Aleksi Paananen
Aleksi Paananen (born 25 January 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club HJK. He is often labeled as Thiago Alcantara or Diego Maradona of Finnish football, of which the latter he got the nickname ”Diego”.
 Paananen with Lahti in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 January 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Siilinjärvi, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| KuPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | KuPS | 110 | (9) |
| 2011 | → PK-37 (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2015–2018 | Lahti | 118 | (4) |
| 2019–2022 | Inter Turku | 83 | (9) |
| 2023– | HJK | 14 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| Finland U-16 | 4 | (1) | |
| 2009–2010 | Finland U-17 | 15 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Finland U-18 | 4 | (2) |
| 2011 | Finland U-19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013 | Finland U-20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Finland U-21 | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023 | |||
Career
FC Inter Turku
On 1 November 2018, Inter Turku announced the signing of Paananen for the 2019 season.[2] He signed a 2-year deal.
References
- Veikkausliiga - Hall Of Fame Archived 30 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- Aleksi Paananen siirtyy FC Interiin Archived 21 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, fcinter.fi, 1 November 2018
- "Aleksi Paananen vahvistamaan HJK:n keskikenttää" [Aleksi Paananen to strengthen HJK's midfield] (in Finnish). HJK. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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