Noora Matikainen

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Noora Matikainen
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Personal information
Date of birth (1980-10-14) 14 October 1980 (age 44) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2004 FC United
2005 FC Espoo
2006 HJK
2007–2008 PuiU
2009 Ilves
2010 Amazon Grimstad
2011–2012 FC Honka
2013 HJK
International career
2005 Finland 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Noora Matikainen (born 1 September 1980) is a Finnish football goalkeeper. During her playing career, Matikainen has played 300 games in the Kansallinen Liiga. [2] The clubs included HJK, [3] Ilves, FC Honka and FC United. [2]

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International career

Matikainen was also part of the Finnish team at the 2005 European Championships. [4] Noora Matikainen was a late replacement in the squad for Satu Peltonen who injured her calf. [5] [6]

Honours

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Suomen Palloliitto - Matikainen Noora". Football Association of Finland . June 2, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-06-02.
  2. 1 2 "Noora Matikainen valmistui FIFPro Online Academystä - "Ajankohtaisuus ja tulevaisuuden näkökulmat"". Jpy.fi. June 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ "HJK venyi tasapeliin Matikaisen viime hetken maalilla". HJK Helsinki. May 29, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Matikainen fills Peltonen void". UEFA.com. June 2, 2005.
  5. ↑ "JALKAPALLOILU | Matikainen korvaa Peltosen EM-ryhmässä". Helsingin Sanomat. June 2, 2005.
  6. ↑ "Matikainen pikakomennuksella naisten EM-joukkueen maalivahdiksi". mtvuutiset.fi. June 1, 2005.


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