Juho Kilo
_08_(cropped2).jpg) Kilo with Finland U21 in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juho Teemu Kristian Kilo | ||
| Date of birth | 23 June 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | KäPa | ||
| 2018–2020 | Hamburger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Hamburger SV II | 64 | (6) |
| 2024 | Haka | 18 | (3) |
| 2024– | ADO Den Haag | 75 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| Finland U16 | |||
| 2018–2019 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Finland U21 | 9 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 | |||
Juho Teemu Kristian Kilo (born 23 June 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club ADO Den Haag.
Early career
Kilo is a product of Käpylän Pallo (KäPa) youth program. He played with KäPa until August 2018, when he joined the Hamburger SV youth academy for a €100,000 transfer fee.[1]
Club career
Hamburger SV II
Kilo made his senior debut with Hamburger SV II in 2020, playing in Regionalliga Nord.[2] He played with HSV reserve team two full seasons until the summer 2023, when his contract expired with the club, and he was not offered a contract with the first team.[3][4]
Haka
Kilo was without club for the rest of 2023, and on 6 February 2024, he returned to Finland and signed a one-year deal with a Veikkausliiga club FC Haka.[5][6] He made 28 appearances and scored three goals for the club in all competitions combined, before leaving in the beginning of August.
ADO Den Haag
On 5 August 2024, Kilo signed a contract with Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands for two seasons, with an option for a third, for an undisclosed fee.[7] He scored his first goals for the club on 4 October, by a brace in a 5–1 away win against TOP Oss, becoming the first Finnish player since Joonas Kolkka in 2006 to score for ADO Den Haag.[8][9] In July 2025, Kilo signed a three-year contract extension.[10] On 17 March 2026, after a win against Jong Utrecht, ADO won a promotion to Eredivisie, six matches prior to the regular season ending.[11]
Personal life
His younger brother Jesse is also a professional footballer.[12]
Career statistics
- As of 16 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hamburger SV II | 2020–21 | Regionalliga Nord | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Regionalliga Nord | 28 | 4 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Regionalliga Nord | 35 | 2 | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 6 | — | — | — | 64 | 6 | |||||
| Haka | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |
| ADO Den Haag | 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 4 | |||
| 2026–27 | Eredivisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 75 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 79 | 7 | |||
| Career total | 157 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 16 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and KNVB Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie promotion play-offs
Honours
ADO Den Haag
References
- ↑ Juho Kilo siirtyy Käpylän Pallosta Hamburger Sport-Vereiniin, kapylanpallo.fi, 8 August 2018
- ↑ Huuhkajia kasvaa ympäri Eurooppaa, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 26 March 2023
- ↑ Ammattilaisena Saksassa: Juho Kilo pelaa ja opiskelee, jpy.fi, 19 May 2023
- ↑ Juho Kilo: "Ei ole ollut optimaalisin puolivuotinen", Football Association of Finland, 21 November 2023
- ↑ FC HAKA SOPIMUKSEEN LUPAAVAN NUOREN TESTIPELAAJAN KANSSA, fchaka.fi, 6 February 2024
- ↑ Saksalaisjätti teki törkeät oharit Juho Kilolle – ”Vuosi sitten en olisi voinut kuvitellakaan”, Aamulehti, 11 May 2024
- ↑ "ADO Den Haag verwelkomt de talentvolle Juho Kilo" [ADO Den Haag welcomes the talented Juho Kilo] (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ↑ OptaJohan, twitter
- ↑ Hoe stille uitblinker Juho Kilo zich razendsnel ontwikkelt bij ADO: ‘Hij is uit ander hout gesneden’, ad.nl, 14 December 2024
- ↑ Suomalaispelaaja sai jatkosopimuksen Hollannissa, suomifutis.com, 14 July 2025
- ↑ Juho Kilo ja Diogo Tomas nousivat Hollannin pääsarjaan, suomifutis.com, 18 March 2026
- ↑ Huuhkajia kasvaa ympäri Eurooppaa, Helsingin Sanomat, Ari Virtanen, 26 March 2023
- ↑ Engelen, Siep; Rosendaal, Rian (10 April 2026). "ADO Den Haag have been crowned KKD champions, yet they will not receive the trophy just yet, for a surprising reason". goal.com. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
External links
- Juho Kilo at Soccerway
- Juho Kilo at WorldFootball.net
- Juho Kilo at Football Association of Finland
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Regionalliga players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Käpylän Pallo players
- Hamburger SV players
- Hamburger SV II players
- FC Haka players
- ADO Den Haag players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Eerste Divisie players
- Eredivisie players