Alex Oikkonen

Alex Kristopher Oikkonen (born 15 October 1994) is a Puerto Rican international footballer who plays as a midfielder for New Zealand NRFL Premier club North Shore United.

Alex Oikkonen
Personal information
Full name Alex Kristopher Oikkonen
Date of birth (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994
Place of birth Joutseno, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
North Shore United
Number 8
Youth career
2006–2008 Kultsu
2009–2010 IPS
2012–2013 FC Dallas
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Bayamón
2013–2014 Martos
2014 MYPA 3 (0)
2014Kultsu (loan) 18 (3)
2015–2017 Kultsu 26 (6)
2018 PEPO Lappeenranta 21 (3)
2019 AC Kajaani 13 (0)
2020– North Shore United 1 (0)
National team
2011– Puerto Rico 8 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:41, 1 August 2016 (UTC)

Early and personal life

Oikkonen was born in Joutseno, Finland.[2][1] His father is Finnish and his mother is Puerto Rican.[3]

Club career

Oikkonen has played club football in Puerto Rico, Spain and Finland for Bayamón, Martos, MYPA and Kultsu.[2][1][3][4]

International career

He made his senior international debut for Puerto Rico in 2011,[1] and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.[1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 September 2012Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti Saint Vincent and the Grenadines7–09–02012 Caribbean Cup qualification
2.7 September 2014Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico Grenada2–12–22017 Caribbean Cup qualification

References

  1. "Alex Oikkonen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. Alex Oikkonen at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. "Boricua fichado en Europa" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  4. "Profile" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Archived from the original on 24 August 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  5. Alex OikkonenFIFA competition record


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