Alex Lehtinen

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Alex Lehtinen
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 28)
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)

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

International career[edit]

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[edit]

As of match played 11 June 2018.[3][4]
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

Personal life[edit]

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[edit]

  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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