Lucas Lingman (born 25 January 1998) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a

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for HJK.

Career

HJK

Lingman began his career as a youth with Honka before joining HJK in 2011. He was promoted to the first team in 2015, and made his

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debut on 30 August 2015 against

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at the age of 17.

RoPS

2018 Lingman signed 1+2 year(s) contract (with the team having the right to extend it) with

Rovaniemen Palloseura Rovaniemen Palloseura (RoPS) is a football club founded in 1950 and based in Rovaniemi, Finland. RoPS played in the Finnish Premier Division, (''Veikkausliiga'') for 32 years, from 1981 to 2021. In 2021, RoPS withdrew from professional football ...

HJK

On 28 October 2019, HJK announced the signing of Lingman on a two-year contract, with the option of an additional year. HJK paid RoPS a transfer fee of €150,000.

Helsingborg

On 18 January 2022, he signed with

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in Sweden on a four-year deal, for a reported fee of €400,000. HJK (loan)
Lingman returned to HJK in the 2022 summer transfer window, signing a loan deal until the end of 2022 season. In January 2023, his loan deal with HJK was extended for the 2023 season.

Return to HJK

On 4 January 2024, HJK acquired Lingman on a permanent contract, signing a three-year deal with him, for an undisclosed fee. Lingman became the first player in HJK's history to be bought back twice after leaving the club.

Personal life

His father Tommi Lingman is a football coach.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

HJK Helsinki *

2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

2022 The year began with another wave in the COVID-19 pandemic, with SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant, Omicron spreading rapidly and becoming the dominant variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus worldwide. Tracking a decrease in cases and deaths, 2022 saw ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

*Veikkausliiga runner-up:

2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ...

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*Finnish Cup runner-up:

Finnish League Cup The Finnish League Cup (in Finnish: ''Liigacup''), is a knock-out football competition contested annually during the pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga. The competition is notably the only football competition in Europe which is most ...

: 2015, 2023 RoPS *Veikkausliiga runner-up:

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

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References

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Lucas Lingman at Rovaniemen Palloseura
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