Alex Kristopher Oikkonen (born 15 October 1994) is a Puerto Rican international footballer who plays as a midfielder for OTP.

Alex Oikkonen
Personal information
Full name Alex Kristopher Oikkonen
Date of birth (1994-10-15) 15 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Joutseno, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
OTP
Number 23
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 21 (3)
2019 Kajaani 13 (0)
2020 North Shore United 1 (0)
2020 PEPO 10 (0)
2021– OTP 5 (0)
International career
2011– Puerto Rico 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:45, 11 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:45, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Early and personal life

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

Club career

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

International career

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

International goals

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Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.[1]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 September 2012 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, Haiti   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 7–0 9–0 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification
2. 7 September 2014 Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium, Bayamón, Puerto Rico   Grenada 2–1 2–2 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Alex Oikkonen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b Alex Oikkonen at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b "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 (archived)