Oona Sevenius

Oona Sevenius

Personal information
Full name	Oona Ilona Sevenius
Date of birth	(2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Nurmijärvi, Finland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Newcastle United
Youth career
	NJS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	NJS	28	(26)
2020–2021	PK-35 Vantaa	38	(16)
2022	HJK	23	(16)
2023–2025	AC Milan	3	(0)
2023–2024	→ Como (loan)	24	(4)
2025	Rosengård	13	(3)
2025–	Newcastle United	0	(0)
International career
2023–	Finland	27	(6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 July 2025

Oona Ilona Sevenius (born 28 April 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for WSL 2 club Newcastle United. She is seen as one of the most promising Finnish players. ^[1]

Career

Sevenius made her league debut for AC Milan against Como on 26 February 2023, coming on in the 86th minute for Kamila Dubcová. ^[2]

In January 2023, Sevenius received an offer from AC Milan, and received advice from Tuija Hyyrynen and Nora Heroum about moving to Italy before joining the club. ^[3] During her first season with AC Milan, she mainly played with the U19s, but also trained with the senior team. ^[4]

On 28 July 2023, Sevenius signed a three year contract with AC Milan until June 2026, and also joined Como on loan. ^[5]

On 23 January 2025, Sevenius moved to FC Rosengård in Damallsvenskan. ^[6]

On 29 August 2025, Sevenius was announced at Newcastle United on a permanent transfer. ^[7]

International career

On 4 July 2023, it was announced that Sevenius had been called up to the Finland national team for the first time. ^[8]

On 21 February 2024, Sevenius scored a hat trick for Finland national team in a 4–0 friendly win against Philippines. ^[9]

On 19 June 2025, Sevenius was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. ^[10]

Personal life

Sevenius' role model is Zlatan Ibrahimović, she has a photo taken of them together, whilst they were both at AC Milan. ^[4]

Career statistics

As of 3 July 2025 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NJS	2018	Naisten Kakkonen	13	7	–		–		–		13	7
	2019	Naisten Kakkonen	15	19	2	2	–		–		17	21
	Total		28	26	2	2	0	0	0	0	30	28
PK-35 Vantaa	2020	Kansallinen Liiga	16	3	4	1	–		–		20	4
	2021	Kansallinen Liiga	22	13	5	5	–		–		27	18
	Total		38	16	9	6	0	0	0	0	47	22
HJK	2022	Kansallinen Liiga	23	16	6	2	–		–		29	18
AC Milan	2022–23	Serie A Femminile	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
	2023–24	Serie A Femminile	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
	2024–25	Serie A Femminile	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Como (loan)	2023–24	Serie A Femminile	24	4	–		–		–		24	4
Rosengård	2025	Damallsvenskan	13	3	4	2	0	0	–		17	5
Newcastle United	2025–26	WSL 2	0	0	0	0	–		0	0	0	0
Career total			129	65	21	12	0	0	6	8	150	77

1. Includes Finnish Women's Cup and Coppa Italia (women)

International

As of 2 July 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	2023	7	1
	2024	13	5
	2025	7	0
Total		27	6

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 November 2023	Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland	Romania	5–0	6–0	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
2.	21 February 2024	Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain	Philippines	1–0	4–0	Friendly
3.				3–0
4.				4–0
5.	27 February 2024		Scotland	1–0	1–1 (5–4 p)	2024 Pinatar Cup
6.	9 April 2024	Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland	Italy	2–1	2–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
7.	6 July 2025	Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland	Norway	1–1	1–2	UEFA Women's Euro 2025

Honours

• Football Association of Finland: The Promising Young Player of the Year 2022 ^[12]

References

1. • "Kansallisen liigan kuopusei kuluta penkkiä – Oona Sevenius pelannut lähes täydet minuutit". Nurmijärven Uutiset. October 22, 2020.
   • "Suomalaislupaus Oona Sevenius siirtyy AC Milaniin". Länsi-Savo. January 14, 2023.
   • Matilainen, Mea (February 25, 2022). "Oona Sevenius – harppauksin huipulle". HJK Helsinki.
   • "Oona Sevenius ponnisti Rajamäen Kehityksestä Italiaan – "Tavoitteet pitää olla ja ne pitää pystyä sanomaan ääneen"". Nurmijärven Uutiset. June 21, 2023.
   • "Oona Sevenius päätti viisivuotiaana, että hänestä tulee ammattilaisjalkapalloilija – elää todella kurinalaista arkea päästäkseen huipulle". Yle Urheilu. September 24, 2022.
   • "Jalkapallo | Oona Seveniukselle, 17, ammattilaisuuden tavoittelu tarkoittaa myös kehon ja ravinnon tarkkailua: "Halusin jutella kotona siitä asiasta"". Helsingin Sanomat(subscription required). March 26, 2022.
   • "Kansallisen liigan nuorin pelaaja ei kuluta vaihtopenkkiä – PK-35 Vantaan Oona Sevenius, 16, on pelannut kaikissa tämän kauden liigaotteluissa". Vantaan Sanomat. September 23, 2020.
2. "Oona Sevenius, 18, debytoi Serie A:ssa AC Milanin riveissä – joukkuekaverit kiusoittelevat ikimuistoisesta kohtaamisesta Zlatanin kanssa". Yle Urheilu. February 26, 2023.
3. "Unelmasiirto vei Oona Seveniuksen AC Milaniin". www.palloliitto.fi. January 17, 2023.
4. "AC Milanin suomalaislupaus varasti väkisin Zlatan Ibrahimovicin huomion – "Sain kuulla siitä"". mtvuutiset.fi. July 4, 2023.
5. "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: OONA SEVENIUS". www.acmilan.com (in Italian).
6. Oona Sevenius kahden vuoden sopimuksella FC Rosengårdiin, Yle, 23 January 2025
7. "Women. Newcastle United Women complete signing of Oona Sevenius". www.newcastleunited.com.
8. "Helmareiden tulevaisuuden tähdellä on suuret tavoitteet – päävalmentaja kertoo, miksi maajoukkue kaipaa juuri Oona Seveniusta". Yle Urheilu. July 4, 2023.
9. Helmarit aloitti kautensa murskavoitolla MM-kisakävijästä – teinitähti Oona Sevenius iski hattutempun, MTV Oy, mtvuutiset.com, 21 February 2024
10. "Helmarit nimetty EM-lopputurnaukseen" [Helmarit named for the European Championship finals] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
11. Oona Sevenius, Football Association of Finland
12. "Captain's Ball 2022 – Palkitut osa 1". Finnish FA (in Finnish). 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

External links

• Oona Sevenius at Soccerway.com
• Oona Sevenius at WorldFootball.net
• Oona Sevenius at FBref.com
• Oona Sevenius at kicker (in German)