Nea Lehtola

Nea Lehtola
Nea Lehtola in 2026
Personal information
Full name Nea Emilia Lehtola
Date of birth (1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Vimpeli, Finland
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Brann
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Ilves 62 (4)
2019–2022 HJK 64 (7)
2022–2024 Brøndby IF 36 (4)
2024– Brann 24 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Finland U19 8 (1)
2017 Finland U20 1 (0)
2020– Finland 28 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2026

Nea Emilia Lehtola (Finnish: ['neɑ 'emiliɑ 'lehtolɑ] 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. She scored her first league goal against NiceFutis on 3 September 2016, scoring in the 42nd minute. On 22 October 2017, Lehtola signed a new deal with the club.

HJK

Lehtola made her league debut against ONS Oulu on 23 March 2019. She scored her first league goal against PK-35 Vantaa on 13 June 2020, scoring in the 84th minute. On 4 December 2020, Lehtola signed a new deal with the club. On 7 December 2021, she signed a new deal with the club.

Brøndby IF

On 28 July 2022, it was announced that Lehtola had joined Brøndby IF. She made her league debut against Køge on 7 August 2022. Lehtola scored her first league goal against AGF Fodbold on 5 November 2022, scoring in the 44th minute.

Brann

On 27 June 2024, Lehtola signed with Norwegian Toppserien club Brann until the end of 2026.

International career

Lehtola made her international debut against Croatia on 8 March 2020.

Lehtola was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup, replacing Olga Ahtinen on 29 February 2020.

On 19 June 2025, Lehtola was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 July 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nokia 2014 Naisten Kakkonen 10––10
Ilves 2016 Naisten Liiga 19120–211
2017 Naisten Liiga 19210–202
2018 Naisten Liiga 24110–251
Total 6244000664
HJK Helsinki 2019 Naisten Liiga 23050–280
2020 Kansallinen Liiga 1644010214
2021 Kansallinen Liiga 13133–164
2022 Kansallinen Liiga 12253–175
Total 647176108213
Brøndby IF 2022–23 Danish Women's League 22300–223
2023–24 Danish Women's League 1410020161
Total 3640020384
Brann 2024 Toppserien 1002000120
2025 Toppserien 1402000160
Total 2404000280
Career total 177152763020721

International

As of match played 3 June 2025
Finland
YearAppsGoals
202010
202100
202200
202310
202452
202561
Total133

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lehtola goal.
List of international goals scored by Nea Lehtola
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 October 2024Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland Montenegro2–05–0UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
2.3 December 2024Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland Scotland2–02–0
3.3 June 2025Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Serbia1–01–12025 UEFA Women's Nations League
4.9 June 2026Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland Portugal1–03–12027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
5.2–1
6.13 October 2026Serbian FA Sports Center, Stara Pazova, Serbia Serbia2–13–12027 FIFA Women's World Cup play-offs

Honours

HJK

References

  1. ↑ Nea Lehtola at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Nea Lehtola |". UEFA. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Ilves v PK-35 Vantaa - 1 April 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Nice Futis vs Ilves - 3 September 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "NEA LEHTOLA JATKAA ILVEKSESSÄ". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  6. ↑ "ONS vs HJK - 23 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "HJK vs PK-35 Helsinki - 13 June 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ↑ "Nea Lehtola jatkaa Klubissa". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 4 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Nea Lehtola Klubissa myös kaudella 2022". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 7 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "FINSK FORSTÆRKNING TIL BRØNDBY IF". bronby.com (in Finnish).
  11. ↑ "Køge vs Brøndby - 7 August 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "Brøndby vs AGF - 5 November 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ FINSK LANDSLAGSSPILLER KLAR FOR BRANN, brann.no, 27 June 2024
  14. ↑ "Finland vs Croatia - 8 March 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ↑ "Muutoksia Helmareiden Cyprus Cupiin" [Changes to the Helmars' Cyprus Cup] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 29 February 2020.
  16. ↑ "Helmarit nimetty EM-lopputurnaukseen" [Helmarit named for the European Championship finals] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  17. ↑ Nea Lehtola stats, Football Association of Finland
  18. ↑ Nea Lehtola stats, Norwegian Football Federation