Miro Tenho
Miro Tenho (born 2 April 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Allsvenskan team Djurgården and the Finland national team.[3]
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Tenho with TPS in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaarina, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Djurgården | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KaaNa[2] | |||
| KaaPo[2] | |||
| PiPS[2] | |||
| –2012 | FC Kaarina | ||
| 2013 | TPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Åbo IFK | 13 | (1) |
| 2014–2018 | TPS | 135 | (1) |
| 2019 | Inter Turku | 24 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | HJK | 75 | (8) |
| 2024– | Djurgården | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Finland | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Career
Born in Kaarina, Tenho played in various youth teams in Kaarina and Turku area, before starting his senior career with Åbo IFK in 2013, playing in the third-tier league Kakkonen.[4]
TPS and Inter Turku
Next season he joined Turun Palloseura (TPS) first team for the 2014 Veikkausliiga season.[5]
In the end of the 2018 season, TPS were once again relegated back to Ykkönen, and Tenho joined the local rival Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku on 3 January 2019,[6] after having represented TPS for five seasons.[7] Tenho played 31 games and scored twice for Inter Turku in all competitions combined, before leaving at the end of the year.
HJK Helsinki
HJK Helsinki confirmed on 4 November 2019, that Tenho would join the club for the 2020 season, signing a deal until the end of 2021.[8] He extended his contract with HJK on 28 June 2021, signing a deal until the end of the 2023 season.[9] Since the beginning of 2022, Tenho was the captain of the HJK team.[10][11] Tenho represented HJK in the group stages of UEFA Europa Conference League and UEFA Europa League in three consecutive seasons between 2021 and 2023.[12][13][14]
Djurgårdens IF
On 20 December 2023, it was announced that Tenho departed from HJK and had signed with Swedish Allsvenskan side Djurgården on a three-year deal, on a free transfer.[15][16] On 19 February 2024, Tenho made his official debut with Djurgården in a Svenska Cupen match against Skövde AIK, scoring a goal in a 2–0 win.[17] On 1 April 2024, Tenho made his Allsvenskan debut in the club's opening game of the season, scoring a goal in a 4–1 away win against IFK Göteborg.[18] Tenho played six cup matches and scored one goal, as Djurgården finished 2nd in the 2023–24 Svenska Cupen, after losing the final against Malmö FF on penalties.[19][20]
International career
Tenho received his first call up to the Finland senior national team in November 2021 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bosnia-Herzegovina and France, as a replacement for Juhani Ojala, but remained an unused substitute.[21]
He made his national team debut on 26 March 2022, in a 1–1 friendly draw against Iceland.[22] Tenho made his competitive international debut on 14 June 2022, in a 3–2 away loss to Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B.[23] In addition, Tenho made his third international appearance on 19 November 2023, in a 4–0 home win against Northern Ireland, in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.[24]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ÅIFK | 2013 | Kakkonen | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| TPS | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2015 | Ykkönen | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | Ykkönen | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Ykkönen | 26 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 0 | |||
| Total | 135 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 4 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| HJK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 12[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 12[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| Total | 75 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 133 | 9 | ||
| Djurgården | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 259 | 12 | 43 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 335 | 19 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- Appearances in Finnish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
References
- Miro Tenho, Difensore, Turun Palloseura, goalnoise.com
- Kaarinan Pojat - Kunnon KaaPolainen taitaa -kunniagalleria, kaapo.fi
- Miro Tenho at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- Ei enää pelkkä Miro vaan, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 23 September 2022
- PELAAJAKORTTI 2018: MIRO TENHO – #15, fctps.fi, 5 April 2018
- Miro Tenho siirtyy FC Interiin, fcinter.fi, 3 January 2019
- Miro Tenho siirtyy TPS:sta Interiin, Aamuset, 3 January 2019
- Klubille uusi toppari, hjk.fi, 4 November 2019
- Jatkosopimus: Miro Tenho!, hjk.fi, 28 June 2021
- Kapteeni Miro Tenho pelasti HJK:n – uusi päävalmentaja oli sivussa, Helsingin Sanomat, Heikki Miettinen, 22 July 2023
- Kapteeni Miro Tenho antoi arvostusta valmentajalle: ”Mestaruus on ansaitusti meidän”, Helsingin Sanomat, Janne Oivio, 21 October 2023
- HJK kohtaa tärkeässä europelissä Maccabin – Miro Tenho valmiina Huuhkajiin, jos kutsu käy: ”Jokaisen futarin tavoite”, suomifutis.com, 20 October 2021
- Vastenmielinen olosuhde kiukuttaa HJK:n eurovastustajia – näin valtavasta edusta on kyse: "Näytti siltä, etteivät he osaa edes juosta", MTV Oy/ mtvuutiset.fi, 6 October 2022
- HJK korkkasi pistetilinsä europeleissä, Iltasanomat, 6 October 2023
- Kiitos, kapteeni!, hjk.fi, 20 December 2023
- VÄLKOMMEN MIRO TENHO!, dif.se, 20 December 2023
- Nyförvären Hummet och Tenho natade i Djurgårdens premiarseger, fotbollskanalen.se, 19 February 2024
- Djurgården leder mot IFK Göteborg efter rött kort och befarad fotfraktur, Sveriges Television, 1 April 2024
- Malmö FF mästare i svenska cupen 2024, Aftonbladet, 1 May 2024
- Miro Tenho, svenskfotboll.se, Swedish FA
- Miro Tenho korvaa Juhani Ojalan Huuhkajissa, Aamulehti, 7 November 2021
- Teemu Pukin hieno maali oli valopilkku – Huuhkajat nuhjasi nihkeän tasapelin, Iltalehti, 26 March 2022
- Huuhkajille kirvelevä tappio – Bosniassa nähtiin hämmentävä kaaos, Iltalehti, Markku Saarinen, 14 June 2022
- Huuhkajat palasi voittokantaan tylyllä esityksellä! Suomi tyrmäsi Pohjois-Irlannin 4–0 – tässä kooste, Yle, Samu Saatsi, Mika Halonen, 19 November 2023
- "Miro Tenho". flashscore.
- Tulospalvelu Palloliitto M.Tenho, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- "Miro Tenho". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- "Finland - M. Tenho - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- Liimatta, Ville (1 December 2023). "Vuoden 2022 Captain's Ball: Kaikki voittajat ja palkitut kootusti". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.