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Finnish football player (born 1995)

Tiia Peltonen
Personal information
Full name Tiia Katariina Peltonen
Date of birth (1995-06-08) 8 June 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team Fortuna Hjørring
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 PK-35 Vantaa 90 (0)
2019–2020 Åland United 41 (3)
2021–2022 FC Nordsjælland 27 (0)
2022– Fortuna Hjørring 52 (3)
International career
2011–2013 Finland U17 8 (1)
2013–2014 Finland U19 16 (0)
2019– Finland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:58, 10 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2020

Tiia Katariina Peltonen (born 8 June 1995) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender for Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Women's League and for the Finland women's national team.

During her entire career so far, Peltonen has won 5 Finnish Championships, winning them in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020.

Career

After suffering from injuries at the beginning of 2015, Peltonen was able to return to playing in May 2015.

On 3 November 2018, Peltonen was awarded the Defender of the Year award.

On 6 November 2018, Peltonen was announced at Åland United for the 2019 season, with her joining in January 2019.

On 19 February 2021, Peltonen was announced at FC Nordsjælland.

On 3 July 2022, Peltonen was announced at Fortuna Hjørring. On 2 May 2024, she signed a new two year contract with the club. On 3 September 2024, Peltonen was selected in the Danish league's Team of the Month.

International career

Peltonen was called up to the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup She made her international debut in the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup on 2 March 2018, playing the full match.

Peltonen has appeared for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.

Peltonen was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.

Peltonen was part of the Finland squad that won the 2024 Pinatar Cup for the first time.

References

  1. "Tiia Peltonen - Palloliitto". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  2. "Tiia Peltonen palasi tositoimiin". pk35vantaa.fi (in Finnish).
  3. "Pelaajat äänestivät vuoden parhaat". jpy.fi (in Finnish). 3 November 2018.
  4. "Tiia Peltonen siirtyy Åland Unitediin". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  5. "𝘝𝘦𝘭𝘬𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘮, 𝘛𝘪𝘪𝘢 🤝". www.facebook.com (in Danish).
  6. "Fra Nordsjælland til Fortuna". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 3 July 2022.
  7. "De tager 2 år mere i Fortuna". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 2 May 2024.
  8. "Tiia Peltonen valittiin Tanskan liigan kuukauden joukkueeseen". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  9. "Finland squad announced to compete at the Cyprus Women's Cup 2018". Women's Soccer United. 13 February 2018.
  10. "Sveitsi kaatoi Helmarit selvin numeroin". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  11. "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Finland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  12. "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  13. "Helmarit nimetty helmikuun Pinatar Cupiin" [Helmarit nominated for February's Pinatar Cup] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 13 February 2024.

External links

Fortuna Hjørring – current squad
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