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Joni Ensio Kauko (born 12 July 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan and the Finland national team.[1][2] Kauko was born in Turku, Finland where he played for the local youth teams before starting his senior career in Inter Turku at age 17 in 2008.

Joni Kauko

Personal information
Full name	Joni Ensio Kauko
Date of birth	(1990-07-12) 12 July 1990 (age 32)
Place of birth	Turku, Finland
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Central Midfielder
Club information
Current team	ATK Mohun Bagan
Number	7
Youth career
1995–2001	Runosmäen Nappulat
2002–2005	TPS
2006–2009	Inter Turku
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Inter Turku	98	(10)
2013	Lahti	9	(0)
2013–2015	FSV Frankfurt	48	(3)
2015–2016	Energie Cottbus	34	(4)
2016–2018	Randers	51	(3)
2018–2021	Esbjerg	91	(22)
2021–	ATK Mohun Bagan	24	(5)
National team‡
2006	Finland U16	5	(0)
2007–2008	Finland U18	11	(0)
2009	Finland U19	4	(0)
2009–2012	Finland U21	23	(3)
2012–	Finland	28	(0)
Honours Finland national football team Baltic Cup 2014
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:03, 17 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 June 2021

Kauko made his international debut for Finland in January 2012, at the age of 21. He was a regular member of the team that won League C group 2 in 2018–19 UEFA Nations League.

Club career

A product of local Inter Turku's youth system, Kauko signed his professional contract on 27 November 2007 at the age of 17. He made his Veikkausliiga debut six months later on 26 June 2008 against IFK Mariehamn. During his first season with the Turku-based club, he made only eight appearances, but helped his team to win the Finnish championship. He scored his first senior goal for Inter on 3 May 2009 against MYPA. After representing Inter for five seasons, his contract was not renewed after the 2012 season and he signed with FC Lahti for one season.[3]

Six months after signing with Lahti, it was announced that Kauko had signed a two-year contract with an option to a third, with German 2. Bundesliga side FSV Frankfurt.[4] Upon expiry of his contract with FSV Frankfurt Kauko signed a two-year contract with German 3. Liga side FC Energie Cottbus.[5]

In July 2016, Kauko signed a two-year contract with Danish club Randers FC.[6] Two years later, on 28 June 2018, Kauko signed a contract with Esbjerg fB ahead of the 2018–19 Danish Superliga season.[7]

Mohun Bagan AC

On 24 June 2021, shortly after Finland's elimination from the Euro 2020, Kauko joined Indian Super League club ATK Mohun Bagan on a two-year deal.[8][9][10] He was included in the twenty-two men squad by head coach Antonio Lopez Habas for the team's 2021 AFC Cup inter-zonal semifinal match against Uzbek side Nasaf,[11] but they lost 6–0 and were eliminated from the tournament, in which he made his debut for the club.[12][13]

On 19 November, Kauko made his Indian Super League debut against Kerala Blasters, in a 4–2 win.[14][15] He scored his first goal for the club against NorthEast United, on 12 February, in a 3–1 win. He fired home from outside the box, which left goalkeeper Subhasish Chowdhury rooted to the spot.[16][17] He ended the league season with three goals in twenty appearances, as Mohun Bagan AC finished third in the standings and were eliminated in the semi-final playoffs.[18]

Kauko scored a brace each against Blue Star, on 12 April, and against Maziya S&RC on 24 May in AFC Cup Preliminary round and Group stage respectively.[19] As 2022–23 season began, he appeared with the club on 20 August against Rajasthan United at the 131st edition of Durand Cup, but lost the match by 3–2.[20]

International career

Kauko was a regular member for the Finland's U21 during 2009–2012, making in total of 23 appearances and scoring three goals. He has also served as a captain for the Finland U-21 team.

He made his senior debut on 22 January 2012, in a friendly against Trinidad and Tobago.[21] During Finland's qualification campaign for the UEFA Euro 2016 he was a member of the team in 8 matches but remained as an unused substitute.[22] In 2018–19 UEFA Nations League he gained four caps and was in the starting line up on 15 November 2018 in a match against Greece.[23]

Kauko was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 May 2022[25]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	Division	League		National Cups		Continental		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sinimustat	2008	Kakkonen	16	7	0	0	0	0	16	7
Inter Turku	2008	Veikkausliiga	8	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
	2009		19	3	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	21	3
	2010		16	0	7[lower-alpha 2]	0	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	25	0
	2011		31	3	6[lower-alpha 2]	1	0	0	37	4
	2012		24	4	6[lower-alpha 2]	1	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	32	5
	Inter Turku Total		98	10	19	2	6	0	123	12
FC Lahti	2013	Veikkausliiga	9	0	8[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4]	0	0	0	17	0
FSV Frankfurt	2013–14	2. Bundesliga	27	0	2[lower-alpha 5]	0	0	0	29	0
	2014–15		21	3	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	0	0	22	3
	FSV Frankfurt Total		48	3	3	0	0	0	51	3
Cottbus	2015–16	3. Liga	34	4	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	0	0	35	4
Randers	2016–17	Superliga	22	1	0	0	0	0	22	1
	2017–18		29	2	1[lower-alpha 6]	0	0	0	30	2
	Randers Total		51	3	1	0	0	0	52	3
Esbjerg	2018–19	Superliga	35	8	2[lower-alpha 6]	1	0	0	37	9
	2019–20		30	6	2[lower-alpha 6]	1	2[lower-alpha 3]	0	34	7
	2020–21	Danish 1st Division	26	8	0	0	0	0	26	8
	Esbjerg Total		91	22	4	2	2	0	97	24
Mohun Bagan	2021–22	Indian Super League	20	3	0	0	6[lower-alpha 7]	4	26	7
	2022–23		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Mohun Bagan Total		20	3	0	0	6	4	26	7
Career total			367	52	36	4	14	4	417	60

International

As of 21 June 2021[26][27]

National team	Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Finland	2012	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2013	0	0	2	0	2	0
	2014	0	0	2	0	2	0
	2015	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2016	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2017	0	0	2	0	2	0
	2018	4	0	0	0	4	0
	2019	5	0	0	0	5	0
	2020	2	0	2	0	4	0
	2021	5	0	1	0	6	0
Total		16	0	12	0	28	0

Honours and achievements

Club

Inter Turku

• Finnish League Cup: 2008
• Veikkausliiga: 2008
• Finnish Cup: 2009

FC Lahti

• Finnish League Cup: 2013

References

External links

• Randers FC official profile (in Danish)
• Joni Kauko at FSV Frankfurt (in German)
• Joni Kauko – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Joni Kauko – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Joni Kauko at National-Football-Teams.com
• Joni Kauko at Soccerbase
• Joni Kauko at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Guardian Football at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 September 2012)

На других языках

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[de] Joni Kauko

Joni Kauko (* 12. Juli 1990 in Turku) ist ein finnischer Fußballspieler, der momentan beim indischen Verein ATK Mohun Bagan FC unter Vertrag steht.

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- [en] Joni Kauko

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[es] Joni Kauko

Joni Kauko (Turku, 12 de julio de 1990) es un futbolista finlandés que juega en la demarcación de centrocampista para el ATK Mohun Bagan F. C. de la Superliga de India.[1]

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[fr] Joni Kauko

Joni Kauko est un footballeur finlandais, né le 12 juillet 1990 à Turku. Il évolue au poste de milieu offensif au Esbjerg fB.

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[it] Joni Kauko

Joni Kauko (Turku, 12 luglio 1990) è un calciatore finlandese, centrocampista dell'ATK Mohun Bagan e della Nazionale finlandese.

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[ru] Кауко, Йони

Йони Кауко (фин. Joni Kauko; родился 12 июля 1990 года, Турку, Финляндия) — финский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Эсбьерг» и сборной Финляндии.

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