Robin Lod

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Robin Lod
Lod with Finland in 2021
Personal information
Full name Robin Lod
Date of birth (1993-04-17) 17 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Minnesota United
Number 17
Youth career
1998–2006 Suurmetsän Urheilijat
2006–2011
HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Klubi 04 34 (16)
2011–2015
HJK
 75 (15)
2012 → VPS (loan) 11 (2)
2015–2018 Panathinaikos 75 (12)
2018–2019 Sporting Gijón 23 (4)
2019– Minnesota United 98 (25)
International career‡
2011 Finland U18 16 (4)
2012–2014 Finland U21 14 (1)
2013– Finland 66 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Robin Lod (Swedish pronunciation: [lu:d]; born 17 April 1993) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Minnesota United and the Finland national team. Lod was born in Helsinki, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for Klubi 04, before making his league debut for HJK at age 18 in 2011. After winning his first trophy, the Veikkausliiga, during his second season on league level, he helped HJK win three successive Veikkausliiga titles, Cup and League Cup.

Lod made his international debut for Finland in October 2013, at the age of 20 and has since had over 60 caps, including appearing in 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifications.

Club career

HJK

Lod scored his first goal on his senior debut for

MYPA.[2]

During the 2012 season he played for

HJK. Having initially been loaned out on 9 August 2012 until 3 September 2012, the loan was extended subsequently until the end of the season.[3]

After the 2014 season Lod was selected as Player of the Year for

HJK
and netted 21 goals, while also contributing 17 assists.

Panathinaikos

On 6 May 2015, Lod agreed to terms with

Asteras Tripolis at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.[11]

Following Lod's contract expiry with Panathinaikos on 30 June 2018, and despite attempts to reach a renewal agreement, the player left the club on a free transfer considering the debt-related limitations imposed on Panathinaikos regarding the transfer and re-signing of players over the age of 23.[12]

Sporting de Gijón

On July 23, 2018, Lod signed with

Sporting de Gijon.[13] He made his debut appearance and also scored his first goal for Gijon on 26 August 2018 in a match against Gimnàstic de Tarragona.[14]

Minnesota United FC

On July 16, 2019, Lod signed with

Dallas FC, Lod scored his 22nd goal for Minnesota United in MLS league play and thus becoming Minnesota United's all-time leading scorer during its history in Major League Soccer.[18]

On 29 July 2022, Lod extended his contract with The Loons, signing a new three-year deal with a club option for a further year.

2023 season, before he suffered a knee injury in May 2023 and was ruled out for the rest of the year.[20]

After recovering from the injury, Lod returned to the starting line-up for the 2024 season, and started hot scoring two goals in his first three league matches of the season.[21]

International career

He made his debut for the

Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego against Mexico.[22] On 7 October 2016, Lod scored his first international goal in a 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary game by giving the lead to Finland before they lost 3–2 in the very last minute against Iceland.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 April 2024[24][25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi 04 2011 Kakkonen 27 14 0 0 — — 27 14
2012 Kakkonen 7 2 0 0 — — 7 2
Total 34 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 16
HJK Helsinki
 2011 Veikkausliiga 2 1 3 0 0 0 — 5 1
2012 Veikkausliiga 7 0 9 0 1[a] 0 — 17 0
2013 Veikkausliiga 28 7 5 0 0 0 — 33 7
2014 Veikkausliiga 28 6 9 1 12[b][c] 2 — 49 9
2015 Veikkausliiga 10 1 7 3 0 0 — 17 4
Total 75 15 34 4 13 2 0 0 121 21
VPS (loan) 2012 Veikkausliiga 11 2 0 0 0 0 — 11 2
Panathinaikos
2015–16
 Super League Greece 16 2 4 0 3[b][c] 0 — 23 2
2016–17
 Super League Greece 29 5 7 0 9[c] 0 — 45 5
2017–18
 Super League Greece 30 5 3 0 4[c] 2 — 37 7
Total 75 12 14 0 16 2 0 0 105 14
Sporting Gijón 2018–19 Segunda División 23 4 2 0 — — 25 4
Minnesota United 2019 MLS 10 0 2 1 — 1[d] 0 13 1
2020 MLS 17 7 6[e] 2 — 3[d] 1 26 10
2021 MLS 23 9 0 0 — 1[d] 0 24 9
2022 MLS 30 6 1 0 — 1[d] 0 32 6
2023 MLS 10 0 1 0 — 0 0 11 0
2024 MLS 8 3 0 0 — 0 0 8 3
Total 98 25 10 3 0 0 6 1 114 29
Career total 316 74 60 7 29 4 5 1 410 86
  1. ^ Appearances in the Champions League and the Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in the Champions League
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Europa League
  4. ^ a b c d Appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. ^ Includes MLS is Back Tournament

International

Statistics accurate as of match played on 26 March 2024.[26]

National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 2013 0 0 1 0 1 0
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015 1 0 3 0 4 0
2016 4 1 4 0 8 1
2017 5 0 2 2 7 2
2018 6 0 4 0 10 0
2019 10 0 0 0 10 0
2020 2 1 0 0 2 1
2021 9 1 2 0 11 1
2022 4 0 4 0 8 0
2023 4 1 0 0 4 1
2024 1 0 1 0 2 0
Total 45 4 21 2 66 6

International goals

As of match played on 13 November 2021. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lod goal.[27]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 October 2016 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland
11
  Iceland
2–1
2–3
 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 9 November 2017
Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki
, Finland		 20  Estonia
2–0
 3–0 Friendly
3
3–0
4 16 November 2020
Sofia
, Bulgaria
42
  Bulgaria
2–0
2–1
 2020–21 UEFA Nations League
5 13 November 2021 Bilino Polje Stadium, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina 51  Bosnia and Herzegovina
2–0
3–1
 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 17 November 2023 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland
63
  Northern Ireland
4–0
4–0
UEFA Euro 2024 qualification

Honours

Klubi 04

  • 2011

HJK Helsinki

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Robin Lod". Minnesota United FC. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
  2. HJK
    . 22 October 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  3. HJK
    . 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Markku Peltoniemelle Captain´s Ball" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 31 October 2014. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Παίκτης του Παναθηναϊκού ο Ρόμπιν Λοντ!" (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Ανακοινώθηκε ο Λοντ" (in Greek). contra.gr. 14 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Panathinaikos seurasi Robin Lodia pitkään". Helsingin Sanomat. 14 May 2015.
  8. ^ ΠΑΟΚ-Παναθηναϊκός 2-3: Έδειξε πόσο βαριά φανέλα έχει!
  9. ^ Παναθηναϊκός με ψυχή, 3-2 τον ΠΑΟΚ στην Τούμπα
  10. ^ ΑΕΛ - Παναθηναϊκός 0-1
  11. ^ ""Χ"αμένοι και οι δυο, 1-1 ο Παναθηναϊκός με τον Αστέρα". www.sport24.gr. 10 March 2018.
  12. ^ team, Onsports (4 July 2018). "Τέλος ο Λουντ για τον Παναθηναϊκό". Onsports.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Robin Lod ya está en Gijon para fichar por el Sporting". La Voz de Asturias (in European Spanish). 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Robin Lod maalasi sarjadebyytissään Espanjassa, kahdesti osunut Petteri Forsell upotti mahtavan kaukolaukauksen maaliin Puolan liigassa" [Robin Lod scored in his debut match in Spain, Petteri Forsell scored twice in the Polish league] (in Finnish). Yle. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  15. ^ "MNUFC Signs Robin Lod | Minnesota United FC".
  16. ^ "Minnesota United nets Finland midfielder Robin Lod after 'long chase'".
  17. ^ "Robin Lod salary profile".
  18. ^ "Recap | FC Dallas - 1, Minnesota United - 2 | Minnesota United FC".
  19. ^ "Minnesota United sign Robin Lod to contract extension".
  20. ^ "Midfielder Robin Lod Suffers Torn Meniscus". 19 May 2023.
  21. ^ Robin Lod osui ja tuuletti maaliaan vapautuneesti – suomalaisen pelipäivänä soi JVG ja Huuhkajatoveri Nikolai Alho, Yle, 17 March 2024
  22. ^ "Mexico beats Finns, but not convincingly". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  23. ^ "Iceland vs Finland 3-2". www.uefa.com. 7 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
  24. ^ "Lod, Robin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  25. ^ "R. Lod". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  26. ^ "Robin Lod". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  27. ^ "Robin Lod". Football Association of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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