Nea Lehtola

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Nea Lehtola

| fullname =

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|10|24}}{{Soccerway|id=415757|accessdate=29 November 2020}}

| birth_place = Vimpeli, Finland

| height = 1.64m

| position = Defender, midfielder{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/teams/players/250097401--Nea-Lehtola/|title=Nea Lehtola {{!}}|website=UEFA|access-date=29 November 2020}}

| currentclub = Brann

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2015–2018

| clubs1 = Ilves

| caps1 = 62

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 2019–2022

| clubs2 = HJK

| caps2 = 64

| goals2 = 7

| years3 = 2022–2024

| clubs3 = Brøndby IF

| caps3 = 36

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2024–

| clubs4 = Brann

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2016–2017

| nationalteam1 = Finland U19

| nationalcaps1 = 8

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2017

| nationalteam2 = Finland U20

| nationalcaps2 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2020–

| nationalteam3 = Finland

| nationalcaps3 = 13

| nationalgoals3 = 3

| pcupdate = 3 December 2024

| ntupdate = 3 June 2025

}}

Nea Lehtola (born 24 October 1998) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Toppserien club Brann and the Finland women's national team.

Club career

=Ilves=

Lehtola made her league debut against PK-35 Vantaa on 1 April 2016.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/01/finland/naistenliiga/ilves-tampere/pallokerho-35/2190216/|title=Ilves v PK-35 Vantaa - 1 April 2016|website=int.soccerway.com}} She scored her first league goal against NiceFutis on 3 September 2016, scoring in the 42nd minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/09/03/finland/naistenliiga/nice-futis-pori/ilves-tampere/2346394/|title=Nice Futis vs Ilves - 3 September 2016|website=int.soccerway.com}} On 22 October 2017, Lehtola signed a new deal with the club.{{cite web|url=https://uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi/nea-lehtola-jatkaa-ilveksessa|title=NEA LEHTOLA JATKAA ILVEKSESSÄ|language=Finnish|website=uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi}}

=HJK=

Lehtola made her league debut against ONS Oulu on 23 March 2019.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/23/finland/naistenliiga/oulun-naisfutis/helsingin-jalkapalloklubi/2983591/|title=ONS vs HJK - 23 March 2019|website=int.soccerway.com}} She scored her first league goal against PK-35 Vantaa on 13 June 2020, scoring in the 84th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/06/13/finland/naistenliiga/helsingin-jalkapalloklubi/pk-35/3275194/|title=HJK vs PK-35 Helsinki - 13 June 2020|website=int.soccerway.com}} On 4 December 2020, Lehtola signed a new deal with the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/naiset/nea-lehtola-jatkaa-klubissa-2/|title=Nea Lehtola jatkaa Klubissa|language=Finnish|website=www.hjk.fi|date=4 December 2020 }} On 7 December 2021, she signed a new deal with the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/naiset/nea-lehtola-klubissa-myos-kaudella-2022/|title=Nea Lehtola Klubissa myös kaudella 2022|language=Finnish|website=www.hjk.fi|date=7 December 2021 }}

=Brøndby IF=

On 28 July 2022, it was announced that Lehtola had joined Brøndby IF.{{cite web|url=https://brondby.com/nyheder/kvinder/2022/juli/finsk-forstaerkning-til-brondby-if|title=FINSK FORSTÆRKNING TIL BRØNDBY IF|language=Finnish|website=bronby.com}} She made her league debut against Køge on 7 August 2022.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/07/denmark/elitedivisionen/koge/brondby-if/3808274/|title=Køge vs Brøndby - 7 August 2022|website=int.soccerway.com}} Lehtola scored her first league goal against AGF Fodbold on 5 November 2022, scoring in the 44th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/11/05/denmark/elitedivisionen/brondby-if/denmark-agf-kvindefodbold-aps/3808313/|title=Brøndby vs AGF - 5 November 2022|website=int.soccerway.com}}

=Brann=

On 27 June 2024, Lehtola signed with Norwegian Toppserien club Brann until the end of 2026.[https://www.brann.no/nyheter/finsk-landslagsspiller-klar-for-brann2 FINSK LANDSLAGSSPILLER KLAR FOR BRANN], brann.no, 27 June 2024

International career

Lehtola made her international debut against Croatia on 8 March 2020.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/08/07/denmark/elitedivisionen/koge/brondby-if/3808274/|title=Finland vs Croatia - 8 March 2020|website=int.soccerway.com}}

Lehtola was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup, replacing Olga Ahtinen on 29 February 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/jalkapallouutiset/muutoksia-helmareiden-cyprus-cupiin|title=Muutoksia Helmareiden Cyprus Cupiin|trans-title=Changes to the Helmars' Cyprus Cup|language=Finnish|publisher=Football Association of Finland|date=29 February 2020}}

On 19 June 2025, Lehtola was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.{{cite web|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/helmarit-nimetty-em-lopputurnaukseen |title=Helmarit nimetty EM-lopputurnaukseen |language=FI |trans-title=Helmarit named for the European Championship finals

|publisher=Football Association of Finland |date=19 June 2025 |access-date=23 June 2025 |archive-date=20 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250620071550/https://www.palloliitto.fi/ajankohtaista/helmarit-nimetty-em-lopputurnaukseen |url-status=live}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|23 October 2024.}}[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/76107/player/seasons Nea Lehtola stats], Football Association of Finland

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup{{efn\|Includes Finnish Women's Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nokia \|2014 \|Naisten Kakkonen \|1	0	colspan=2\|–	colspan=2\|–	1	0
rowspan=4\|Ilves \|2016 \|Naisten Liiga \|19	1	2	0	colspan=2\|–	21	1
2017 \|Naisten Liiga \|19	2	1	0	colspan=2\|–	20	2
2018 \|Naisten Liiga \|24	1	1	0	colspan=2\|–	25	1
colspan=2\|Total !62	4	4	0	0	0	66	4
rowspan=5\|HJK Helsinki \|2019 \|Naisten Liiga \|23	0	5	0	colspan=2\|–	28	0
2020 \|Kansallinen Liiga \|16	4	4	0	1{{efn\|Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League\|name=uwcl}}	0	21	4
2021 \|Kansallinen Liiga \|13	1	3	3	colspan=2\|–	16	4
2022 \|Kansallinen Liiga \|12	2	5	3	colspan=2\|–	17	5
colspan=2\|Total !64	7	17	6	1	0	82	13
rowspan=3\|Brøndby IF \|2022–23 \|Danish Women's League \|22	3	0	0	colspan=2\|–	22	3
2023–24 \|Danish Women's League \|14	1	0	0	2{{efn\|name=uwcl}}	0	16	1
colspan=2\|Total !36	4	0	0	2	0	38	4
Brann \|2024 \|Toppserien \|10	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !163	15	21	6	3	0	187	21

=International=

colspan=5\|Finland
class=wikitable style=text-align:center
Year	Apps	Goals
2020	1	0
2021	0	0
2022	0	0
2023	1	0
2024	5	2
2025	6	1
colspan=1\|Total\|\|13\|\|3

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lehtola goal.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Nea Lehtola
1.	29 October 2024	Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland	{{fbw\|MNE}}	align=center\|2–0	align=center\| 5–0	rowspan=2\| UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
2.	3 December 2024	Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland	{{fbw\|SCO}}	align=center\|2–0	align=center\| 2–0
3.	3 June 2025	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	{{fbw\|SRB}}	align=center\|1–0	align=center\| 1–1	2025 UEFA Women's Nations League