Aleksei Kangaskolkka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vyborg, USSR | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Jönköpings Södra IF | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2008 | MyPa | 48 | (9) |
| 2009–2011 | Tampere United | 48 | (13) |
| 2011–2012 | IFK Mariehamn | 50 | (20) |
| 2013– | Jönköpings Södra IF | 3 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2010 | Finland U21 | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Aleksei Kangaskolkka (born 29 October 1988 Vyborg, USSR) is a Finnish footballer of Russian origin, who plays as a striker. He currently represents Jönköping Södra IF of the Superettan, the second division of football in Sweden.[1]
Career
Kangaskolkka was born in Russia where he grew up before moving to Finland at the age of eight. 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]
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 17 March 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 | 15 | |||
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2013 | Jönköpings Södra IF | Superettan | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | |
| League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
| Total | Finland | 146 | 41 | 6 | 2 | — | 152 | 43 | ||
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 149 | 43 | 9 | 4 | — | 158 | 47 | |||
References
- ^ "IFK Mariehamn vahvisti rivejään neljällä TamU-pelaajalla". Kymppipaikka. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-05. (Finnish)
- ^ a b ""Jönköpings Södra känns som ett bra val"". Jnytt. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 2014-04-24.
