Tiia Peltonen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiia Peltonen | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1995 | ||
| 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) |
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*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 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.[1]
Career
[edit]After suffering from injuries at the beginning of 2015, Peltonen was able to return to playing in May 2015.[2]
On 3 November 2018, Peltonen was awarded the Defender of the Year award.[3]
On 6 November 2018, Peltonen was announced at Åland United for the 2019 season, with her joining in January 2019.[4]
On 19 February 2021, Peltonen was announced at FC Nordsjælland.[5]
On 3 July 2022, Peltonen was announced at Fortuna Hjørring.[6] On 2 May 2024, she signed a new two year contract with the club.[7] On 3 September 2024, Peltonen was selected in the Danish league's Team of the Month.[8]
International career
[edit]Peltonen was called up to the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup[9] She made her international debut in the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup on 2 March 2018, playing the full match.[10]
Peltonen has appeared for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[11]
Peltonen was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.[12]
Peltonen was part of the Finland squad that won the 2024 Pinatar Cup for the first time.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tiia Peltonen - Palloliitto". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Tiia Peltonen palasi tositoimiin". pk35vantaa.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Pelaajat äänestivät vuoden parhaat". jpy.fi (in Finnish). 3 November 2018.
- ^ "Tiia Peltonen siirtyy Åland Unitediin". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "𝘝𝘦𝘭𝘬𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘍𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘮, 𝘛𝘪𝘪𝘢 🤝". www.facebook.com (in Danish).
- ^ "Fra Nordsjælland til Fortuna". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 3 July 2022.
- ^ "De tager 2 år mere i Fortuna". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 2 May 2024.
- ^ "Tiia Peltonen valittiin Tanskan liigan kuukauden joukkueeseen". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Finland squad announced to compete at the Cyprus Women's Cup 2018". Women's Soccer United. 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Sveitsi kaatoi Helmarit selvin numeroin". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Finland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Helmarit nimetty helmikuun Pinatar Cupiin" [Helmarit nominated for February's Pinatar Cup] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 13 February 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tiia Peltonen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Tiia Peltonen at WorldFootball.net
- Tiia Peltonen at Soccerway