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Robin Lod (; born 17 April 1993) is a Finnish professional
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who plays as a
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for
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franchise Minnesota United and the Finland national team. Lod was born in
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,
Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. He began his senior club
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playing for Klubi 04, before making his league debut for HJK at age 18 in 2011. After winning his first trophy, the
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, during his second season on league level, he helped HJK win three successive Veikkausliiga titles,
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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
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s.


Club career


HJK

Lod scored his first goal on his senior debut for HJK on 22 October 2011 in a 4−1 home win against MYPA. During the 2012 season he played for VPS on loan from 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. After the 2014 season Lod was selected as Player of the Year for
Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...
. Additionally, he was selected as both the best midfield player and the best player of the U21 National Team for the season. Lod featured in 120 games for HJK and netted 21 goals, while also contributing 17 assists.


Panathinaikos

On 6 May 2015, Lod agreed to terms with Panathinaikos to move to the club in the summer transfer window, signing a three-year contract for a €350,000 transfer fee. On 3 October 2015, he made his
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debut against
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. On 28 May 2017, he scored in a 1–0 win against Panionios at Leoforos Stadium. Three days later, another goal by Lod helped his club to secure a 3–2 away win against rivals
PAOK PAOK (, Πανθεσσαλονίκειος Αθλητικός Όμιλος Κωνσταντινοπολιτών, ''Panthessalonikeios Athlitikós Ómilos Constantinopoliton'', ''Pan-Thessalonian Athletic Club of Constantinopolitans''), commonly ...
on the last matchday of the 2016–17 Playoffs depriving PAOK of the possibility to participate in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. After the first half of the 2017–18 season, Lod didn't seem to want to sign a new deal in Greece, and Panathinaikos have financial troubles and could be forced to sell in January transfer window. On 19 February 2018, Panathinaikos finally won away from home in the SuperLeague, defeating AEL 1–0 thanks to a goal from the Finland international midfielder. Lod's goal ended an 11-match run without a victory away from their home stadium. On 10 March 2018, Lod struck a superb late equaliser to salvage a vital point for Panathinaikos against an impressive Asteras Tripolis at the
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. 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.


Sporting de Gijón

On 23 July 2018 Lod signed with
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team Sporting de Gijon. He made his debut appearance and also scored his first goal for Gijon on 26 August 2018 in a match against
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.


Minnesota United FC

On 16 July 2019 Lod signed with
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franchise Minnesota United for a transfer fee of around $680,000. On 22 May 2022, with a goal in the 20th minute against 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. On 29 July 2022, Lod extended his contract with Minnesota United, signing a new three-year deal with a franchise option for a further year. Lod played in 10 MLS games in the 2023 season, before he suffered a knee injury in May 2023 and was ruled out for the rest of the year. 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. On 19 May 2024, in a 2–1 league win against
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, Lod scored his 30th goal for Minnesota, making him the franchise's all-time record goalscorer. In July 2024, Lod was named in the 2024 MLS All-Star Game for the first time in his career. In late-October, Lod received a nomination to win one of the most prestigious award in the industry, the MLS Comeback Player of the Year.


International career

He made his debut for the Finnish national team on 30 October 2013 in a
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against
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. On 7 October 2016, Lod scored his first international goal in a 2018 FIFA World Cup preliminary game by giving the lead to
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before they lost 3–2 in the very last minute against
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Career statistics


Club


International

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International goals

:''As of match played on 13 November 2021. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Lod goal.''


Honours

Klubi 04 *
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HJK Helsinki *
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2013 2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years). 2013 was designated as: *International Year of Water Cooperation *International Year of Quinoa Events January * January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
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2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
*
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* Finnish League Cup:
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Individual *
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Best Player:
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Best Midfielder:
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, *
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References


External links


Minnesota United FC official profile

Panathinaikos F.C. official profile

Robin Lod
SPL competition record * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lod, Robin 1993 births Living people Footballers from Helsinki Men's association football midfielders Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Finland men's youth international footballers Finland men's under-21 international footballers Finland men's international footballers Klubi 04 players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Vaasan Palloseura players Panathinaikos F.C. players Sporting de Gijón players Minnesota United FC players Veikkausliiga players Kakkonen players Super League Greece players Segunda División players Major League Soccer players UEFA Euro 2020 players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Swedish-speaking Finns