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]

Miro Tenho
Tenho with TPS in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995 (age 29)
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]
0000–2012 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 27 (1)
International career
2022– Finland 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Career

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of 10 November 2024[26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League 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 5[f] 0 38 2
Career total 274 12 43 5 8 0 41 1 355 19

International

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As of match played 21 March 2024[28]
Finland
Year Apps Goals
2022 2 0
2023 1 0
2024 1 0
Total 4 0

Honours

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Djurgården

HJK Helsinki

Inter Turku

TPS

Individual

  • Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2022[29]

References

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  1. ^ Miro Tenho, Difensore, Turun Palloseura, goalnoise.com
  2. ^ a b c Kaarinan Pojat - Kunnon KaaPolainen taitaa -kunniagalleria, kaapo.fi
  3. ^ Miro Tenho at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ Ei enää pelkkä Miro vaan, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 23 September 2022
  5. ^ PELAAJAKORTTI 2018: MIRO TENHO – #15, fctps.fi, 5 April 2018
  6. ^ Miro Tenho siirtyy FC Interiin, fcinter.fi, 3 January 2019
  7. ^ Miro Tenho siirtyy TPS:sta Interiin, Aamuset, 3 January 2019
  8. ^ Klubille uusi toppari, hjk.fi, 4 November 2019
  9. ^ Jatkosopimus: Miro Tenho!, hjk.fi, 28 June 2021
  10. ^ Kapteeni Miro Tenho pelasti HJK:n – uusi päävalmentaja oli sivussa, Helsingin Sanomat, Heikki Miettinen, 22 July 2023
  11. ^ Kapteeni Miro Tenho antoi arvostusta valmentajalle: ”Mestaruus on ansaitusti meidän”, Helsingin Sanomat, Janne Oivio, 21 October 2023
  12. ^ HJK kohtaa tärkeässä europelissä Maccabin – Miro Tenho valmiina Huuhkajiin, jos kutsu käy: ”Jokaisen futarin tavoite”, suomifutis.com, 20 October 2021
  13. ^ 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
  14. ^ HJK korkkasi pistetilinsä europeleissä, Iltasanomat, 6 October 2023
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Finland - M. Tenho - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ Kiitos, kapteeni!, hjk.fi, 20 December 2023
  17. ^ VÄLKOMMEN MIRO TENHO!, dif.se, 20 December 2023
  18. ^ Nyförvären Hummet och Tenho natade i Djurgårdens premiarseger, fotbollskanalen.se, 19 February 2024
  19. ^ Djurgården leder mot IFK Göteborg efter rött kort och befarad fotfraktur, Sveriges Television, 1 April 2024
  20. ^ a b Malmö FF mästare i svenska cupen 2024, Aftonbladet, 1 May 2024
  21. ^ Miro Tenho, svenskfotboll.se, Swedish FA
  22. ^ Miro Tenho korvaa Juhani Ojalan Huuhkajissa, Aamulehti, 7 November 2021
  23. ^ Teemu Pukin hieno maali oli valopilkku – Huuhkajat nuhjasi nihkeän tasapelin, Iltalehti, 26 March 2022
  24. ^ Huuhkajille kirvelevä tappio – Bosniassa nähtiin hämmentävä kaaos, Iltalehti, Markku Saarinen, 14 June 2022
  25. ^ Huuhkajat palasi voittokantaan tylyllä esityksellä! Suomi tyrmäsi Pohjois-Irlannin 4–0 – tässä kooste, Yle, Samu Saatsi, Mika Halonen, 19 November 2023
  26. ^ "Miro Tenho". flashscore.
  27. ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto M.Tenho, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
  28. ^ "Miro Tenho". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  29. ^ Liimatta, Ville (1 December 2023). "Vuoden 2022 Captain's Ball: Kaikki voittajat ja palkitut kootusti". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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