Aleksi Paananen (born 25 January 1993) is a

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football player currently playing for

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side

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. He is often labeled as Thiago Alcantara or

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of Finnish football, of which the latter he got the nickname ”Diego”.

Career

FC Inter Turku

On 1 November 2018,

announced the signing of Paananen for the 2019 season.Aleksi Paananen siirtyy FC Interiin
, fcinter.fi, 1 November 2018 He signed a 2-year deal.

References

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Profile at kups.fi

External links

1993 births Living people Finnish footballers Kuopion Palloseura players FC Inter Turku players Veikkausliiga players Pallo-Kerho 37 players Association football midfielders People from Siilinjärvi Sportspeople from North Savo {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub