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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 July 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Oulu, Finland | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | OLS Oulu | 14 | (0) |
2006–2007 | AC Oulu | 25 | (3) |
2007–2009 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
2009 | AC Oulu | 5 | (1) |
2010–2012 | TPS Turku | 72 | (7) |
2012–2015 | Hønefoss | 43 | (0) |
2015–2017 | HJK Helsinki | 36 | (1) |
2017 | Wisła Puławy | 10 | (0) |
International career | |||
2008–2010 | Finland U21 | 6 | (0) |
2012–2015 | Finland | 10 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Toni Kolehmainen (born 20 July 1988) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He had previously played for AZ in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Kolehmainen also played in Blackburn Rovers' youth academy during 2004–05.
After ending his stay with Blackburn Rovers' youth academy Toni returned to Finland to play for OLS Oulu. In 2006, he joined town rival AC Oulu and helped the club gain promotion to the Veikkausliiga. His play with AC Oulu led to interest from Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar who signed Kolehmainen in 2007.
During his time with AZ he was primarily a member of the reserve squad. In 2008, he was promoted to the first team squad by Louis van Gaal and made his debut in a 3-0 KNVB Cup victory over Achilles '29. [1] Once the 2009 season concluded Kolehmainen did not exercise the option on his contract with AZ and returned to AC Oulu for a brief stay, which led to a promotion after the season.
Kolehmainen however left Oulu and went on signing a two-year contract with TPS in February 2010. [2]
After some promising performances, Kolehmainen was spotted by Hønefoss BK, where he would reunite with a TPS teammate Riku Riski. A long-term contract was signed on 31 August 2012. [3]
Kolehmainen retired in 2017, finishing his career at Polish side Wisła Puławy. [4]
Kolehmainen is currently based in Malta where he works as a director within the gaming industry at Rootz Ltd, often providing insights at events and conferences.
On 22 January 2012 Kolehmainen scored for Finland in his senior level debut, in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago.
# | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 22 January 2012 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | ![]() | 2−2 | 2−3 | Friendly |
2. | 3 June 2012 | Võru, Estonia | ![]() | 1−0 | 1−1 (6-7 p) | Baltic Cup final |
3. | 14 November 2012 | Nicosia, Cyprus | ![]() | 0−3 | 0−3 | Friendly |
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