Arttu Mikael Lötjönen (born 28 January 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who most recently played as a centre-back for Serie B club Sampdoria and the Finland U21 national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arttu Mikael Lötjönen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Pori, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | TOVE | ||
| 2019–2022 | Jazz | ||
| 2023–2024 | Sampdoria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Jazz | 50 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Sampdoria | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Finland U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023– | Finland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:36, 11 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 | |||
Career
editBorn in Pori, Lötjönen started to play football in a youth team of local club Toejoen Veikot (TOVE), before joining a rival club FC Jazz. He made his senior debut with the Jazz first team in the third-tier league Kakkonen in 2020.
In January 2023, Lötjönen joined the Italian club Sampdoria, and was first assigned to their U19 academy team playing in a youth league Primavera 1.[2][3][4]
On 3 January 2024, after Lötjönen had spent one year in Italy, it was announced that Sampdoria and Lötjonen had signed "the first professional contract relating to the rights to the sporting performances of Lötjönen", valid until 30 June 2024.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of 18 August 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toejoen Veikot | 2019 | Kolmonen | 6 | 0 | – | – | 2[b] | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Jazz | 2020 | Kakkonen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Sampdoria | 2022–23 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 56 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Regions' Cup
References
edit- ^ "Minihuuhkajien Arttu Lötjönen - "EM-karsinnat ovat tällä hetkellä todella iso tähtäin"". Finnish FA (in Finnish). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Aaltonen, Satu (19 January 2023). "FC Jazzin Arttu Lötjönen siirtyy Italiaan - "Italian ja koko maailman legendaarisia seuroja"". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Riihentupa, Timo (19 January 2023). "Arttu Lötjönen vaihtoi Porin pimeyden Välimeren aurinkoon - "Päätös oli helppo, kun näin isosta seurasta osoitettiin kiinnostusta"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Riihentupa, Timo (23 July 2023). "Kutsu kävi takaisin Italiaan - tyylikäs pelaajalegenda on jo luotsannut porilaista jalkapallolupausta: "Karismaattinen"". Satakunnan Kansa (in Finnish). Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ Primo contratto professionistico per Lotjonen, sampdoria.it, 3 January 2024
External links
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- Arttu Lötjönen stats at Finnish FA
- Arttu Lötjönen at BDFutbol
- Arttu Lötjönen at Soccerway
- Arttu Lötjönen at WorldFootball.net
