Teemu Hytönen

Teemu Hytönen
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Viiala, Finland[1]
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ilves
Youth career
Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Ilves II 42 (12)
2022–2023 VPS II 18 (19)
2022–2024 VPS 33 (7)
2023 → Närpes Kraft (loan) 8 (2)
2025– Ilves 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Finland U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Teemu Hytönen (born 15 August 2002) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga side Ilves.[2][3][4][5][6]

Club career

On 6 April 2024, in the opening game of the 2024 season, Hytönen scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga for VPS, defeating Haka 2–1 away. In his first full season in the league, he recorded 27 appearances for VPS, scoring 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 23 October 2024.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 101 40 7 2 16 2 2 0 124 44
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Conference League

References

  1. ^ Kova värväys: Pikkuhuuhkajiin noussut komeetta siirtyy Ilvekseen, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 25 October 2024
  2. ^ Avausmaali maistui VPS:n Teemu Hytöselle – "Tosi hyvä fiilis", veikkausliiga.com, 29 January 2023
  3. ^ Teemu Hytönen jatkaa Vepsussa!, vepsu.fi, 29 November 2022
  4. ^ Teemu Hytönen tvåmålsskytt när Kraft tog första segern på över två månader – "En väldigt bra insats av oss", sydin.fi, 10 September 2023
  5. ^ Teemu Hytönen upotti Ilves/2:n voitto-osuman Salossa, Eetu Huuhtanen koppasi pilkun kiinni, Aamulehti, 28 August 2021
  6. ^ Teemu Hytönen alltför hal för NIK – två debutanter i Nykarlebylaget, Vasabladet, 29 June 2023
  7. ^ Ilves vahvistaa hyökkäystään Teemu Hytösellä, ilvesfootball.com, 30 October 2024
  8. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Teemu Hytönen stats, Finnish FA