Onni Jalmari Tiihonen (born 6 June 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.
Club career Tiihonen started his senior career with IF Gnistan in 2018.ONNI TIIHONEN JATKOSOPIMUKSEEN, gnistan.fi, 31 May 2020MATSIPÄIVÄN HAASTATTELUSSA ONNI TIIHONEN: – "KOKO JOUKKUE ON TÄYNNÄ TAISTELUTAHTOA", gnistan.fi, 25 May 2018 He played with the club in the third-tier Kakkonen and in the second-tier Ykkönen after the promotion. Tiihonen was loaned out to his former youth club PKKU in 2020.Tyly ratkaisu rankkarista – PKKU kiusasi sarjajohtajaa: "Kaikki sanoivat, että palloon osui", Keski-Uusimaa, 11 September 2020
After a short stint with AB Argir in the Faroe Islands Premier League in 2022, Tiihonen moved to Romania.Finlandezul de la Dăeşti a semnat cu Poli Timişoara, debanat.ro, 23 January 2023Politehnica a oficializat înregimentarea finlandezului Onni Tiihonen. Druckerii din diaspora trimit un ajutor financiar clubului, pressalert.ro, 23 January 2023Viitorul Daesti, tribunavalceana.ro, 9 October 2022
In July 2023, Tiihonen signed with Viitorul Târgu Jiu in Romanian second-tier Liga II.EXCLUSIV | Viitorul Pandurii intenționează să se mute în alt oraș. Momentan, și-a mutat acolo următorul amical, liga2.prosport.ro, 21 July 2023
For the 2024–25 season, he joined a newly promoted Liga II club Unirea Ungheni.
On 9 November 2024, Tiihonen left Unirea Ungheni due to unpaid salaries, and signed with Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu on a one-year deal with a one-year option.ONNI TIIHONEN SAAPUU LAIVASTONSINISIIN, acoulu.fi, 9 November 2024AC Oulu teki keskikentälleen yllättävän kotimaisen hankinnan Romanian divarista, Kaleva, 9 November 2024
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGnistan II2018Nelonen21––21Gnistan2018Kakkonen16140–2012019Kakkonen15010402002020Ykkönen6051–1112021Ykkönen24041–281Total61114240793NJS (loan)2020Kakkonen10––10PKKU (loan)2020Kakkonen61––61AB Argir2022Faroe Islands Premier League14020–160Viitorul Dăești2022–23Liga III1100–11ASU Politehnica Timișoara2022–23Liga II80––80Viitorul Târgu Jiu2023–24Liga II24110–251Unirea Ungheni2024–25Liga II10040–140AC Oulu2025Veikkausliiga1304000170Career total1405252401697
Honours Gnistan Kakkonen: 2019
References
External links
Onni Tiihonen at Football Association of Finland