Arttu Hoskonen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 April 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaarina, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stockport County | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KaaPo | |||
| –2010 | Inter Turku | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Inter Turku | 95 | (2) |
| 2022 | HJK | 21 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Klubi 04 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Cracovia | 50 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Cracovia II | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Stockport County | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Finland | 18 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:33, 8 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Arttu Hoskonen (born 16 April 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for English club Stockport County and the Finland national team.
Inter Turku
Born in Kaarina, Hoskonen started playing football in the youth sector of local club Kaarinan Pojat (KaaPo),[2] and joined Inter Turku when aged 13.[3]
He started his professional career in 2016 with Inter Turku first team, and ultimately spent six seasons with the club in Finnish top-tier Veikkausliiga.[4][5]
HJK Helsinki
On 8 November 2021, Hoskonen signed a two-year contract with reigning champions HJK Helsinki, starting in 2022.[6][7][8] He suffered an injury in the early 2022, but after recovering, he made 21 appearances in the league, scoring three goals.[9] During his lone season with HJK, he also made 13 appearances in the club's 2022–23 European campaign, representing HJK in the UEFA Europa League group stage in all six matches.[10][11]
Cracovia
On 23 January 2023, Hoskonen joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Cracovia on a two-and-a-half-year contract, for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be €250,000.[12][11][13] He debuted in Ekstraklasa on 17 February 2023, in a win against Stal Mielec.[14] In the next game on 25 February 2023, Hoskonen scored his first goal in the league, in a 2–1 home loss against Piast Gliwice.[14]
In mid-May 2025, it was announced that Hoskonen would leave Cracovia after the 2024–25 season.[15]
Stockport County
On 21 July 2025, Hoskonen signed for EFL League One club Stockport County,[16] becoming the fourth Finnish player to play for the club, after Shefki Kuqi, Jarkko Wiss and Petri Helin.[17]
International career
Hoskonen made his international debut with Finland senior national team on 17 November 2022, in a friendly match against North Macedonia.[18] He scored his first goal for the national team on 13 October 2024, in a UEFA Nations League B match against England at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.[19]
