Joona Toivio

Joona Toivio

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-03-10) 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	60	(7)
National team‡
	Finland U21	10	(0)
2011–	Finland	25	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2015. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 March 2014

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 December 10, 2015^[4]

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 16 November 2013

References

External links

• UEFA profile