Jutta Rantala

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Jutta Rantala
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Rantala playing for Leicester City in 2023
Personal information
Full name Jutta Kaarina Rebekka Rantala
Date of birth (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Köyliö, Finland
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Leicester City
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2013 Euran Pallo
2014 NiceFutis
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2015 NiceFutis 31 (10)
2016–2017 TPS 44 (26)
2018 Honka 12 (6)
2019 HJK 22 (22)
2020–2021 Kristianstads 43 (9)
2022–2023 Vittsjö GIK 43 (19)
2023– Leicester City 25 (7)
International career‡
2020– Finland 28 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 13 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024

Jutta Rantala (born 10 November 1999) [1] [2] is a Finnish footballer who plays as a forward for Leicester City in the Womens Super League and the Finland national team.

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Club career

Rantala debuted in the Finnish women's premier division Naisten Liiga at the age of 14. [3]

On 5 November 2015, Rantala was announced at TPS. [4]

On 11 November 2017, Rantala was announced at FC Honka. [5]

On her league debut for HJK, Rantala scored 4 goals against ONS on 23 March 2019. [6] In 2019, she was the league top scorer with 22 goals and was nominated as the Player of the Year. [7] In December 2019, Rantala was signed by the Swedish side Kristianstads DFF on a one year contract. [8]

In December 2021, Rantala joined Vittsjö GIK. [9] On 21 October 2022, she signed a new contract with Vittsjö GIK for the 2023 season. [10]

In August 2023, Rantala joined Leicester City in the Women's Super League, signing a two year contract. [11] She scored two goals on her league debut against Bristol City on 1 October 2023, scoring in the 49th and 83rd minute, winning the Player of the Match award. [12] [13] After her first season with Leicester City, she won the Player of the Season award. [14]

International career

Rantala was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squad. [15] She scored on her national team debut in the 2020 Cyprus Cup against Croatia, scoring in the 5th minute. [16]

Rantala was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad. [17]

Rantala was initially not called up to the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time. [18] She was later called up to replace Tuija Hyyrynen, who had withdrawn from the squad due to injury. [19]

Rantala was part of the Finland squad that won the 2024 Pinatar Cup for the first time. [20]

Rantala playing for Finland U17 in 2015 JuttaRantala (2).JPG
Rantala playing for Finland U17 in 2015

Honours

HJK

Individual

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 March 2020 AEK Arena, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1–02–3 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
2.16 February 2023 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4–14–1 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup
3.22 February 2023AEK Arena, Larnaca, CyprusFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–04–0
4.10 April 2023 NTC Senec, Senec, SlovakiaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2–02–0 Friendly
5.14 July 2023 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, IcelandFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2–02–1
6.22 September 2023 Veritas Stadion, Turku, FinlandFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2–04–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
7.5 December 2023 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, SlovakiaFlag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2–22–2
8.24 February 2024 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, SpainFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1–01–0 2024 Pinatar Cup
9.9 April 2024 Bolt Arena, Helsinki, FinlandFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 1–12–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
10.4 June 2024 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, FinlandFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–11–1

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References

  1. ↑ "Jutta Rantala". UEFA . Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "10 Rantala". HJK Helsinki . Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Kuisma, Joonas (14 September 2019). "HJK:n nuori tähtihyökkääjä painaa pitkää päivää: sylkee viikonloppuisin maaleja ja ohjaa arkisin lapsia" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "TPS:n naisille kymmenen jatkosopimusta – Jutta Rantala uutena mukaan". fc.tps.fi (in Finnish). 5 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jutta Rantala siirtyy Honkaan". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  6. ↑ "ONS vs HJK - 23 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "Naisten Liigan parhaita palkittiin Captain's Ball -gaalassa" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  8. ↑ Andersson, Fredrik (11 December 2019). "Kristianstad värvar finsk skyttedrottning" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Vittsjö värvar finsk landslagsstjärna från KDFF: "Fick en bra känsla direkt"" [Vittsjö recruits Finnish national team star from KDFF: "Got a good feeling right away"]. Norra Skåne (in Swedish). 10 December 2021.
  10. ↑ "Rantala fortsätter i Vittsjö 2023". www.svenskalag.se (in Swedish).
  11. ↑ "LCFC Women Sign Finland International Jutta Rantala". 23 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Bristol City vs Leicester City - 1 October 2023". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Jutta Rantala Profile". www.lcfc.com.
  14. ↑ "'I Can't Thank The Fans Enough' - Rantala's On Award Wins". www.lcfc.com.
  15. ↑ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
  16. ↑ "Helmarit taipui hyvän alun jälkeen Kroatialle" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu". Finnish Football Association (in Finnish). 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  18. ↑ "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  19. ↑ "Rantala korvaa Hyyrysen Helmareissa" [Rantala replaces Hyyrysen in Helmari] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 5 March 2020.
  20. ↑ "Helmarit nimetty helmikuun Pinatar Cupiin" [Helmarit nominated for February's Pinatar Cup] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 13 February 2024.
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