Alex Kristopher Oikkonen (born 15 October 1994) is a Puerto Rican international

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who plays as a

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for OTP.

Early and personal life

Oikkonen was born in

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, Finland. His father is Finnish and his mother is Puerto Rican.

Club career

Oikkonen has played club football in Puerto Rico, Spain and Finland for Bayamón,

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, MYPA and Kultsu.

International career

He made his senior international debut for

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in 2011, and has appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.''

References

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