Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 March 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Sipoo, Finland | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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 | 78 | (11) |
National team‡ | |||
Finland U21 | 10 | (0) | |
2011– | Finland | 36 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 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.
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.