Arttu Tulehmo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 May 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KTP | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2023 | Ilves[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Ilves II | 24 | (4) |
| 2024–2025 | Ilves | 1 | (0) |
| 2025 | → KTP (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | KTP | 7 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023 | Finland U16 | 3 | (3) |
| 2023– | Finland U17 | 16 | (4) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 January 2025 | |||
Arttu Tulehmo (born 2 May 2007) is a Finnish professional footballer playing as an attacking midfielder for Ykkösliiga side KTP.
Early career
Tulehmo is a product of the youth academy of his home town club Ilves.[2] He started to play football in the club's youth team when he was four years old.[3] In the summer 2022, Tulehmo was among the five youth players to sign a development contract with Ilves.[4]
Club career
Tulehmo made his senior debut in 2023 with the club's reserve team Ilves II, playing in the third-tier league Kakkonen Group B. He played in a total of eight matches and scored once in the 2023 Kakkonen season. He was also named in the Ilves first team line-up on 5 July 2023, in the 2023 Finnish Cup quarter final win against VJS, but remained an unused substitute.[5]
On 4 January 2024, at the age of 16, Tulehmo signed his first professional contract with Ilves on a three-year deal.[6][7] He debuted with the first team on 3 February 2024, in a Finnish League Cup match against Vaasan Palloseura (VPS). On 12 June 2024, Tulehmo debuted in Veikkausliiga, in a 2–0 away win against Inter Turku.[8]
International career
Tulehmo has represented Finland regularly at youth national teams at under-15, under-16 and under-17 levels.[10] On 6 May 2023, Tulehmo scored a hat-trick for Finland U16, in a 3–1 friendly win against Wales U16.
Career statistics
- As of 26 July 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ilves II | 2023 | Kakkonen | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2024 | Kakkonen | 16 | 3 | – | – | – | 16 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | ||
| Ilves | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| KTP (loan) | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| KTP | 2026 | Ykkösliiga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 2 | |
| Career total | 36 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
Honours
Ilves
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024[11]
References
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, A.Tulehmo, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ↑ Jalkapallon supertähti jakoi kuvan – suomalaisjuniorit Arttu ja Eetu päätyivät yllättäen 34,5 miljoonan seuraajan Instagram-tilille, Ilta-Sanomat, 29 September 2019
- ↑ ARTTU TULEHMO MONIVUOTISEEN SOPIMUKSEEN EDUSTUSJOUKKUEEN KANSSA, ilvesedustus.fi
- ↑ Ilves jalkapallo teki pelaajakehityssopimuksia lahjakkaiden nuorten kanssa – tutustu pelaajakehityssopimuksen saaneisiin pelaajiin!, ilvesjalkapallo.fi, 14 July 2022
- ↑ VJS VS. ILVES 0 - 4, soccerway
- ↑ Ilves kiinnitti mielenkiintoisen nimen – "Hienoa, että pääsimme pitkään sopimukseen", sportti.com, 4 January 2024
- ↑ Vasta 16-vuotias Ilves-kasvatti edustusjoukkueeseen pitkällä sopimuksella, Veikkausliiga, 4 January 2024
- ↑ Inter Turku – Ilves 0–2, int.soccerway.com
- ↑ ILVES-LAINA ARTTU TULEHMO - "VAHVUUDET OVAT HYÖKKÄYSPÄÄSSÄ", fcktp.fi, 23 December 2024
- ↑ U16-pojat kukisti Walesin Arttu Tulehmon maaleilla, Finnish FA, 6 May 2023
- ↑ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024
External links
- Arttu Tulehmo at Soccerway
- Arttu Tulehmo at WorldFootball.net