Robin Lod

Robin Lod
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Panathinaikos
Number 17
Youth career
–2006 SUMU
2006–2011 HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Klubi 04 34 (16)
2011–2015 HJK 75 (15)
2012VPS (loan) 11 (2)
2015– Panathinaikos 19 (3)
National team
2011 Finland U18 16 (4)
2012–2014 Finland U21 14 (1)
2015– Finland 11 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:33, 25 September 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2016

Robin Lod (born 17 April 1993) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Superleague Greece side Panathinaikos and the Finland national team.

Career

Early career in Finland

Lod scored his first goal on his senior debut for HJK on 22 October 2011 in a 4−1 home win against MYPA.[1]

During the 2012 season he played for VPS on loan from HJK Helsinki. Having initially been loaned out on 9 August 2012 until 3 September 2012 the loan was extended subsequently until end of the season.[2]

After the 2014 season Lod was selected as Player of the Year for the Veikkausliiga. Additionally he was selected as both the best midfield player and the best player of the U21 National Team for the season.[3]

Panathinaikos

On 6 May 2015, Lod agreed terms with Panathinaikos to move to the club in the summer transfer window[4] signing a three-year contract.[5] On 3 October 2015 he made his Superleague Greece debut against Skoda Xanthi F.C.

International career

On 7 October 2016, Lod scored his first international goal in a 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary game by giving a lead to Finland before they lost 3–2 in the very last minute from Iceland.[6]

International goal

As of match played 9 October 2016. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lod goal.[7]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 October 2016Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland10 Iceland2–12–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Career statistics

International

As of 9 October 2016[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland
201540
201671
Total111

References

  1. "Robin Lod maalasi liigadebyytissään" (in Finnish). HJK. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. "Saksela ja Lod lainalle" (in Finnish). HJK. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. "Markku Peltoniemelle Captain´s Ball" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. "Παίκτης του Παναθηναϊκού ο Ρόμπιν Λοντ!" (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  5. "Ανακοινώθηκε ο Λοντ" (in Greek). contra.gr. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  6. "Iceland vs Finland 3-2". www.uefa.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Robin Lod". Football Association of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 15 October 2016.

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