Toni Kolehmainen (born 20 July 1988) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He had previously played for AZ in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Kolehmainen also played in Blackburn Rovers' youth academy during 2004–05.
Early career
After ending his stay with Blackburn Rovers' youth academy Toni returned to Finland to play for OLS Oulu. In 2006, he joined town rival AC Oulu and helped the club gain promotion to the Veikkausliiga. His play with AC Oulu led to interest from Dutch Eredivisie club AZ Alkmaar who signed Kolehmainen in 2007.
Club career During his time with AZ he was primarily a member of the reserve squad. In 2008, he was promoted to the first team squad by Louis van Gaal and made his debut in a 3-0 KNVB Cup victory over Achilles '29.AZ debut Once the 2009 season concluded Kolehmainen did not exercise the option on his contract with AZ and returned to AC Oulu for a brief stay, which led to a promotion after the season.
Kolehmainen however left Oulu and went on signing a two-year contract with TPS in February 2010.TPS vahvisti rivejään Toni Kolehmaisella (TPS signs Toni Kolehmainen) ; 17 February 2010, Veikkausliiga.com
After some promising performances, Kolehmainen was spotted by Hønefoss BK, where he would reunite with a TPS teammate Riku Riski. A long-term contract was signed on 31 August 2012.Toni Kolehmainen siirtyy Norjaan Riku Riskin seurakaveriksi (Toni Kolehmainen reunites with Riku Riski in Norway) ; 31.8.2012; Aamuset.fi
Kolehmainen retired in 2017, finishing his career at Polish side Wisła Puławy.
International career On 22 January 2012 Kolehmainen scored for Finland in his senior level debut, in a friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago.
Career statistics Club Toni Kolehmainen stats, National-Football-Teams + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOLS2005Ykkönen140–––140AC Oulu2006Ykkönen253–––253AZ Alkmaar2008–09Eredivisie0000––00AC Oulu2009Ykkönen51–––51TPS2010Veikkausliiga2111000412622011Veikkausliiga2950010103152012Veikkausliiga2211061–292Total72720715186!9Hønefoss2012Tippeligaen80–––802013Tippeligaen80–––8020141. divisjon23010––24020151. divisjon4000––40Total430100000440Hønefoss 220133. divisjon41–––41HJK Helsinki2015Veikkausliiga2111000102312016Veikkausliiga150210040211Total361310050442Wisła Puławy2016–17I liga10000––100Career total21113617110123416
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsNorway201263201310201420201510Total103
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kolehmainen goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Toni KolehmainenNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago2–23–2Friendly2Võru Stadium, Võru, Estonia1–01–1 2012 Baltic Cup3GSP Stadium, Strovolos, Cyprus3–03–0Friendly
Honours TPS Turku Finnish Cup: 2010 Finnish League Cup: 2012
HJK Finnish League Cup: 2015
Individual Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: September 2010Veikkausliigan syyskuun joukkue nimetty
References
External links Kolehmainen at AZ fan page Kolehmainen player card at AC Oulu A wonderkid from escadinavian soccer