Olga Ahtinen

Olga Ahtinen
Personal information
Full name Olga Adela Ahtinen
Date of birth (1997-08-15) 15 August 1997 (age 27)
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*
Years Team Apps (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 17 (2)
International career
2017– Finland 66 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:01, 13 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:53, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

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.

She started her career with GBK Kokkola and was playing for Swedish side Linköpings FC during Euro 2022.[1]

Career

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GBK

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Ahtinen made her league debut against Kokkola F10 on 27 April 2013.[2] She scored her first league goal against Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi on 27 July 2013, scoring in the 62nd minute.[3]

Ahtinen is one of six players from GBK who have made their debut for the Finland national team.[4]

Kokkola Futis 10

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Ahtinen made her league debut against ONS Oulu on 22 March 2014.[5] She scored her first league goals against Pallokissat on 13 April 2024, scoring in the 80th and 87th minute.[6]

Palokissat

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Ahtinen made her league debut against Ilves on 18 April 2015.[7] She scored her first league goals against VIFK on 25 April 2015, scoring in the 40th and 57th minute.[8]

PK-35 Vantaa

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On 13 December 2016, Ahtinen was announced at PK-35 Vantaa.[9] She made her league debut against Pallokissat on 18 March 2017.[10] Ahtinen scored her first league goal against HJK on 21 June 2017, scoring in the 38th minute.[11] On 19 August 2017, it was announced that Ahtinen would be joining her new club in a week.[12]

Brøndby IF

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Ahtinen made her league debut against Odense Boldklub Q on 26 August 2017.[13] She scored her first league goal against Varde IF on 24 September 2017, scoring in the 23rd minute.[14] Ahtinen made six appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League, as well as winning the Women's Cup in 2018 and the Danish Women's League in 2019 during her time at Brøndby IF.[15]

IF Limhamn Bunkeflo

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On 19 July 2019, Ahtinen was announced at IF Limhamn Bunkeflo.[16] She made her league debut against Djurgårdens on 20 July 2019.[17]

Linköpings FC

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Ahtinen made her league debut against Växjö on 27 June 2020.[18] She scored her first league goal against Djurgårdens on 16 May 2022, scoring in the 62nd minute.[19] Ahtinen was named The Most Valuable Player of the 2021 Damallsvenskan season.[20]

Tottenham Hotspur

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In August 2023, Ahtinen signed with Tottenham Hotspur.[21] She scored her first goal for Tottenham on 8 October 2023, in a 3–1 home victory against Bristol City.[22] 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.

International career

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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.[23]

She played for Finland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[24]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 18 May 2024[25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GBK 2013 Kansallinen Liiga 10 1 0 0 10 1
Kokkola Futis 10 2014 Kansallinen Liiga 23 3 1 0 24 3
Pallokissat 2015 Kansallinen Liiga 23 4 3 2 26 6
2016 Kansallinen Liiga 23 4 4 0 27 4
46 8 7 2 53 10
PK-35 Vantaa 2017 Kansallinen Liiga 16 3 0 0 0 0 16 3
Brøndby IF 2017–18 Kvindeligaen 22 8 6 1 2 0 30 9
2018–19 Kvindeligaen 23 5 5 0 4 0 32 5
45 13 11 1 6 0 62 14
IF Limhamn Bunkeflo 2019 Damallsvenskan 14 0 0 0 14 0
Linköpings FC 2020 Damallsvenskan 20 0 1 0 21 0
2021 Damallsvenskan 17 0 4 0 21 0
2022 Damallsvenskan 22 5 4 0 26 5
2023 Damallsvenskan 7 2 4 0 11 2
Total 64 7 13 0 79 7
Tottenham Hotspur 2023–24 Women's Super League 16 1 4 0 0 0 20 1
2024–25 Women's Super League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 16 1 4 0 0 0 20 1
Career Total 234 36 36 3 0 0 6 0 276 39

International

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As of match played 16 July 2024[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Finland 2017 9 0
2018 11 1
2019 9 2
2020 1 0
2021 5 0
2022 13 0
2023 9 1
2024 8 0
Total 66 4
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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 June 2018 Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China  China 1–0 1–2 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament
2. 1 March 2019 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus  Czech Republic 1–0 1–2 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
3. 6 March 2019 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  South Africa 3–0 3–0
4. 16 February 2023 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Croatia 3–1 4–1 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup

References

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  1. ^ "Junior Senior with Finland's Olga Ahtinen and Tuija Hyyrynen". UEFA.com.
  2. ^ "Kokkola F10 vs GBK - 27 April 2013". my.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "HJK vs GBK - 27 July 2013". my.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "GBK:n kasvatti Olga Ahtinen EM-kisajoukkueessa". www.gbk.fi (in Finnish).
  5. ^ "ONS vs Kokkola F10 - 22 March 2014". my.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Pallokissat vs Kokkola F10 - 13 April 2024". my.soccerway.com.
  7. ^ "Ilves vs Pallokissat - 18 April 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Pallokissat vs VIFK - 25 April 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "Olga Ahtinen Punamustiin". pk35vantaa.fi (in Finnish).
  10. ^ "Pallokissat vs PK-35 Vantaa - 18 March 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  11. ^ "PK-35 Vantaa vs HJK - 21 June 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Olga Ahtinen jatkaa uraansa ulkomailla". pk35vantaa.fi (in Finnish).
  13. ^ "Brøndby vs Odense Q - 26 August 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "Brøndby vs Varde - 24 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Olga Ahtinen arrives". www.tottenhamhotspur.com.
  16. ^ "Finsk landslagsspelare till Limhamn/Bunkeflo". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 19 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Limhamn Bunkeflo 07 vs Djurgårdens - 20 July 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ^ "Linköping vs Växjö - 27 June 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  19. ^ "Linköping vs Djurgårdens - 16 May 2022". int.soccerway.com.
  20. ^ "Suomen jalkapallotähti Olga Ahtinen sai Ruotsissa harvinaisen tunnustuksen - nyt hän kertoo, miksi ei siirtynyt suurempaan seuraan". Yle. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  21. ^ "Tottenham hankki Suomen maajoukkue-pelaajan". Ilta-Sanomat. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Tottenham Hotspur Women 3–1 Bristol City Women". BBC Sport. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Finland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  25. ^ "Tulospalvelu".
  26. ^ "Finland - O. Ahtinen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
  27. ^ "Tulospalvelu".
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