Alex Lehtinen
Finnish-Swiss footballer (born 1996)
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Alex Lehtinen (born 9 April 1996) is a Finnish-Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for IF Gnistan.
Date of birth
9 April 1996
Place of birth
Helsinki, Finland
Height
1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position
Defender
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IF Gnistan | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | FC Honka | ||
| 2012–2015 | HJK Helsinki | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Butler Bulldogs | 37 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Klubi 04 | 46 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | HJK Helsinki | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Honka | 6 | (0) |
| 2017– | IF Gnistan | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Finland U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Finland U18 | 8 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Finland U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2014 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:55, 11 June 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11:55, 11 June 2018 (UTC) | |||
International career
Lehtinen has played at international level for Finland from under-15 to under-20 level, but was called up by Switzerland's under-18 set up in 2014.[1] He played once, in a friendly against Italy.[2]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Finnish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2012 | Kakkonen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| FC Honka | 2015 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| IF Gnistan | 2017 | Ykkönen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 71 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 2 | ||
- Notes
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying
Personal life
A dual citizen of Finland and Switzerland, Lehtinen was born to a Finnish father and Swiss mother in Finland, where he has lived most of his life. His father, Kalle Lehtinen, is a former footballer.[5]
