Nea Lehtola

Nea Emilia 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.

Nea Lehtola

Personal information
Full name	Nea Emilia Lehtola
Date of birth	(1998-10-24) 24 October 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Vimpeli, Finland
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender, midfielder[2]
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	13	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2025

Club career

Ilves

Lehtola made her league debut against PK-35 Vantaa on 1 April 2016.^[3] She scored her first league goal against NiceFutis on 3 September 2016, scoring in the 42nd minute.^[4] On 22 October 2017, Lehtola signed a new deal with the club.^[5]

HJK

Lehtola made her league debut against ONS Oulu on 23 March 2019.^[6] She scored her first league goal against PK-35 Vantaa on 13 June 2020, scoring in the 84th minute.^[7] On 4 December 2020, Lehtola signed a new deal with the club.^[8] On 7 December 2021, she signed a new deal with the club.^[9]

Brøndby IF

On 28 July 2022, it was announced that Lehtola had joined Brøndby IF.^[10] She made her league debut against Køge on 7 August 2022.^[11] Lehtola scored her first league goal against AGF Fodbold on 5 November 2022, scoring in the 44th minute.^[12]

Brann

On 27 June 2024, Lehtola signed with Norwegian Toppserien club Brann until the end of 2026.^[13]

International career

Lehtola made her international debut against Croatia on 8 March 2020.^[14]

Lehtola was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup, replacing Olga Ahtinen on 29 February 2020.^[15]

On 19 June 2025, Lehtola was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 July 2025^[17][18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Nokia	2014	Naisten Kakkonen	1	0	–		–		1	0
Ilves	2016	Naisten Liiga	19	1	2	0	–		21	1
	2017	Naisten Liiga	19	2	1	0	–		20	2
	2018	Naisten Liiga	24	1	1	0	–		25	1
	Total		62	4	4	0	0	0	66	4
HJK Helsinki	2019	Naisten Liiga	23	0	5	0	–		28	0
	2020	Kansallinen Liiga	16	4	4	0	1[b]	0	21	4
	2021	Kansallinen Liiga	13	1	3	3	–		16	4
	2022	Kansallinen Liiga	12	2	5	3	–		17	5
	Total		64	7	17	6	1	0	82	13
Brøndby IF	2022–23	Danish Women's League	22	3	0	0	–		22	3
	2023–24	Danish Women's League	14	1	0	0	2[b]	0	16	1
	Total		36	4	0	0	2	0	38	4
Brann	2024	Toppserien	10	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
	2025	Toppserien	14	0	2	0	0	0	16	0
	Total		24	0	4	0	0	0	28	0
Career total			177	15	27	6	3	0	207	21

1. Includes Finnish Women's Cup and Norwegian Women's Cup
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 3 June 2025

Finland
Year	Apps	Goals
2020	1	0
2021	0	0
2022	0	0
2023	1	0
2024	5	2
2025	6	1
Total	13	3

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 October 2024	Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland	Montenegro	2–0	5–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
2.	3 December 2024	Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland	Scotland	2–0	2–0
3.	3 June 2025	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	Serbia	1–0	1–1	2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

HJK

• Naisten Liiga: 2019
• Finnish Women's Cup: 2019