Justus Lehto
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1997 | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Jazz | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2015 | FC Jazz | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | FC Jazz | 18 | (3) |
| 2016 | FC Jazz II | 6 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | PS Kemi | 31 | (1) |
| 2021 | KPV | 18 | (2) |
| 2022 | KuPS II | 17 | (11) |
| 2023 | VPS | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Jazz | 52 | (18) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:17, 25 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Justus Lehto (born 6 April 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for FC Jazz, as a midfielder.[1]
Career
Lehto began his career with FC Jazz, joining at three years of age.[2]
In December 2020, Lehto revealed that he had suffered from severe overtraining syndrome and physical burnout, which kept him on sidelines for two-and-a-half years.[3]
For the 2022 season, Lehto signed for Kuopion Palloseura, where he played for KuPS Academy team.[4]
In 2023 Lehto returned to Veikkausliiga with VPS.[5] In October 2023 VPS announced that Lehto was recovering from a heart operation, more precisely catheter ablation.[6]
On 17 March 2024, Lehto returned to his boyhood club FC Jazz, following their promotion to the Ykkönen.[2]
References
- ^ Justus Lehto at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Pelipaita numero 10 sai omistajan". fcjazz.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ Riihentupa, Timo; Pori (27 December 2020). "Cooperin testissä 3 800 metriä juossut Justus Lehto, 23, ajautui kauhujen kierteeseen: syke nousi sängyssä asentoa vaihtaessa". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Kokeneen pelaajan hankinta KuPSin Akatemiaan kannatti – heti voittomaali ja joukkueelle ensimmäiset voittopisteet". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 5 June 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Tervetuloa Vaasan Palloseuraan Justus Lehto! – Vaasan Palloseura" (in Finnish). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "VPS-hyökkääjä Justus Lehto toipuu sydänoperaatiosta – Vaasan Palloseura" (in Finnish). 11 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2025.