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Arttu Mikael Lötjönen (born 28 January 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.[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 | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
| 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) |
| 2025– | KuPS | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | Finland U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2023– | Finland U21 | 2 | (0) |
|
*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
Born 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]
On 4 December 2024, Lötjönen returned to Finland and signed a two-year contract with reigning double champions Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), with a deal including a one-year option.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 19 January 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Toejoen Veikot | 2019 | Kolmonen | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 2[c] | 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 | 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 | 0 | 0 | ||
| KuPS | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 56 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 1 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
- Includes UEFA Regions' Cup
References
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