Lasse Ikonen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TPS | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | OLS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | OLS | 49 | (2) |
| 2019–2023 | AC Oulu | 16 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Gnistan (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2024– | TPS | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Finland U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021-2022 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024 | |||
Lasse Ikonen (born 19 January 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga club TPS.
Early life[edit]
Ikonen was born in Dallas, Texas, to Finnish parents, and spent most of his childhood in Oulu, Finland.[1] He has a dual citizenship of Finland and the United States.[2]
Club career[edit]
Ikonen played in the youth sector of Oulun Luistinseura (OLS). On 9 October 2019, Ikonen signed his first professional contract with his hometown club AC Oulu on a three-year deal.[3] He made his Veikkausliiga debut with the club in the 2021 season. On 25 January 2022, his contract was extended, and he was loaned out to second-tier Ykkönen club Gnistan.[4][5]
On 5 January 2024, after his contract expired with AC Oulu, Ikonen signed a multi-year deal with Turun Palloseura (TPS) in Ykkösliiga.[2]
International career[edit]
Ikonen has represented Finland at under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth international levels.
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 29 April 2024.
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| OLS | 2019 | Kakkonen | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 13 | 0 | – | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2019 | Ykkönen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Gnistan (loan) | 2022 | Ykkönen | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | |
| TPS | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Career total | 85 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes Ykköscup
- ^ Includes Ykkösliigacup
Honours[edit]
AC Oulu
- Finnish League Cup: Runners-up 2023
OLS
References[edit]
- ^ Tallissa ikiomassa hallissa – "Olin täällä varmasti viisi tuntia päivässä", Kaleva, 11 September 2015
- ^ a b NUORI LASSE IKONEN MONIVUOTISELLA SOPIMUKSELLA TPS:N KESKIKENTÄLLE, fc.tps.fi, 5 January 2024
- ^ LASSE IKOSELLE KOLMEN VUODEN MITTAINEN PELAAJASOPIMUS, acoulu.fi, 9 October 2019
- ^ Lasse Ikonen jatkosopimukseen AC Oulun kanssa - siirtyy lainalle IF Gnistaniin, Veikkausliiga, 25 January 2022
- ^ LASSE IKONEN LAINASOPIMUKSELLA GNISTANIIN, gnistan.fi, 25 January 2022
External links[edit]
- Lasse Ikonen at Soccerway
- Lasse Ikonen at WorldFootball.net
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