Timi Lahti

Timi Lahti
Lahti with VPS in 2018.
Personal information
Full name Timi Tapio Lahti
Date of birth (1990-06-28) 28 June 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Jyväskylä, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
1995–2006 JJK
2007 Haka
2007–2010 Padova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Padova 0 (0)
2010Belluno (loan) 19 (0)
2010–2011 Haka 24 (0)
2011Belluno (loan) 9 (0)
2011HJK (loan) 8 (0)
2012−2013 HJK 29 (0)
2014–2019 VPS 140 (7)
2020–2021 Lahti 40 (2)
2022–2023 IFK Mariehamn 45 (3)
International career
2008 Finland U18 8 (0)
2009 Finland U19 7 (0)
2010–2012 Finland U21 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Timi Tapio Lahti (born 28 June 1990) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Since 2015, Lahti has worked for Jalkapallon Pelaajayhdistys [fi] (JPY), "Finnish Football Players Union".[1]

Career

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Club career

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A product of his local club JJK, Lahti finished his grooming at FC Haka. In 2007, he was signed by Italian club Padova, where he stayed for three years and only played for the club's youth team. In January 2010, he joined A.C. Belluno 1905 on loan from Padova where he had a successful loan stint in Serie D with 19 appearances.[2]

However, in 2010 Lahti decided to return to Finland was signed a two-year contract with his former club Haka. However, he returned to A.C. Belluno 1905 on loan in December 2010 when the Finnish league had ended.[3] In August 2011 he was loaned to the reigning Finnish champions, HJK with an option-to-buy after the season. He made his debut for HJK on 18 August 2011 playing as a starter against Schalke 04 in the Europa League playoff round as the Finns won by 2–0.[citation needed]

After his loan expired after the 2011 season he was signed permanently by HJK on a 2+1 year-contract.[4]

During his time with the Helsinki side Lahti won three consecutive Finnish league championships from 2011 to 2013. On 1 November 2013 he was signed by his current club VPS on a 2+1 year-contract.[5] He left the club at the end of the 2019 and joined FC Lahti for the 2020 season, signing a deal until the end of 2021.[6]

For the 2022 season, he joined IFK Mariehamn.[7] After the 2023 season, Lahti announced his retirement from the professional playing career.

After his retirement, Lahti has played futsal for Kampuksen Dynamo in his hometown Jyväskylä.

Career statistics

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As of 1 September 2024.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Padova 2009–10 Serie B 0 0 0 0 0 0
Belluno (loan) 2009–10 Serie D 19 0 0 0 19 0
Haka 2010 Veikkausliiga 7 0 7 0
2011 Veikkausliiga 17 0 1 0 18 0
Total 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Belluno (loan) 2010–11 Serie D 9 0 9 0
HJK (loan) 2011 Veikkausliiga 8 0 2[c] 0 10 0
HJK 2012 Veikkausliiga 25 0 3 0 8 1 6[d] 0 42 1
2013 Veikkausliiga 4 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 11 0
Total 29 0 4 0 14 1 6 0 53 1
VPS 2014 Veikkausliiga 18 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 24 1
2015 Veikkausliiga 27 3 1 0 0 0 2[c] 0 30 3
2016 Veikkausliiga 23 1 0 0 23 1
2017 Veikkausliiga 21 0 4 0 4[c] 0 29 0
2018 Veikkausliiga 31 0 2 0 33 0
2019 Veikkausliiga 20 2 4 0 24 2
Career total 140 7 12 0 5 0 6 0 163 7
Lahti 2020 Veikkausliiga 21 2 3 0 24 2
2021 Veikkausliiga 19 0 3 0 22 0
Total 40 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 46 2
IFK Mariehamn 2022 Veikkausliiga 20 1 3 0 3 0 26 1
2023 Veikkausliiga 25 2 3 0 5 0 33 2
Total 45 3 6 0 8 0 0 0 59 3
Career total 314 12 29 0 27 1 14 0 384 13
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ Timi Lahti kontaktoi pelaajia yhteyspäällikkönä, jpy.fi, 8 March 2024
  2. ^ Young Lathi sold to Belluno, romagnanoi.it, 4 January 2010
  3. ^ Belluno, Lahti è già arruolato "In Finlandia la serie A è ferma e sono felice di dare una mano", corrierealpi.gelocal.it, 19 December 2019
  4. ^ Lahti signs with HJK Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  5. ^ Timi Lahti innolla uusiin haasteisiin Archived 3 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
  6. ^ Lahti siirtyy mastojen juurelle, fclahti.fi, 18 November 2019
  7. ^ "Rutinerad mittback förstärker Grönvitt" (in Finnish). IFK Mariehamn. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  8. ^ Timi Lahti stats, Finnish FA
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