Arttu Hoskonen (born 16 April 1997) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a

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for Polish club Cracovia and the Finland national team.

Career

Born in

Kaarina Kaarina (; , i.e. "Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Catherine's") is a town in Finland, located in the region of Southwest Finland. It lies south of the regional capital, Turku. The population of Kaarina is approximately , while the Turku sub-regi ...

, Hoskonen started playing football in the youth sector of local club Kaarinan Pojat (KaaPo), and joined

Inter Turku Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku () and colloquially known as Inter, is a Finnish professional football club based in Turku that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded i ...

when aged 13.

Inter Turku

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 Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

HJK Helsinki

On 8 November 2021, Hoskonen signed a two-year contract with reigning champions

HJK Helsinki Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (), commonly known as HJK Helsinki (), or simply as HJK (), is a Finnish football club based in Helsinki. The club competes in Veikkausliiga, the top division of the Finnish football league system. Founded in 1907, the ...

, starting in

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. He suffered an injury in the early 2022, but after recovering, he made 21 appearances in the league, scoring three goals. During his lone season with HJK, he also made 13 appearances in the club's 2022–23 European campaign, representing HJK in the

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group stage in all six matches.

Cracovia

On 23 January 2023, Hoskonen joined Polish

Ekstraklasa (; meaning "Extra Class" in Polish), officially known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to its Sponsor (commercial), sponsorship by PKO Bank Polski, is a professional association football league in Poland and the highest level of the Polish foo ...

club Cracovia on a two-and-a-half-year contract, for an undisclosed fee, rumoured to be €250,000.HJK-toppari Arttu Hoskonen siirtyy Puolaan

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, 23 January 2023 He debuted in Ekstraklasa on 17 February 2023, in a win against

Stal Mielec FKS Stal Mielec, commonly known as Stal Mielec (), is a Polish professional football club based in Mielec. The team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. The club was established on 10 April 1939. Histori ...

. In the next game on 25 February 2023, Hoskonen scored his first goal in the league, in a 2–1 home loss against

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. In mid-May 2025, it was announced that Hoskonen would leave Cracovia after the 2024–25 season.

International career

Hoskonen made his international debut with Finland senior national team on 17 November 2022, in a friendly match against

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. He scored his first goal for the national team on 13 October 2024, in a UEFA Nations League B match against

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at the

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Career statistics

Club

International

:''As of match played 13 October 2024. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hoskonen goal.''

Honours

Inter Turku *

Finnish Cup The Finnish Cup (; ) is Finland's main national cup competition in football. This yearly competition is open for all member clubs of the FA of Finland and has been played since 1955. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League ...

: 2017–18 HJK *

Cracovia II *

IV liga Lesser Poland IV liga Lesser Poland group (grupa małopolska), also known as Jako IV liga małopolska for sponsorship reasons, is one of the groups of IV liga, the fifth level of Polish football league system. The league was created in the 2000–01 season afte ...

: 2024–25

References

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