{{short description|Finnish-Swiss footballer (born 1996)}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Alex Lehtinen |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|04|09|df=y}} |birth_place = Helsinki, Finland |height = {{height|m=1.79}} |currentclub = IF Gnistan |clubnumber = 3 |position = Defender |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2011 |youthclubs1 = FC Honka |youthyears2 = 2012–2015 |youthclubs2 = HJK Helsinki |collegeyears1 = 2016–2017 |college1 = Butler Bulldogs |collegecaps1 = 37 |collegegoals1 = 2 |years1 = 2012–2015 |clubs1 = Klubi 04 |caps1 = 46 |goals1 = 2 |years2 = 2014–2015 |clubs2 = HJK Helsinki |caps2 = 12 |goals2 = 0 |years4 = 2015–2016 |clubs4 = FC Honka |caps4 = 6 |goals4 = 0 |years5 = 2017– |clubs5 = IF Gnistan |caps5 = 7 |goals5 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2012–2013 |nationalteam1 = Finland U17 |nationalcaps1 = 9 |nationalgoals1 = 1 |nationalyears2 = 2013–2014 |nationalteam2 = Finland U18 |nationalcaps2 = 8 |nationalgoals2 = 1 |nationalyears3 = 2012–2014 |nationalteam3 = Finland U19 |nationalcaps3 = 8 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |nationalyears4 = 2014 |nationalteam4 = Switzerland U18 |nationalcaps4 = 1 |nationalgoals4 = 0 |nationalyears5 = 2014 |nationalteam5 = Finland U20 |nationalcaps5 = 1 |nationalgoals5 = 0 |pcupdate = 11:55, 11 June 2018 (UTC) |nationalteam-update = 11:55, 11 June 2018 (UTC) }} {{Portal|Association football}} '''Alex Lehtinen''' (born 9 April 1996) is a Finnish-Swiss footballer who plays as a defender for IF Gnistan.
==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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://butlersports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4122 |title=Alex Lehtinen |accessdate=11 June 2018 |work=Butler University}}</ref> He played once, in a friendly against Italy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football.ch/SFV/Nationalteams/U-18/Statistik-und-Resultate.aspx/tg-2257919/ |title=Statistik und Resultate - Italien 2:1 Schweiz |accessdate=11 June 2018 |work=Football.ch |language=German}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 11 June 2018.}}<ref>{{Soccerway|alex-lehtinen/244847|accessdate=11 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/pelaaja/75900?season=2018 |title=Alex Lehtinen |accessdate=11 June 2018 |work=Football Association of Finland}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Finnish Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="5" valign="center"|Klubi 04 |2012 |rowspan="4" valign="center"|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 |- ! colspan="2" |'''Total''' !46!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!46!!2 |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|HJK Helsinki |2014 |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Veikkausliiga |7||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||9||0 |- |2015 |5||0||2||0||4||0||1<ref group="lower-alpha" name="ELQ">Appearances in UEFA Europa League qualifying</ref>||0||12||0 |- ! colspan="2" |'''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 |- |rowspan="3"|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 |- ! colspan="2" |'''Total''' !7!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!7!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !71!!0!!2!!0!!6!!0!!1!!0!!80!!2 |} ;Notes {{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
== 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/veikkausliiga/art-2000000743079.html |title=Suomen poikien jalkapallomaajoukkueen kapteeni debytoi Sveitsin paidassa |last1=Kosunen |first1=Janne |date=16 April 2014 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/u-18/team.aspx/t-41645/p-992514 Alex Lehtinen] at football.ch
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lehtinen, Alex}} Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Finnish men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:FC Honka players Category:Klubi 04 players Category:Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Category:IF Gnistan players Category:Veikkausliiga players Category:Kakkonen players Category:Footballers from Helsinki Category:Finnish people of Swiss descent Category:Butler Bulldogs men's soccer players Category:Swiss people of Finnish descent Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
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