Olga Ahtinen
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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olga Adela Ahtinen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1997 | ||
| 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 | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Finland | 56 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:02, 21 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:24, 28 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
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]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 222 | 36 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 260 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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