Aleksei Kangaskolkka

Aleksei Kangaskolkka
Personal information
Full name	Aleksei Kangaskolkka
Date of birth	29 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Vyborg, USSR
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2008	MyPa
2009–2011	Tampere United
2011–2012	IFK Mariehamn
2013	Jönköping
2013–2015	Heracles Almelo
2015–2018	IFK Mariehamn
Total
International career
2009–2010	Finland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Aleksei Kangaskolkka (born 29 October 1988) is a Finnish-Russian former footballer, who played as a forward.

Career

Kangaskolkka was born in Vyborg, USSR, where he grew up before moving to Finland with his mother and Ingrian Finnish stepfather at the age of eight.^[1] 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] On 17 July 2013, he signed with Dutch side Heracles Almelo.^[3] In 2015, Kangaskolkka returned to Mariehamn. That year he won Finnish Cup. The next season he won Veikkausliiga, and in the 2017 season he became a top scorer of the league with 16 goals.^[4] At the end of the 2018 season, Kangaskolkka announced his retirement from professional football.^[5]^[6]

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 8 July 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	Tampere United		23	6	—		—		23	6
2011	IFK Mariehamn		21	4	—		—		21	4
2012	IFK Mariehamn		28	15	3	2	—		31	17
Sweden			League		Svenska Cupen		Europe		Total
2013	Jönköpings Södra IF	Superettan	12	4	3	2	—		15	6
Netherlands			League		KNVB Beker		Europe		Total
2013–14	Heracles Almelo	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Total	Finland		146	41	6	2	—		152	43
Total	Sweden		12	4	3	2	—		15	6
Career total			158	45	9	4	—		167	49

Honours

MyPa

Veikkausliiga: 2005

IFK Mariehamn

Veikkausliiga: 2016
Finnish Cup: 2015

Individual

Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2017

References

^ Геракл из Выборга
^ ^a ^b "Jönköpings Södra känns som ett bra val". Jnytt. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
^ "Heracles strikt Fins aanspeelpunt Angaskolkka". Voetbalprimeur. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
^ Ilveksen maalitykki HJK:n paitaan
^ IFK:n luottopelaaja lopettaa uransa 30-vuotiaana
^ Aleksei Kangaskolkka avslutar sin karriär

External links

Swedish FA Profile
Aleksei Kangaskolkka at WorldFootball.net
Voetbal International profile (in Dutch)

[1] Геракл из Выборга

[jnytt-2] "Jönköpings Södra känns som ett bra val". Jnytt. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2014.

[3] "Heracles strikt Fins aanspeelpunt Angaskolkka". Voetbalprimeur. 17 July 2013. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.

[4] Ilveksen maalitykki HJK:n paitaan

[5] IFK:n luottopelaaja lopettaa uransa 30-vuotiaana

[6] Aleksei Kangaskolkka avslutar sin karriär

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