Alex Lehtinen

Alex Lehtinen (born 9 April 1996) is a Finnish-Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for IF Gnistan.

Alex Lehtinen
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
IF Gnistan
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2011 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, correct as of 11:55, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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

As of match played 11 June 2018.[3][4]
Club Season League Finnish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2012 Kakkonen 8000000080
2013 220000000220
2014 142000000142
2015 2000000020
Total 462000000462
HJK Helsinki 2014 Veikkausliiga 7000200090
2015 5020401[lower-alpha 1]0120
Total 120206010210
FC Honka 2015 Kakkonen 6000000060
IF Gnistan 2017 Ykkönen 6000000060
2018 Kakkonen 1000000010
Total 7000000070
Career total 710206010802
Notes

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]

References

  1. "Alex Lehtinen". Butler University. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. "Statistik und Resultate - Italien 2:1 Schweiz". Football.ch (in German). Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. Alex Lehtinen at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. "Alex Lehtinen". Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. Kosunen, Janne (16 April 2014). "Suomen poikien jalkapallomaajoukkueen kapteeni debytoi Sveitsin paidassa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 November 2018.


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