Miro Tenho
Finnish footballer (born 1995)
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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 | 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 | 63 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Finland | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2026 | |||
Club 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]
At 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] During his time with the club, Tenho and HJK won four consecutive Finnish championship titles, one Finnish Cup and one Finnish League Cup.[15]
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.[16][17] 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.[18] 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.[19] 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.[20][21]
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.[22]
He made his national team debut on 26 March 2022, in a 1–1 friendly draw against Iceland.[23] 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.[24] 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.[25]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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 | 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[c] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| HJK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 12[d] | 1 | 41 | 3 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10[e] | 0 | 36 | 2 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12[d] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| Total | 75 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 133 | 9 | ||
| Djurgården | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 6[f] | 0 | 41 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 6[f] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2026 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Total | 59 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 85 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 286 | 13 | 51 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 382 | 20 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup and Svenska Cupen
- Includes 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
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 5 June 2026[28]
- Appearances in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B.
- Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification.
- Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification.
- Appearances in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- Appearances in the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C.
- Includes one appearance in the 2026 FIFA Series.
Honours
Djurgården
- Svenska Cupen runner-up: 2023–24[20]
HJK Helsinki
- Veikkausliiga: 2020,[15] 2021,[15] 2022,[15] 2023[15]
- Finnish Cup: 2020[15]
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2021[15]
- Finnish League Cup: 2023[15]
Inter Turku
TPS
Finland
Individual