Oona Sevenius

Last updated
Oona Sevenius
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-05-28) 28 May 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Finland
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 AC Milan
Number 21
Youth career
NJS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 NJS 28 (26)
2020–2021 PK-35 Vantaa 38 (16)
2022 HJK 23 (16)
2023– AC Milan 3 (0)
2023–2024 → Como (loan) 24 (4)
International career
2023– Finland 14 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Oona Sevenius (born 28 April 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan. She is seen as one of the most promising Finnish players. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

Career

Sevenius made her league debut for AC Milan against Como on 26 February 2023, coming on in the 86th minute for Kamila Dubcová. [1]

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. [9] During her first season with AC Milan, she mainly played with the U19s, but also trained with the senior team. [10]

On 28 July 2023, Sevenius signed a three year contract with AC Milan until June 2026, and also joined Como on loan. [11]

International career

On 4 July 2023, it was announced that Sevenius had been called up to the Finland national team for the first time. [12]

On 21 February 2024, Sevenius scored a hat trick for Finland national team in a 4–0 friendly win against Philippines. [13]

Personal life

Sevenius' role model is Zlatan Ibrahimović, taking a picture together whilst they were both at AC Milan. [10]

Career statistics

As of 11 September 2024. [14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NJS 2018Naisten Kakkonen137–––137
2019Naisten Kakkonen151922––1721
Total28262200003028
PK-35 Vantaa 2020 Kansallinen Liiga 16341––204
2021Kansallinen Liiga221355––2718
Total38169600004722
HJK 2022Kansallinen Liiga231662––2918
AC Milan 2022–23 Serie A Femminile 2000––20
2023–24 Serie A Femminile0000––00
2024–25 Serie A Femminile1000––10
Total3000000030
Como (loan) 2023–24 Serie A Femminile244–––244
Career total116621710006813372

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.30 November 2023 Veritas Stadion, Turku, FinlandFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 5–06–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
2.21 February 2024 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, SpainFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1–04–0 Friendly
3.3–0
4.4–0
5.27 February 2024Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–01–1 (5–4 p) 2024 Pinatar Cup

Honours

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Liiga</span> Ice hockey league in Finland

The SM-liiga, colloquially called the Finnish Elite League in English or FM-ligan in Swedish, is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. The league comprises 16 teams from all around Finland with relegation and promotion between the Mestis. The winner of the Liiga playoffs is awarded the Kanada-malja at the end of each season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">HC Ässät Pori</span> Ice hockey club in Pori, Finland

Porin Ässät, officially named Hockey Club Ässät Pori and colloquially known as Pata, is a professional ice hockey club based in Pori, Finland. It competes in the SM-liiga, the highest-ranking league of ice hockey in Finland. Since 1971, Ässät has played its games in the Isomäki Ice Hall.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Musan Salama</span> Finnish football club

Musan Salama, commonly abbreviated MuSa, is a football club based in Pori, Finland, playing in the Finnish fifth tier Kolmonen as of the 2024 season. It was founded in 1960 in the Musa suburb of Pori as a football and ice hockey club. The ice hockey section was continued by the Porin Kiekko-Salamat after 1972.

Viivi Pumpanen is a Finnish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Finland 2010, the official representative of Finland to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eero Kilpeläinen</span> Finnish ice hockey player (born 1985)

Eero Kilpeläinen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for KalPa in the SM-liiga. He was selected by the Dallas Stars in the 5th round of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

FC Honka Naiset is a Finnish women's football team representing FC Honka Espoo in the top-tier Kansallinen Liiga.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lauri Ala-Myllymäki</span> Finnish footballer (born 1997)

Lauri Elias Ala-Myllymäki is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ilves. He began his senior club career playing for Ilves, before signing with Venezia in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ano Turtiainen</span> Finnish politician

Ano Veli Samuel Turtiainen is a Finnish former powerlifter and far-right politician who served in the Parliament of Finland for the South-Eastern Finland constituency from 2019 to 2023. He is also founder and former leader of the Power Belongs to the People party. He lives in Juva. Turtiainen was elected to the parliament in the 2019 parliamentary election. Turtiainen was expelled from the Finns Party for posting a tweet perceived as mocking the murder of George Floyd in February 2021.

The 2021–22 Naisten Liiga season was the thirty-ninth season of the Naisten Liiga, the premier level of women's ice hockey in Finland, since the league's establishment as the Naisten SM-sarja in 1982. The season began on 11 September 2021 and concluded on 20 March 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Satakunnan derby</span> Ice hockey matchups

Satakunnan derby is a name used for ice hockey matchups between Porin Ässät and Rauman Lukko of the Liiga. Lukko and Ässät are placed into the same block, which means that they play six games against each other in one Liiga regular season. Both teams also participate in the annual Pitsiturnaus preseason tournament hosted by Lukko. Ässät and Lukko have met in the playoffs three times, playing a total of five games. Ässät has won all five of them.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Porin Ässät</span> Finnish sports club

Porin Ässät ry is a sports club based in Pori, Finland. The club's only programs are ice hockey and esports, but it used to have an association football program. Porin Ässät ry operates an ice hockey team in the Finnish Elite League. Porin Ässät ry also has junior teams for all age groups from U7 to U20. Porin Ässät ry also operate a women's ice hockey school and the girl's junior ice hockey department while also operating a skating school.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pataljoona</span>

Ässät Fan Club/Pataljoonary, otherwise known as Pataljoona, is the official supporters' organization of Porin Ässät. Pataljoona is present at Ässät's home games and sometimes away games, especially Lukko–Ässät derby games. Pataljoona has chants supported by a drum, a megaphone, flags, signs and tifos. In Ässät home games, Pataljoona operates from the standing section of the Isomäki Areena.

Otso Urho Eemil Liimatta is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Famalicão and the Finland under-21 national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Topi Keskinen</span> Finnish footballer (born 2003)

Topi Keskinen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen and for the Finland national team. Keskinen is known for his pace, dribbling and agility with the ball.

The 2012–13 Porin Ässät season was the club's 37th season in the SM-liiga and the 45th season at the top-level of ice hockey in Finland. Towards the end of the regular season, Ässät won 14 matches in a row and did not miss a single point during the last 16 regular season matches. Ässät finished fourth in the regular season, being only one point away from the 3rd placed JYP. The season eventually ended in Kanada-malja championship celebrations after Ässät beat Tappara Tampere in the finals. The championship was Ässät's third.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jari Levonen</span> Former ice hockey player and referee

Jari "Japa" Levonen is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger and referee. Levonen represented the Porin Ässät and the Jokipojat during his player career. He has won the golden Whistle award 15 times in the SM-liiga, being the best referee voted by players 15 times in a row between 2002 and 2017. He has also won the Unto Wiitala trophy seven times as the best referee in Finland decided by SM-liiga's referee coaching group. Levonen has the second most whistled games in the SM-liiga with 979, only behind Timo Favorin. Levonen retired in 2020, but has officiated in preseason games.

Axel Vilhelm Olavi Sandler is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for the under-19 team of Allsvenskan club AIK.

Erkka Viktor Lehtola is a Finnish football manager and a former player who played as a forward. He is currently working as the head coach of Finland U17 national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ässät–Sport rivalry</span> Ice hockey rivalry in Finland

The Ässät–Sport rivalry, also known as the Kasitien derby, is an ice hockey rivalry between the HC Ässät Pori and Vaasan Sport, two professional ice hockey clubs in Finland. The rivalry has its roots in the 2009 SM-liiga qualifiers, where Ässät beat Sport in seven games to keep their SM-liiga spot. Sport was later promoted to the SM-liiga in 2014.

References

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


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.