Toni Johannes Takamäki (born 15 January 1992) is a Finnish professional football player who most recently played as a centre back for Veikkausliiga side Gnistan.[1]

Toni Takamäki
Personal information
Full name Toni Johannes Takamäki
Date of birth (1992-01-15) 15 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
Espoo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Espoo 29 (1)
2013 Gnistan 21 (1)
2014 Viikingit 0 (0)
2015 Gnistan 11 (1)
2016–2017 GrIFK 47 (1)
2018–2020 Jaro 49 (3)
2021 Vaajakoski 4 (0)
2021 TB Tvøroyri 8 (1)
2022 Lysekloster IL 22 (2)
2023–2024 Gnistan 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 September 2024

Club career

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Takamäki has played for FC Espoo, Gnistan, Grankulla IFK and FF Jaro.

After starting the 2021 season with FC Vaajakoski, Takamäki transferred to TB Tvøroyri in Faroe Islands Premier League in the summer.[2]

For the 2022 season, he joined Lysekloster IL in Norway, and after rejecting a contract extension, he returned to IF Gnistan in January 2023. Takamäki and Gnistan won a promotion to Veikkausliiga for the 2024 season.[3][4][5] He missed most of the 2024 season due to surgery-requiring injury, but made his Veikkausliiga debut on 27 September in a home win against AC Oulu, when aged 32.[6]

Personal life

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Takamäki was born in Espoo and raised in Suna neighborhood. After his parents separated when he was 15, he lived with a foster family.[6]

Career statistics

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As of 23 October 2024.[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Espoo 2011 Ykkönen 16 0 16 0
2012 Kakkonen 13 1 13 1
Total 29 1 0 0 0 0 29 1
Gnistan 2013 Kakkonen 21 1 2 0 23 1
Viikingit 2014 Ykkönen 0 0 0 0
Gnistan 2015 Kakkonen 11 1 11 1
GrIFK 2016 Ykkönen 24 0 24 0
2017 Ykkönen 23 1 5 0 28 1
Total 47 1 5 0 0 0 52 1
Jaro 2018 Ykkönen 13 1 4 0 17 1
2019 Ykkönen 21 0 21 0
2020 Ykkönen 15 2 15 2
Total 49 3 4 0 0 0 53 3
Vaajakoski 2021 Kakkonen 4 0 4 0
TB Tvøroyri 2021 Faroe Islands Premier League 8 1 8 1
Lysekloster IL 2022 3. divisjon 22 2 2 1 24 3
Gnistan 2023 Ykkönen 17 0 1 0 6 0 24 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 18 0 1 0 6 0 25 0
Gnistan/Ogeli 2024 Kolmonen 2 0 2 0
Career total 211 10 14 1 6 0 231 11

Honours

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Gnistan

References

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