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 (JPY), "Finnish Football Players Union".[1]
 Lahti with VPS in 2018. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Timi Tapio Lahti | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1990 | ||
| 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) |
| 2010 | → Belluno (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Haka | 24 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Belluno (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | → HJK (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 | |||
Career
editClub career
editA 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
edit- As of 1 September 2024.[8]
| 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ Timi Lahti kontaktoi pelaajia yhteyspäällikkönä, jpy.fi, 8 March 2024
- ^ Young Lathi sold to Belluno, romagnanoi.it, 4 January 2010
- ^ 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
- ^ Lahti signs with HJK Archived 3 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Timi Lahti innolla uusiin haasteisiin Archived 3 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- ^ Lahti siirtyy mastojen juurelle, fclahti.fi, 18 November 2019
- ^ "Rutinerad mittback förstärker Grönvitt" (in Finnish). IFK Mariehamn. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Timi Lahti stats, Finnish FA
External links
edit- Timi Lahti at Soccerway