Teemu Hytönen

Teemu Hytönen (born 15 August 2002) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga side Ilves.

Teemu Hytönen

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-08-15) 15 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Viiala, Finland[1]
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ilves
Number	9
Youth career
	Ilves
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Ilves II	42	(12)
2022–2023	VPS II	18	(19)
2022–2024	VPS	33	(7)
2023	→ Närpes Kraft (loan)	8	(2)
2025–	Ilves	13	(3)
International career‡
2024–2025	Finland U21	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 2025

Club career

Hytönen started football in the youth sector of Ilves in Tampere. He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team in 2020, in Finnish third-tier Kakkonen.^[2]

In August 2022, Hytönen left Ilves and joined Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura, and eventually made his league debut later in the same year.^[3][4][5][6] On 6 April 2024, in the opening game of the 2024 season, Hytönen scored his first goal in Veikkausliiga for VPS, in a 2–1 away win against Haka. In his first full season in the league, he recorded 27 appearances and scored seven goals.

On 30 October, Hytönen signed with Ilves on a two-year deal, starting in 2025, returning to his former club.^[7]

International career

Hytönen made his national team debut for Finland U21 in September 2024, as a substitute in a 2–0 home win over Romania. He went on to make one more appearance in the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification, in which Finland qualified for the final tournament, for the second time in the nation's history.

Career statistics

As of 6 June 2025^[8]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Europe		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ilves II	2020	Kakkonen	3	0	–		2	0	–		5	0
	2021	Kakkonen	22	9	–		4	1	–		26	10
	2022	Kakkonen	17	3	3	0	–		–		20	3
	Total		42	12	2	0	6	1	0	0	50	13
VPS Akatemia	2022	Kolmonen	8	7	–		–		–		8	7
	2023	Kolmonen	10	12	–		–		–		10	12
	Total		18	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	19
VPS	2022	Veikkausliiga	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2023	Veikkausliiga	5	0	3	2	5	1	–		13	3
	2024	Veikkausliiga	27	7	1	0	5	0	2[c]	0	35	7
	Total		33	7	4	2	10	1	2	0	49	10
Närpes Kraft (loan)	2023	Kakkonen	8	2	–		–		–		8	2
Ilves	2025	Veikkausliiga	8	2	1	0	5	3	0	0	14	5
Career total			109	42	8	2	21	5	2	0	138	49

1. Includes Suomen Cup
2. Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
3. Includes UEFA Conference League