Emmi Alanen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmi Alanen | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Lappajärvi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Växjö DFF | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| (2) | |||
| 2009–2010 | FC United Pietarsaari | 25 | (6) |
| 2011 | HJK | 26 | (7) |
| 2012–2013 | Kokkola F10 | 20 | (5) |
| 2013–2015 | Umeå IK | 52 | (11) |
| 2016–2018 | Vittsjö GIK | 50 | (6) |
| 2019– | Växjö DFF | 15 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Finland | 76 | (19) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 June 2020 | |||
Emmi Alanen (born 30 April 1991) is a Finnish football midfielder and former wrestler who plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Växjö DFF. Before moving to Sweden in 2013, she played for Kokkola F10, , FC United Pietarsaari and HJK Helsinki of the Naistenliiga.[1]
Alanen made her senior debut for the Finland women's national football team on 19 June 2010, as a substitute in a 4–1 World Cup qualifying win over Portugal in Vantaa.[2] In June 2013 Alanen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[3] Although Finland were eliminated in the group stage, Alanen's midfield performances attracted the attention of Damallsvenskan club Umeå IK who invited her to train with them.[4]
In addition to football, Lappajärvi-born Alanen was also an international standard wrestler.[5] After a period of injury she decided to focus on football.[6] She joined Växjö DFF from Vittsjö GIK in December 2018.[7]
References[]
- ^ 2012/01/31 Finnish WNT call-up[permanent dead link] in the Finnish Football Association's website
- ^ "Emmi Alanen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ "Emmi Alanen ska träna med Umeå IK" (in Swedish). Vasabladet. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ Wallenius, Daniel (15 June 2010). "Lappajärveltä liigatähdeksi" (in Finnish). Järviseudun Sanomat. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Kunnaksen Kärki: Kahden lajin loukku" (in Finnish). Yle. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ Rydén, Jan (7 December 2018). "Emmi Alanen klar för Växjö" (in Swedish). Norra Skåne. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
External links[]
- Profile at Kokkola F10 (in Finnish)
- Profile at UEFA.com
- Profile at Swedish Football Association (SvFF) (in Swedish)
- Emmi Alanen at Soccerway
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- Kansallinen Liiga players
- Kokkola Futis 10 players
- FC United (Jakobstad) players
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