Juho Lähteenmäki
Finnish footballer (born 2006)
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Juho Väinö Valtteri Lähteenmäki (born 15 June 2006) is a Finnish football player who plays as a left back for Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland and the Finland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juho Väinö Valtteri Lähteenmäki | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Ylöjärvi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ylöjärven Ilves | |||
| –2022 | Ilves | ||
| 2022–2025 | Nordsjælland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Nordsjælland | 44 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U16 | 7 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Finland U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Finland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Finland U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2025– | Finland U21 | 2 | (1) |
| 2025– | Finland | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 March 2026 | |||
Youth career
Club career
On 11 December 2024, Lähteenmäki signed a new professional contract with Nordsjælland, valid until June 2028.[4]
On 23 February 2025, Lähteenmäki made his professional debut with the Nordsjælland first team in Danish Superliga, as a starting left back in a 3–2 home win against Sønderjyske.[5][6] He scored his first goal in the league on 10 August 2025 against Silkeborg.[7]
International career
Lähteenmäki is a regular Finnish youth international, having represented Finland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth national team levels.[8][9][10][11][12]
In 2023, Lähteenmäki was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[13]
He debuted with the Finland under-21 national team in September 2025 and scored in his debut against San Marino.
Lähteenmäki made his debut with the Finland senior national team on 9 October 2025, as a starter in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying win against Lithuania at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 13 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2026–27 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2 | ||
- Includes Danish Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 30 March 2026
- Appearances in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- Appearances in the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C.
- Includes two appearances in the 2026 FIFA Series.
Honours
Finland