. He went on to make one more appearance in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, in which Finland qualified for the final tournament, for the second time in the nation's history.
Career statistics
- As of 11 March 2025[8]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Ilves II | 2020 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 22 | 9 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 26 | 10 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 42 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 13 | ||
| VPS Akatemia | 2022 | Kolmonen | 8 | 7 | – | – | – | 8 | 7 | |||
| 2023 | Kolmonen | 10 | 12 | – | – | – | 10 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | ||
| VPS | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | 13 | 3 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 35 | 7 | |
| Total | 33 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 10 | ||
| Närpes Kraft (loan) | 2023 | Kakkonen | 8 | 2 | – | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
| Ilves | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| Career total | 101 | 40 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 47 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Conference League
References
- ^ Kova värväys: Pikkuhuuhkajiin noussut komeetta siirtyy Ilvekseen, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 25 October 2024
- ^ Teemu Hytönen upotti Ilves/2:n voitto-osuman Salossa, Eetu Huuhtanen koppasi pilkun kiinni, Aamulehti, 28 August 2021
- ^ Teemu Hytönen jatkaa Vepsussa!, vepsu.fi, 29 November 2022
- ^ Avausmaali maistui VPS:n Teemu Hytöselle – "Tosi hyvä fiilis", veikkausliiga.com, 29 January 2023
- ^ Teemu Hytönen tvåmålsskytt när Kraft tog första segern på över två månader – "En väldigt bra insats av oss", sydin.fi, 10 September 2023
- ^ Teemu Hytönen alltför hal för NIK – två debutanter i Nykarlebylaget, Vasabladet, 29 June 2023
- ^ Ilves vahvistaa hyökkäystään Teemu Hytösellä, ilvesfootball.com, 30 October 2024
- ^ Teemu Hytönen stats, Finnish FA
External links
- Teemu Hytönen at Soccerway
- Teemu Hytönen at WorldFootball.net
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