Joel Lehtonen (footballer)

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Joel Lehtonen
Personal information
Full name Joel Andrei Sakarinpoika Lehtonen
Date of birth (1999-11-29) 29 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Pori, Finland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
AC Oulu
Number 3
Youth career
Jazz
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 Jazz 25 (1)
2019 Badalona 0 (0)
2020–2022 Jazz 56 (3)
2023–2024 EIF 46 (1)
2025– AC Oulu 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025

Joel Andrei Sakarinpoika Lehtonen (born 29 November 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Veikkausliiga club AC Oulu.

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Club career

After advancing through the youth program of his hometown club FC Jazz, Lehtonen made his senior debut with the club's first team in third-tier Kakkonen in 2017. In 2019, he spent half of a season in Spain with CF Badalona, but returned to Jazz for the 2020 season. He left the club in early 2023. [1]

In January 2023, Lehtonen signed with Ekenäs IF (EIF) in second-tier Ykkönen. [2] [3] The team won the 2023 Ykkönen title and were promoted to top-tier Veikkausliiga. On 1 September 2024, Lehtonen scored his first Veikkausliiga goal for EIF, in a 1–1 home draw against SJK Seinäjoki. EIF were relegated back to the second tier, and Lehtonen left the club after the 2024 season.

On 26 October, AC Oulu in Veikkausliiga announced the signing of Lehtonen on a one-year deal with a one-year option. [4]

Career statistics

As of 26 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jazz 2017 Kakkonen 10140141
2018Kakkonen15000150
Total251400000291
Badalona 2019–20 Segunda División B 000000
Jazz 2020 Kakkonen13010140
2021Kakkonen201201
2022Kakkonen23210242
Total563200000583
EIF Akademi2023 Kolmonen 1111
EIF 2023 Ykkönen 2304040310
2024 Veikkausliiga 2313140302
Total461718000612
AC Oulu 2025 Veikkausliiga00005050
Career total1286131130001547
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Includes Ykkönen Cup and Finnish League Cup

Honours

EIF

References