Arttu Heinonen (born 22 April 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.
Club career Heinonen played in the youth sector of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), and debuted in the senior level in 2017 with associate club PK-37 in the third-tier Kakkonen. In 2019, Heinonen won the Finnish championship title with KuPS first team, and in 2021 they were crowned the Finnish Cup champions. He played in the KuPS organisation until the end of 2021, when he joined a fellow Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti for the 2022 season.
After a lone year in Lahti, Heinonen returned to KuPS.KuPS-kasvatti Arttu Heinonen palaa Kuopion Palloseuraan, kups.fi, 24 November 2022KuPSin voiton arkkitehti kahden maalin Heinonen: "Sain apinan pois selästä", Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Jorma Ylönen, 30 July 2023Vaihdosta irti päässyt KuPSin Arttu Heinonen viimeisteli kaksi maalia reilussa kymmenessä minuutissa – katso videolta savolaisen tehohetket, Savon Sanomat, Outi Poikonen, 20 August 2023Arttu Heinonen nauttii syksyn tunnelmasta - "Siinä on omanlainen fiilis", Veikkausliiga, 29 September 2023 On 20 October 2023, he signed a two-year extension with the club until the end of 2025.Arttu Heinonen jatkaa KuPS:ssa – ”Tavoitteet ovat korkealla”, Veikkausliiga, 20 October 2023 In September 2024, Heinonen and KuPS won the Finnish Cup title, and in late October they won the Finnish championship title, completing the club's first-ever double.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPK-372017Kakkonen113–––113KuFu-982018Kakkonen124–––1242019Kakkonen159–––1592020Kakkonen65–––652021Kakkonen11–––11Total34190000003419KuPS2019Veikkausliiga8000–00802020Veikkausliiga7060–101402021Veikkausliiga13151–30212Total2811110040432Lahti2022Veikkausliiga1913030–251Reipas Lahti2022Kakkonen10–––10KuPS2023Veikkausliiga2053030202852024Veikkausliiga2355061313772025Veikkausliiga0000100010Total431080101516612Career total136342211319118037
Honours KuPS Veikkausliiga: 2019, 2024Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024 Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2021, 2023 Finnish Cup: 2021, 2024KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
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