Olga Ahtinen
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Olga Adela Ahtinen | ||
Date of birth | (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Kokkola, Finland, | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | GBK | 10 | (1) |
2014 | Kokkola Futis 10 | 23 | (3) |
2015–2016 | Pallokissat | 46 | (8) |
2017 | PK-35 Vantaa | 16 | (3) |
2017–2019 | Brøndby IF | 45 | (13) |
2019 | IF Limhamn Bunkeflo | 14 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Linköpings FC | 64 | (7) |
2023– | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2017– | Finland | 56 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023 |
Olga Ahtinen (born 15 August 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Finland national team.
Career
Ahtinen was capped by the Finland national team in 2017, and she appeared for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[1] She played for Finland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 and was approaching 50 international appearances. Domestically, she played for GBK Kokkola, before joining Swedish side Linköpings FC.[2]
Ahtinen was named The Most Valuable Player of the 2021 Damallsvenskan season.[3]
In August 2023, Ahtinen signed with Tottenham Hotspur.[4] She scored her first goal for Tottenham on 8 October 2023, in a 3–1 home victory against Bristol City.[5] In a 1-1 draw with Liverpool F.C. Women saw her stretched off. It was announced she had damaged her MCL, but would not require surgery.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 February 2024[6][7]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
GBK | 2013 | Kansallinen Liiga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
Kokkola Futis 10 | 2014 | Kansallinen Liiga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 3 | ||
Pallokissat | 2015 | Kansallinen Liiga | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 26 | 6 | ||
2016 | Kansallinen Liiga | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 4 | |||
46 | 8 | 7 | 2 | – | – | 53 | 10 | |||||
PK-35 Vantaa | 2017 | Kansallinen Liiga | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
Brøndby IF | 2017–18 | Kvindeligaen | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |
2018–19 | Kvindeligaen | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
45 | 13 | 11 | 1 | – | 6 | 0 | 62 | 14 | ||||
IF Limhamn Bunkeflo | 2019 | Damallsvenskan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
Linköpings FC | 2020 | Damallsvenskan | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | ||
2021 | Damallsvenskan | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 0 | |||
2022 | Damallsvenskan | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 5 | |||
2023 | Damallsvenskan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | |||
Total | 64 | 7 | 13 | 0 | – | – | 79 | 7 | ||||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2023–24 | WSL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | 1 | |
Career Total | 228 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 266 | 39 |
- ^ Includes Finnish Women's Cup, Danish Women's Cup, Svenska cupen, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- As of match played 23 September 2023[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Finland | 2017 | 9 | 0 |
2018 | 11 | 1 | |
2019 | 9 | 2 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 13 | 0 | |
2023 | 7 | 1 | |
Total | 55 | 4 |
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ahtinen goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 12 June 2018 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament | |
2. | 1 March 2019 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup | |
3. | 6 March 2019 | Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
4. | 16 February 2023 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | ![]() | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
References
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Finland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Junior Senior with Finland's Olga Ahtinen and Tuija Hyyrynen". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Suomen jalkapallotähti Olga Ahtinen sai Ruotsissa harvinaisen tunnustuksen - nyt hän kertoo, miksi ei siirtynyt suurempaan seuraan". Yle. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Tottenham hankki Suomen maajoukkue-pelaajan". Ilta-Sanomat. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur Women 3–1 Bristol City Women". BBC. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/53513/player/seasons
- ^ https://my.soccerway.com/players/olga-ahtinen/270887/
- ^ https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/53513/player/seasons
External links
- Olga Ahtinen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Olga Ahtinen at WorldFootball.net
- Olga Ahtinen at Soccerway
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