# Nea Lehtola

Nea 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.

## 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.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 23 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 |
| Ilves | 2017 | Naisten Liiga | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 2 |
| Ilves | 2018 | Naisten Liiga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 |
| Ilves | Total | Total | 62 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 4 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2019 | Naisten Liiga | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2020 | Kansallinen Liiga | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2021 | Kansallinen Liiga | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | – | 16 | 4 |
| HJK Helsinki | 2022 | Kansallinen Liiga | 12 | 2 | 5 | 3 | – | – | 17 | 5 |
| HJK Helsinki | Total | Total | 64 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 13 |
| Brøndby IF | 2022–23 | Danish Women's League | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 3 |
| Brøndby IF | 2023–24 | Danish Women's League | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| Brøndby IF | Total | Total | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
| Brann | 2024 | Toppserien | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 163 | 15 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 187 | 21 |
* ↑ Includes Finnish Women's Cup
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Women's Champions League

### International

    As of match played 3 December 2024
Finland :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 |
| Total | 7 | 2 |

### 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 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |

## Honours

HJK
* Naisten Liiga: 2019