Lasse Ikonen
Finnish footballer (born 2003)
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Lasse Ikonen (born 19 January 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga club TPS.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TPS | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| 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 | 43 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Finland U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2021-2022 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 February 2024 | |||
Early life
Club career
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
Ikonen has represented Finland at under-16, under-17 and under-19 youth international levels.
Career statistics
- As of 7 June 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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 | 0 | – | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 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 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Gnistan (loan) | 2022 | Ykkönen | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | |
| TPS | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 19 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | |
| 2025 | Ykkösliiga | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 28 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 113 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 6 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes Kakkonen Cup, Ykkönen Cup, Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup