Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jutta Kaarina Rebekka Rantala | ||
Date of birth | 10 November 1999 | ||
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 | |||
–2013 | Euran Pallo | ||
2014 | NiceFutis | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
During her first season with Leicester City, she won the Player of the Season award. [14]
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 [18] She was later called up to replace Tuija Hyyrynen, who had withdrawn from the squad due to injury.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]
HJK
Individual
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 8 March 2020 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | Croatia | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup |
2. | 16 February 2023 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Croatia | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
3. | 22 February 2023 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | Romania | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
4. | 10 April 2023 | NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia | Slovakia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
5. | 14 July 2023 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
6. | 22 September 2023 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | Slovakia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
7. | 5 December 2023 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | Slovakia | 2–2 | 2–2 | |
8. | 24 February 2024 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 Pinatar Cup |
9. | 9 April 2024 | Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland | Italy | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
10. | 4 June 2024 | Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland | Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
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