Aleksei Kangaskolkka

Finnish footballer (born 1988)

Aleksei Kangaskolkka

Personal information
Date of birth|  (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth|  Vyborg, USSR
Height|  1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)|  Forward
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2004–2008|  MyPa|  48|  (9)
2009–2011|  Tampere United|  48|  (13)
2011–2012|  IFK Mariehamn|  50|  (20)
2013|  Jönköping|  12|  (4)
2013–2015|  Heracles Almelo|  4|  (0)
2015–2018|  IFK Mariehamn|  99|  (34)
Total|  |  261|  (80)
International career
2009–2010|  Finland U21|  11|  (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

## Career

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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

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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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition  Club  | Season  | League  | Cup[a] | Continental  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
MyPa | 2004 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0
2005 | Veikkausliiga  | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0
2006 | Veikkausliiga  | 22 | 6 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 26 | 6
2007 | Veikkausliiga  | 16 | 3 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 19 | 3
2008 | Veikkausliiga  | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0
Total  | 49 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 56 | 9
Tampere United | 2009 | Veikkausliiga  | 25 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 7
2010 | Veikkausliiga  | 23 | 6 | — | — | 23 | 6
Total  | 48 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | 51 | 13
IFK Mariehamn | 2011 | Veikkausliiga  | 21 | 4 | — | — | 21 | 4
2012 | Veikkausliiga  | 28 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | 17
Total  | 49 | 19 | 3 | 2 | — | 52 | 21
Jönköpings Södra IF | 2013 | Superettan | 12 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 15 | 6
Heracles Almelo | 2013–14 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0
IFK Mariehamn | 2015 | Veikkausliiga  | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 2
2016 | Veikkausliiga  | 29 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2[d] | 0 | 38 | 8
2017 | Veikkausliiga  | 30 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2[b] | 0 | 38 | 19
2018 | Veikkausliiga  | 30 | 10 | 5 | 1 | – | 35 | 11
Total  | 99 | 34 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 122 | 40
Career total  | 261 | 79 | 28 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 300 | 89

1. ^ Includes Finnish Cup, Finnish League Cup, Svenska Cupen, KNVB Beker
2. ^ a b Includes UEFA Champions League
3. ^ Includes UEFA Cup
4. ^ Includes UEFA Europa League

## Honours

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MyPa

* Veikkausliiga: 2005

IFK Mariehamn

* Veikkausliiga: 2016
* Finnish Cup: 2015

### Individual

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* Veikkausliiga Top score: 2017[7]

* Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2017[8]

## References

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1. ^ Геракл из Выборга
2. ^ 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.
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
7. ^ veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)

As of match played 28 October 2017.
8. ^ "Jalkapallolehdistön tähdistö valittiin – KuPS sai hopeaa, Ilves pronssia ja Lahtikin pääsee europeleihin – Päivän Lehti". www.paivanlehti.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 2 January 2023.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aleksei Kangaskolkka.

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

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Veikkausliiga top scorers

* 1990: Czakon
* 1991: Tarkkio
* 1992: Luiz Antônio
* 1993: Sumiala
* 1994: Dionísio
* 1995: Popovitch
* 1996: Luiz Antônio
* 1997: Rafael
* 1998: Hiukka
* 1999: Popovitch
* 2000: Kuqi
* 2001: Roiha
* 2002: Kottila
* 2003: Puhakainen
* 2004: Pohja
* 2005: Mäkelä
* 2006: Vuorinen
* 2007: Rafael
* 2008: Kokko & Myntti
* 2009: Vuorinen
* 2010: Mäkelä
* 2011: Furuholm
* 2012: Sirbiladze
* 2013: Väyrynen
* 2014: Emet & Solignac
* 2015: Kokko
* 2016: Riski
* 2017: Kangaskolkka
* 2018: Klauss
* 2019: Valenčič
* 2020: Riski
* 2021: Källman & Ngueukam
* 2022: Erwin
* 2023: Radulović

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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