Milla-Maj Majasaari

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Milla-Maj Majasaari
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Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Pori, Finland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 AIK
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 NiceFutis 19 (0)
2016–2018 TPS 34 (0)
2019 FC Honka 16 (0)
2020- AIK 35 (0)
National team
2020– Finland 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Milla-Maj Majasaari (born 15 October 1999) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who plays for AIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan and the Finland national team. She has previously played in the Kansallinen Liiga at NiceFutis, TPS and FC Honka.[1]

Club career[]

Majasaari started his career at NiceFutis in Pori. She played her first Naisten Liga match with NiceFutis at the age of 14 in the Autumn of 2014. From 2016 to 2018, Majasaari played in TPS, which won the 2016 Naisten Liga silver.[2] For the 2019 season, Majasaari moved to FC Honka, which placed second in the Naisten Liga during that season.[3]

In December 2019, Majasaari signed a contract with AIK, who played in the Sweden second tier division Elitettan.[4] In her first Swedish season, Majasaari played full minutes in all AIK matches and had 13 clean sheats. She was chosen as the best goalkeeper of the Elitettan season.[5] The season ended with an victory for AIK and a promotion to Damallsvenskan.[6] In November 2020, she signed a three-year extension with AIK.[7] She played her first league match in Damallsvenskan on 17 April 2021.[8]

International career[]

Majasaari has represented Finland in the of U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 teams and in the women's U-23 national team. She played his first international match at the age of 14 on the U-16 national team against Iceland in the summer of 2014.[9] Majasaari participated in the Euro 2022 qualifier against Scotland for the first time in October 2020 with the Finnish national team, in which she was called to replace the injured Paula Myllyoja.[10]

Honours[]

Club[]

AIK

Winners

References[]

  1. ^ "Ammattina jalkapallo: Milla-Maj Majasaari". Jalkapallon pelaajayhdistys. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  2. ^ "TPS:n naiset päättivät loistavan liigakautensa SM-hopeajuhliin!". FC TPS. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Kausi päätökseen hopeamitalit kaulass". FC Honka. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Milla-Maj Majasaari siirtyy AIK:n riveihin". Suomen Palloliitto. 10 December 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  5. ^ Lund, Oskar (22 December 2020). "Spelarna som var bäst i Elitettan – hela listan" (in Swedish). Expressen. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Elitettan 2020" (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  7. ^ Luotola, Juha (26 November 2020). "AIK:n maalilla loistanut Milla-Maj Majasaari solmi pitkän jatkosopimuksen". Satakunnan Kansa. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  8. ^ Lehtinen, Eetu (19 April 2021). "Porilaismaalivahti Milla-Maj Majasaari liikuttui, kun yksi hänen unelmistaan toteutui: "Hitsi, mikä viikonloppu"". Satakunnan Kansa. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  9. ^ Mellerborg, Stefan (9 December 2019). "Milla-Maj Majasaari ansluter till AIK Fotboll" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Milla-Maj Majasaari täydentää Helmareiden EM-karsintaryhmää". Suomen Palloliitto. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

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