Nikolai Alho
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nikolai Aleksanteri Alho | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Halmstads BK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999 | Honka | ||
| Klubi-04 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009−2012 | Klubi-04 | 44 | (13) |
| 2012–2016 | HJK | 80 | (13) |
| 2012 | → FC Lahti (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2017– | Halmstads BK | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007−2008 | Finland U15 | 6 | (1) |
| 2008−2009 | Finland U16 | 15 | (2) |
| 2009−2010 | Finland U17 | 12 | (2) |
| 2010−2011 | Finland U18 | 12 | (1) |
| 2011 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Finland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Finland U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 2014 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2013 | |||
Nikolai Aleksanteri Alho (born 12 March 1993) is a Finnish football player currently playing for Swedish Allsvenskan side Halmstads BK. Nikolai was born and raised in Finland but also carries British citizenship.
A product of his local side HJK, Alho came through its reserves, Klubi-04, before signing a professional contract on 2011, keeping him with the Helsinki-based side until 2014.
On 13 June 2013, he played his first league game for HJK and went on scoring twice in a 6−0 home win over FC Inter. Soon after performing well at HJK, he signed a contract that was effective until the end of 2015.
Outside football
Nikolai is also well known for making music. Nikolai's debut single "Standing Right Here" went viral on YouTube and also hit radio stations in Finland in 2013. Nikolai was noticed by JVG the same year and signed a deal with their label, PME Records and WMG in December 2013. His contract with PME Records and WMG ended in November 2014. Nikolai has stated that he will continue to make music as a hobby but not sign again with a major label until after his football career is over. Football is and always has been his first priority.[1]
Personal life
Nikolai Aleksanteri Alho was born in Helsinki on 12 March 1993, to an African father and Finnish mother. He was adopted soon after by his English mother and Finnish father and was raised in Espoo with his younger sister, also adopted. Alho is a native speaker of both English and Finnish. He attended the International School of Helsinki for the majority of his childhood, before transferring to Sports High School, Mäkelänrinteen Lukio.
Alho is currently residing in Halmstad, Sweden, where he plays for Halmstads BK.[2]
References
- (in Finnish) Profile at palloverkko.palloliitto.fi
- (in Finnish)
- (in Finnish)