Aleksei Kangaskolkka

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Aleksei Kangaskolkka
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Personal information
Full name Aleksei Kangaskolkka
Date of birth (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Vyborg, USSR
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 MyPa 48 (9)
2009–2011 Tampere United 48 (13)
2011–2012 IFK Mariehamn 50 (20)
2013 Jönköping 12 (4)
2013–2015 Heracles Almelo 4 (0)
2015–2018 IFK Mariehamn 99 (34)
National team‡
2009–2010 Finland U21 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 January 2019

Aleksei Kangaskolkka (born 29 October 1988) is a Finnish former footballer, who played as a forward.

Career[]

Kangaskolkka was born in Vyborg, USSR, where he grew up before moving to Finland with his mother and Ingrian Finnish stepfather at the age of eight.[1] In 2004, he made his debut with MyPa in the Finnish top division Veikkausliiga at the young age of sixteen. In that same year he also went on trial with English club Manchester United. In his second year with IFK Mariehamn he had his most successful season yet when he became the second best goalscorer of the 2012 Veikkausliiga. After that Kangaskolkka felt that he wanted to try playing in another league and signed a one-year contract with Jönköpings Södra in the Swedish second tier.[2] On 17 July 2013, he signed with Dutch side Heracles Almelo.[3] In 2015, Kangaskolkka returned to Mariehamn. That year he won Finnish Cup. The next season he won Veikkausliiga, and in the 2017 season he became a top scorer of the league with 16 goals.[4] At the end of the 2018 season, Kangaskolkka announced his retirement from professional football.[5][6]

Personal life[]

Kangaskolkka has both Finnish and Russian citizenship and says that he feels equally Finnish and Russian. He speaks the Finnish language better and considers Tampere in Finland to be his home. But he also admits that he supports the Russia men's national ice hockey team when they play against the Finland men's national ice hockey team.[2]

Career statistics[]

As of 8 July 2013
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland League Finnish Cup Europe Total
2004 MyPa Veikkausliiga 1 0 — — 1 0
2005 1 0 — — 1 0
2006 22 6 — — 22 6
2007 16 3 — — 16 3
2008 9 0 — — 9 0
2009 Tampere United 25 7 3 0 — 28 7
2010 23 6 — — 23 6
2011 IFK Mariehamn 21 4 — — 21 4
2012 28 15 3 2 — 31 17
Sweden League Svenska Cupen Europe Total
2013 Jönköpings Södra IF Superettan 12 4 3 2 — 15 6
Netherlands League KNVB Beker Europe Total
2013–14 Heracles Almelo Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
League Cup Continental Total
Total Finland 146 41 6 2 — 152 43
Sweden 12 4 3 2 — 15 6
Career total 158 45 9 4 — 167 49

Honours[]

MyPa
IFK Mariehamn

References[]

  1. ^ Геракл из Выборга
  2. ^ a b "Jönköpings Södra känns som ett bra val". Jnytt. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Heracles strikt Fins aanspeelpunt Angaskolkka". Voetbalprimeur. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ^ Ilveksen maalitykki HJK:n paitaan
  5. ^ IFK:n luottopelaaja lopettaa uransa 30-vuotiaana
  6. ^ Aleksei Kangaskolkka avslutar sin karriär

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