Lucas Lingman

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Lucas Lingman
Lucas Lingman 2018.jpg
Lingman with RoPS in 2018.
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-25) 25 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
HJK
Number 10
Youth career
–2010 Honka
2011–2014 HJK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 Klubi-04 47 (5)
2015–2017 HJK 21 (1)
2018–2019 RoPS 58 (8)
2020–2021 HJK 41 (4)
2022–2023 Helsingborgs IF 15 (0)
2022–2023HJK (loan) 27 (0)
2024– HJK 35 (4)
International career
2013 Finland U15 6 (2)
2014 Finland U16 17 (8)
2015–2016 Finland U18 [1] 15 (1)
2015 Finland U19 3 (0)
2019–2020 Finland U21 14 (0)
2022– Finland 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2023

Lucas Lingman (born 25 January 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for HJK. [2]

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Career

HJK

Lingman with HJK Helsinki in 2017 Lucas Lingman.jpg
Lingman with HJK Helsinki in 2017

Lingman began his career as a youth with Honka before joining HJK in 2011. He was promoted to the first team in 2015, and made his Veikkausliiga debut on 30 August 2015 against FC Ilves at the age of 17.

RoPS

2018 Lingman signed 1+2 year(s) contract (with the team having the right to extend it) with Rovaniemen Palloseura. [3]

HJK

On 28 October 2019, HJK announced the signing of Lingman on a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year. [4] HJK paid RoPS a transfer fee of €150,000.

Helsingborg

On 18 January 2022, he signed with Helsingborgs IF in Sweden on a four-year deal, for a reported fee of €400,000. [5]

HJK (loan)
Lingman returned to HJK in the 2022 summer transfer window, signing a loan deal until the end of 2022 season. [6] In January 2023, his loan deal with HJK was extended for the 2023 season. [7]

Return to HJK

On 4 January 2024, HJK acquired Lingman on a permanent contract, signing a three-year deal with him, for an undisclosed fee. [8] Lingman became the first player in HJK's history to be bought back twice after leaving the club.

Personal life

His father Tommi Lingman is a football coach. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 July 2025 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2014 Kakkonen 18110191
2015 Kakkonen183183
2016 Kakkonen8181
2017 Kakkonen3030
Total475100000485
HJK 2015 Veikkausliiga 4020301 [b] 0100
2016 Veikkausliiga60204000120
2017 Veikkausliiga111101 [b] 0131
Total211507020351
RoPS 2018 Veikkausliiga32551376
2019 Veikkausliiga263702 [b] 0353
Total5881210020729
HJK 2020 Veikkausliiga20290292
2021 Veikkausliiga2126011 [c] 0382
Total41415000110674
Helsingborgs IF 2022 Allsvenskan 15000150
HJK (loan) 2022 Veikkausliiga7010 [b] 0170
2023 Veikkausliiga200102013 [c] 0360
Total2701020230530
HJK 2024 Veikkausliiga224103010 [d] 0364
2025 Veikkausliiga13030412 [e] 1222
Total3544071121586
Career total2442238116150134824
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Conference League
  5. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 20 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 202270
202340
Total110

Honours

HJK Helsinki

RoPS

References

  1. "U18: Voitto Makedoniasta". Palloliitto. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. Lucas Lingman at Soccerway
  3. "RoPS:lle huippulupaus - Keskikenttäpelaaja Lucas Lingman siirtyy Napapiirille" (in Finnish). RoPS official website. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. "Lucas Lingman palaa Klubiin". hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  5. "Lucas Lingman klar för HIF" (in Swedish). Helsingborg. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. "Lucas Lingman palaa Klubiin!" (in Finnish). HJK. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  7. "MTV Urheilun tiedot: HJK kiinnitti Huuhkajien pelintekijän" (in Finnish). MTV Oy. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  8. Lucas Lingman Klubin kundi on!, hjk.fi, 4 January 2024
  9. 64-kiloisesta poikasesta tuli Suomen futissyksyn ratkaisupelaaja – Lucas Lingman nosti HJK:n mestariksi, Ilta-Sanomat, 16 October 2022
  10. Lucas Lingman, Finnish FA
  11. L.Lingman, int.soccerway.com