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Nea Lehtola

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Nea Lehtola
Personal information
Full name Nea Emilia Lehtola
Date of birth (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Vimpeli, Finland
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender, midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
 Brann
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Ilves 62 (4)
2019–2022 HJK 64 (7)
2022–2024 Brøndby IF 36 (4)
2024– Brann 24 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Finland U19 8 (1)
2017 Finland U20 1 (0)
2020– Finland 13 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2025

Nea Emilia Lehtola (born 24 October 1998) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Toppserien club Brann and the Finland women's national team.

Club career

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Ilves

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Lehtola made her league debut against PK-35 Vantaa on 1 April 2016.[3] She scored her first league goal against NiceFutis on 3 September 2016, scoring in the 42nd minute.[4] On 22 October 2017, Lehtola signed a new deal with the club.[5]

HJK

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Lehtola made her league debut against ONS Oulu on 23 March 2019.[6] She scored her first league goal against PK-35 Vantaa on 13 June 2020, scoring in the 84th minute.[7] On 4 December 2020, Lehtola signed a new deal with the club.[8] On 7 December 2021, she signed a new deal with the club.[9]

Brøndby IF

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On 28 July 2022, it was announced that Lehtola had joined Brøndby IF.[10] She made her league debut against Køge on 7 August 2022.[11] Lehtola scored her first league goal against AGF Fodbold on 5 November 2022, scoring in the 44th minute.[12]

Brann

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On 27 June 2024, Lehtola signed with Norwegian Toppserien club Brann until the end of 2026.[13]

International career

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Lehtola made her international debut against Croatia on 8 March 2020.[14]

Lehtola was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup, replacing Olga Ahtinen on 29 February 2020.[15]

On 19 June 2025, Lehtola was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[16]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 3 July 2025[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nokia 2014 Naisten Kakkonen 1 0 – – 1 0
Ilves 2016 Naisten Liiga 19 1 2 0 – 21 1
2017 Naisten Liiga 19 2 1 0 – 20 2
2018 Naisten Liiga 24 1 1 0 – 25 1
Total 62 4 4 0 0 0 66 4
HJK Helsinki 2019 Naisten Liiga 23 0 5 0 – 28 0
2020 Kansallinen Liiga 16 4 4 0 1[b] 0 21 4
2021 Kansallinen Liiga 13 1 3 3 – 16 4
2022 Kansallinen Liiga 12 2 5 3 – 17 5
Total 64 7 17 6 1 0 82 13
Brøndby IF 2022–23 Danish Women's League 22 3 0 0 – 22 3
2023–24 Danish Women's League 14 1 0 0 2[b] 0 16 1
Total 36 4 0 0 2 0 38 4
Brann 2024 Toppserien 10 0 2 0 0 0 12 0
2025 Toppserien 14 0 2 0 0 0 16 0
Total 24 0 4 0 0 0 28 0
Career total 177 15 27 6 3 0 207 21
  1. ^ Includes Finnish Women's Cup and Norwegian Women's Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League

International

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As of match played 3 June 2025
Finland
Year Apps Goals
2020 1 0
2021 0 0
2022 0 0
2023 1 0
2024 5 2
2025 6 1
Total 13 3

International goals

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Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lehtola goal.
List of international goals scored by Nea Lehtola
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 October 2024 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland  Montenegro 2–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
2. 3 December 2024 Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland  Scotland 2–0 2–0
3. 3 June 2025 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland  Serbia 1–0 1–1 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

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HJK

References

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  1. ^ Nea Lehtola at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Nea Lehtola |". UEFA. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Ilves v PK-35 Vantaa - 1 April 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Nice Futis vs Ilves - 3 September 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ "NEA LEHTOLA JATKAA ILVEKSESSÄ". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  6. ^ "ONS vs HJK - 23 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "HJK vs PK-35 Helsinki - 13 June 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Nea Lehtola jatkaa Klubissa". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 4 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Nea Lehtola Klubissa myös kaudella 2022". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 7 December 2021.
  10. ^ "FINSK FORSTÆRKNING TIL BRØNDBY IF". bronby.com (in Finnish).
  11. ^ "Køge vs Brøndby - 7 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Brøndby vs AGF - 5 November 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ FINSK LANDSLAGSSPILLER KLAR FOR BRANN, brann.no, 27 June 2024
  14. ^ "Finland vs Croatia - 8 March 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Muutoksia Helmareiden Cyprus Cupiin" [Changes to the Helmars' Cyprus Cup] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 29 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Helmarit nimetty EM-lopputurnaukseen" [Helmarit named for the European Championship finals] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  17. ^ Nea Lehtola stats, Football Association of Finland
  18. ^ Nea Lehtola stats, Norwegian Football Federation
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