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	9 April 1996
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club 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)
National team^‡
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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
		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[lower-alpha 1]	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

1. 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]

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.

External links

• Alex Lehtinen at football.ch