Lasse Ikonen

Lasse Ikonen
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Dallas, Texas
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 TPS
Youth career
0000–2019 OLS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 OLS 49 (2)
2019–2023 AC Oulu 16 (0)
2022 → Gnistan (loan) 21 (1)
2024– TPS 19 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Finland U16 9 (0)
2019 Finland U17 8 (0)
2021-2022 Finland U19 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024

Lasse Ikonen (born 19 January 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga club TPS.

Early life

Ikonen was born in Dallas, Texas, to Finnish parents, and spent most of his childhood in Oulu, Finland.[1] He has a dual citizenship of Finland and the United States.[2]

Club career

Ikonen played in the youth sector of Oulun Luistinseura (OLS). On 9 October 2019, Ikonen signed his first professional contract with his hometown club AC Oulu on a three-year deal.[3] He made his Veikkausliiga debut with the club in the 2021 season. On 25 January 2022, his contract was extended, and he was loaned out to second-tier Ykkönen club Gnistan.[4][5]

On 5 January 2024, after his contract expired with AC Oulu, Ikonen signed a multi-year deal with Turun Palloseura (TPS) in Ykkösliiga.[2]

International career

Ikonen has represented Finland at under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth international levels.

Career statistics

As of 25 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
OLS 2019 Kakkonen 4 0 – – – 4 0
2020 Kakkonen 11 0 – – – 11 0
2021 Kakkonen 20 2 0 0 2[b] 0 – 22 2
2022 Kakkonen 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2023 Kakkonen 13 0 – – – 13 0
Total 48 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 50 2
AC Oulu 2019 Ykkönen 4 0 0 0 – – 4 0
2020 Ykkönen 3 0 1 0 – – 4 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
2022 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 4 0 1 0 4[c] 0 – 9 0
Total 16 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 22 0
Gnistan (loan) 2022 Ykkönen 21 1 2 0 3[d] 0 – 26 2
TPS 2024 Ykkösliiga 19 0 4 1 4[e] 0 – 27 1
Career total 104 3 8 1 13 0 0 0 125 4
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup
  3. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  4. ^ Includes Ykköscup
  5. ^ Includes Ykkösliigacup

Honours

AC Oulu

OLS

References

  1. ^ Tallissa ikiomassa hallissa –  "Olin täällä varmasti viisi tuntia päivässä", Kaleva, 11 September 2015
  2. ^ a b NUORI LASSE IKONEN MONIVUOTISELLA SOPIMUKSELLA TPS:N KESKIKENTÄLLE, fc.tps.fi, 5 January 2024
  3. ^ LASSE IKOSELLE KOLMEN VUODEN MITTAINEN PELAAJASOPIMUS, acoulu.fi, 9 October 2019
  4. ^ Lasse Ikonen jatkosopimukseen AC Oulun kanssa - siirtyy lainalle IF Gnistaniin, Veikkausliiga, 25 January 2022
  5. ^ LASSE IKONEN LAINASOPIMUKSELLA GNISTANIIN, gnistan.fi, 25 January 2022