Aaro Tiihonen (born 17 June 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right back for RoPS in Ykkönen.^[3][4]

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Aaro Tiihonen

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth	Rovaniemi, Finland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	RoPS
Youth career
–2020	RoPS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	RoPS II	7	(1)
2022	RoPS	18	(1)
2023	AC Oulu	0	(0)
2023	→ Gnistan (loan)	7	(0)
2023	→ Gnistan II (loan)	1	(0)
2023	→ NJS (loan)	6	(0)
2024–	RoPS	0	(0)
International career‡
2019	Finland U15	1	(0)
2021–2022	Finland U17	7	(0)
2022–2023	Finland U18	4	(0)
Medal record Finland U18 Baltic Cup 2023[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 November 2023

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Tiihonen started to play football with a local club RoPS in Rovaniemi. He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team RoPS II in the third-tier Kakkonen in 2020, at the age of 15.

On 18 January 2023, it was announced by the Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu that they had acquired Tiihonen on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year.^[5][6] Immediately thereafter he was sent on loan to Ykkönen side IF Gnistan for the 2023 season.^[7][8] On 12 March 2024, the club announced the termination of his contract.^[9]

Tiihonen was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.^[10]