Henri Aalto Explained

Henri Aalto
Height:1.84 m
Birth Date:1989 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Espoo, Finland[1]
Position:Defender
Youthclubs1:HooGee
Youthyears2:2001–2007
Youthclubs2:Honka
Years1:2006–2014
Clubs1:Honka
Caps1:143
Goals1:8
Years2:2008
Clubs2:GrIFK (loan)
Caps2:10
Goals2:0
Years3:2008–2011
Clubs3:Pallohonka
Caps3:22
Goals3:8
Years4:2015–2017
Caps4:44
Goals4:0
Years5:2017–2018
Clubs5:VfB Oldenburg
Caps5:32
Goals5:1
Years6:2018–2023
Clubs6:Honka
Caps6:109
Goals6:3
Nationalyears1:2008
Nationalteam1:Finland U19
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2008
Nationalteam2:Finland U20
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2009
Nationalteam3:Finland U21
Nationalcaps3:8
Nationalgoals3:0
Pcupdate:3 April 2023

Henri Aalto (born 20 April 1989) is a Finnish former professional footballer who last played as a defender for Finnish Veikkausliiga club Honka.[2] [3] He began his senior club career playing for Honka and made his league debut at age 19 in 2008. He helped Honka win two successive League Cup titles and the Finnish Cup.

Club career

Honka

Aalto was born in Espoo, Finland, raised in Honka's youth ranks, he made his first team debut on 27 April 2008, at the age of 19, in a match against MYPA.[4] He represented Honka for eight seasons in 140 league matches in which he scored 8 goals.

SJK

On 15 March 2015, it was announced that Aalto had signed a contract with SJK.[5] Aalto made his league debut for the club on 19 April 2015, playing all ninety minutes of a 1–0 home victory over RoPS.[6] He spent the 2015 and 2016 Veikkausliiga seasons with the club.

VfB Oldenburg

In the winter of 2017 Aalto signed a contract with VfB Oldenburg, in the German Regionalliga.[7] Aalto made his competitive debut for the club on 5 February 2017 in a 3–3 draw in the league with Lupo Martini.[8] He scored his first league goal for the club exactly two weeks after he made his debut, with it coming in the 34th minute of a 2–1 league defeat to Weiche Flensburg.[9] He would go on to make 32 league appearances for the club, scoring 1 goal.

Return to Honka

In July 2018 it was announced that Aalto would return to Honka.[10]

International career

Aalto has capped 14 matches for various Finland youth teams. He made his debut for the Finland U21 in a match against Estonia U21 on Esport Arena on 11 February 2009 when he replaced Jussi Heikkinen for the second period of the match.[11]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupsEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GrIFK2008Ykkönen10000100
Honka2008Veikkausliiga50001[12] 060
2009130703[13] 0230
201091101[14] 0111
2011262504[15] 0352
2012304110414
2013251512[16] 0322
2014320202[17] 0360
Total14083111301849
SJK2015Veikkausliiga210101[18] 0230
2016230402[19] 0290
Total4405030520
Oldenburg2016–17Regionalliga Nord12100121
2017–1820020220
Total3212000332
Honka2018Veikkausliiga12000120
20197070140
Total1907000260
Career total245945116030610

Honours and achievements

Club

Honka

2010, 2011

2012

SJK

2015

2016

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FC Honka . 17 July 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120718095350/http://www.fchonka.fi/seura/henri_aalto . 18 July 2012 . dead .
  2. https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/10/19/honka-kapteeni-henri-aalto-paattaa-komean-uransa-tunnen-syvaa-kiitollisuutta Honka-kapteeni Henri Aalto päättää komean uransa - "Tunnen syvää kiitollisuutta"
  3. News: Honkaan palannut Henri Aalto haaveilee mestaruudesta Espoossa – "Se olisi upea päätös kansalliselle uralle" . 6 June 2018 . 27 December 2018. YLE. Finnish.
  4. News: Veikkausliiga Hall of Fame . 13 January 2019. Veikkausliiga. Finnish.
  5. News: SJK ja puolustaja Henri Aalto sopimukseen . 15 March 2015 . 13 January 2019. SJK. Finnish.
  6. Web site: SJK vs. RoPS – 19 April 2015 – Soccerway. int.soccerway.com. 30 January 2019.
  7. News: Henri Aalto siirtyy Saksaan . 17 January 2017 . 13 January 2019. YLE. Finnish.
  8. Web site: VfB Oldenburg vs. Lupo-Martini – 5 February 2017 – Soccerway. int.soccerway.com. 30 January 2019.
  9. Web site: VfB Oldenburg vs. Weiche Flensburg – 19 February 2017 – Soccerway. int.soccerway.com. 30 January 2019.
  10. News: Honkaan palannut Henri Aalto haaveilee mestaruudesta Espoossa – "Se olisi upea päätös kansalliselle uralle" . 6 July 2018. 13 January 2019. YLE. Finnish.
  11. Web site: U21: Suomi kaatoi Viron . U21: Finland wins Estonia . Finnish . . 1 February 2009 . 22 April 2019.
  12. Appearances in the Europa League
  13. Appearances in the Europa League
  14. Appearances in the Europa League
  15. Appearances in the Europa League
  16. Appearances in the Europa League
  17. Appearances in the Europa League
  18. Appearances in the Europa League
  19. Appearances in the Champions League