| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Katarina Juli Naumanen [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1995 [2] | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender [2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Honka | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | KMF | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Pallokissat | 69 | (7) |
| 2016–2018 | HJK | 64 | (1) |
| 2019 | Stabæk | 6 | (0) |
| 2019 | KuPS | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Honka | 19 | (1) |
| 2022 | HJK | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Finland U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Finland U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2014 | Finland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2019 | Finland | 20 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:31, 4 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2019 | |||
Katarina Juli Naumanen (born 24 July 1995) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender.
On 6 April 2016, Naumanen was announced at HJK. [3]
Naumanen won the 2018 Aalto Athlete of the Year award due to her ability to combine sports and studies. [4]
On 30 November 2018, Naumanen was announced at Stabæk. [5] She scored against ØHIL in the 58th minute. [6]
On 2 August 2019, Naumanen was announced at KuPS. [7]
On 4 November 2019, Naumanen was announced at FC Honka. [8]
On 19 November 2021, Naumanen was announced at HJK for the 2022 season. [9] On 30 March 2022, it was announced that she would be focusing on rehabilitating her knee and would be focusing on a sales career. [10]
In May 2022, Naumanen joined the Olympic Committee of Finland. [11]
Naumanen was called up to the 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup. [12]
Naumanen was called up to the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup. [13]
Naumanen was called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup. [14] She scored her first international goal against South Africa on 6 March 2019, scoring in the 31st minute. [15]
Whilst playing for Stabæk, Naumanen was played in the fullback position, but prefers to play as a winger. [16]
Naumanen has dealt with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. She wanted to speak out about it so other people would be able to. [17] She also runs a podcast with Martin Paas called #Taloudentekijät. [18] Naumanen has also written for a column about her everyday life as a football player. [19]