| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaarina, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Gnistan | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | KaaPo | ||
| 2015–2017 | TPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | TPS | 81 | (15) |
| 2018 | → SalPa (loan) | 8 | (6) |
| 2022 | IFK Mariehamn | 20 | (2) |
| 2023– | Gnistan | 29 | (19) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2023 | |||
Joakim Latonen (born 24 February 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Veikkausliiga club Gnistan, as an attacking midfielder.[3]
Club career
Early career
Latonen started to play football in a youth team of Kaarinan Pojat (KaaPo) in Kaarina.[4][5]
Turun Palloseura
Latonen joined the youth sector of Turun Palloseura (TPS) in the neighbouring town of Turku in 2015. He made his senior debut with TPS first team in Veikkausliiga in 2018. During the season, he occasionally represented the associate farm club Salon Palloilijat (SalPa), playing in third-tier Kakkonen.[6]
He spent four seasons with TPS, alternately in Veikkausliiga and second-tier Ykkönen, before his departure was announced.[7][8]
IFK Mariehamn
For the 2022 season, he signed a one-year contract with IFK Mariehamn in Veikkausliiga.[9]
IF Gnistan
On 31 January 2023, Latonen signed with IF Gnistan in the second-tier Ykkönen.[10] He was named the Ykkönen Player of the Month in September and October 2023.[11] At the end of the season, Latonen won the Golden Boot as the top scorer in Ykkönen, and Gnistan were promoted to Veikkausliiga via supplemental process.[12] Latonen was also named the Best Player and the Best Forward in Ykkönen.[13]
On 2 January 2024, he renewed his contract with Gnistan, signing a one-year deal for the 2024 season.[14]
Career statistics
- As of 2 January 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Ykkönen | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 12 | |||
| Total | 81 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 19 | ||
| SalPa (loan) | 2018 | Kakkonen | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | |||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 27 | 3 | |
| Gnistan | 2023 | Ykkönen | 29 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 34 | 20 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 29 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 138 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 48 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Includes Ykkönen Cup
Honours
Club
Turun Palloseura
IF Gnistan
Individual
References
- ↑ JOAKIM LATOSEN URA JATKUU IFK MARIEHAMNISSA, fctps.fi, 15 December 2021
- 1 2 3 4 Joakim Latonen at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ↑ Joakim Latonen, worldfootball
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, J.Latonen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ↑ Joakim Latonen teki jatkosopimuksen TPS:n kanssa, aamuset.fi, 22 January 2020
- ↑ Aurinko, samettinen nurmi ja Joakim Latonen – SalPa murskasi BK-46:n, Salon Seudun Sanomat, Juha Tuuna, 10 May 2018
- ↑ TPS:n viime kauden paras maalintekijä siirtyy liigaseuraan, Turun Sanomat, 15 December 2021
- ↑ TPS:n kausi päättyi pahaan pettymykseen – lue arviot joukkueen jokaisesta pelaajasta, Turun Sanomat, 23 October 2021
- ↑ "Offensiv kraft från TPS till IFK Mariehamn" (in Swedish). IFK Mariehamn. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ "JOAKIM LATONEN VAHVISTAA GNISTANIN KESKIKENTTÄÄ" [JOAKIM LATONEN STRENGTHENS GNISTAN'S MIDFIELD] (in Finnish). IF Gnistan. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- 1 2 Joakim Latonen valittiin jälleen Ykkösen kuukauden pelaajaksi, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 28 October 2023
- ↑ Helsinkiläinen lähiöseura hakee paikkaa Veikkausliigasta: ”Täyttää kriteerit”, Helsingin Sanomat, Jaakko Tiira, 11 November 2023
- 1 2 3 Captain's Ball 2023 Kaj Natrille – Katso kaikki palkitut, Veikkausliiga, 1 December 2023
- ↑ JOAKIM LATONEN JATKOSOPIMUKSEEN GNISTANIN KANSSA, gnistan.fi, 2 January 2024