Joona Toivio

Joona Toivio

Personal information
Date of birth	(1988-03-10) 10 March 1988
Place of birth	Sipoo, Finland
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team 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	66	(8)
International career‡
	Finland U21	10	(0)
2011–	Finland	32	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 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. 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. On 13 March 2013, Toivio signed for Norwegian side Molde, as a replacement for Vegard Forren who had moved to Southampton.

Career statistics

As of match played May 4, 2016

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			6	1	2	0	0	0	8	1
Career Total			153	17	15	1	20	1	188	19

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 23 February 2016

Finland national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	8	1
2012	8	0
2013	7	1
2014	6	0
2015	3	0
Total	32	2

References

• [1]

External links

• UEFA profile