lˈɛhɪɾi stˈɑːɹɾᵻd hɪz fˈʊtbɔːl kɚɹˈɪɹ æt fˈɪnɪʃ klˈʌb ˌɛfsˈiː dʒˈæz, wˌɛɹ hiː mˌeɪd hɪz lˈiːɡ deɪbjˈuː æt ðɪ ˈeɪdʒ ʌv dʒˈʌst sˈɛvəntˌiːn jˈɪɹz ˈoʊld.
Lähitie started his football career at Finnish club FC Jazz, where he made his league debut at the age of just seventeen years old.