| Arttu Hoskonen | |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Kaarina, Finland |
| Height: | 1.88 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Cracovia |
| Clubnumber: | 22 |
| Youthclubs1: | KaaPo |
| Youthyears2: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs2: | Inter Turku |
| Years1: | 2016–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Inter Turku |
| Caps1: | 95 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | HJK |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Klubi 04 |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Cracovia |
| Caps4: | 39 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 7 June 2024 |
Arttu Hoskonen (born 16 April 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish club Cracovia and the Finland national team.
Born in Kaarina, Hoskonen started playing football in the youth sector of local club Kaarinan Pojat (KaaPo),[2] and joined Inter Turku when aged 13.[3]
He started his professional career in 2016 with Inter Turku first team, and ultimately spent six seasons with the club in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.[4] [5]
On 8 November 2021, Hoskonen signed a two-year contract with reigning champions HJK Helsinki, starting in 2022.[6] [7] [8] He suffered an injury in the early 2022, but after recovering, he made 21 appearances in the league, scoring three goals.[9] During his lone season with HJK, he also made 13 appearances in the club's 2022–23 European campaign, representing HJK in the UEFA Europa League group stage in all six matches.[10]
On 23 January 2023, Hoskonen joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Cracovia on a two-and-a-half-year contract, for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be €250,000.[11] [12] [13] He debuted in Ekstraklasa on 17 February 2023, in a win against Stal Mielec. In the next game on 25 February 2023, Hoskonen scored his first goal in the league, in a 2–1 home loss against Piast Gliwice.
Hoskonen made his international debut with Finland senior national team on 17 November 2022, in a friendly match against North Macedonia.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Inter Turku | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| Total | 95 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 123 | 4 | |||
| HJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
| Klubi 04 | 2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Cracovia | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 156 | 7 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 202 | 9 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | ||||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | ||