Olga Ahtinen

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Olga Ahtinen
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Personal information
Full name Olga Adela Ahtinen
Date of birth (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 26)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 13 (1)
International career‡
2017– Finland 56 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023

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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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] In a 1-1 draw with Liverpool F.C. Women saw her stretched off. It was announced she had damaged her MCL, but would not require surgery.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 February 2024 [6] [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [lower-alpha 1] League Cup [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GBK 2013 Kansallinen Liiga 10100––101
Kokkola Futis 10 2014Kansallinen Liiga23310––243
Pallokissat 2015Kansallinen Liiga23432––266
2016Kansallinen Liiga23440––274
46872––5310
PK-35 Vantaa 2017Kansallinen Liiga16300–00163
Brøndby IF 2017–18 Kvindeligaen 22861–20309
2018–19Kvindeligaen23550–40325
4513111–606214
IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 2019 Damallsvenskan 14000––140
Linköpings FC 2020Damallsvenskan20010––210
2021Damallsvenskan17040––210
2022Damallsvenskan22540––265
2023Damallsvenskan7240––112
Total647130––797
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24 WSL 1010000–101
Career Total22836323006026639

International

As of match played 23 September 2023 [8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 201790
2018111
201992
202010
202150
2022130
202371
Total554
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ahtinen goal.
List of international goals scored by Olga Ahtinen
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1.12 June 2018 Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1–01–2 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament
2.1 March 2019 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1–01–2 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
3.6 March 2019 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, CyprusFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 3–03–0
4.16 February 2023 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 3–14–1 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup

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References

  1. ↑ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Finland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. ↑ "Junior Senior with Finland's Olga Ahtinen and Tuija Hyyrynen". UEFA.com.
  3. ↑ "Suomen jalkapallotähti Olga Ahtinen sai Ruotsissa harvinaisen tunnustuksen - nyt hän kertoo, miksi ei siirtynyt suurempaan seuraan". Yle . Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tottenham hankki Suomen maajoukkue-pelaajan". Ilta-Sanomat . Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "Tottenham Hotspur Women 3–1 Bristol City Women". BBC . Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  6. ↑ https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/53513/player/seasons
  7. ↑ https://my.soccerway.com/players/olga-ahtinen/270887/
  8. ↑ https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/53513/player/seasons


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