Eevi Sutela

Eevi Sutela
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth South Savo, Finland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 HB Køge
Number 14
Youth career
–2017 PU-62
2019 HFA-Märsky
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 PK-35 2 (0)
2020–2024 Honka 69 (5)
2024– HB Køge 11 (0)
International career‡
2019 Finland U18 2 (0)
2023– Finland U23 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 December 2024

Eevi Sutela (born 2 January 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Women's League club HB Køge.

Youth career

Sutela developed with Porrassalmen Urheilijat -62 [fi] (PU-62) in Mikkeli, the capital of her home province of South Savo, Finland.[1] As a secondary school student at Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School [fi] (nicknamed Märsky) in Helsinki during the 2019 season, she played with HFA-Märsky, a joint program between the school and the Helsinki Football Academy (HFA).[2]

Club career

In 2018, Sutela made her debut with Helsinki-based PK-35 in the Finnish premier league, the Naisten Liiga (rebranded as Kansallinen Liiga in 2019).

She joined FC Honka in 2020 and played with the club into the 2024 Kansallinen Liiga season. During her time with FC Honka, Sutela recorded five goals across 69 Kansallinen Liiga appearances, and scored three goals across ten Finnish Women's Cup games.[3][2]

Sutela signed with Danish club HB Køge in August 2024 and made her Danish Women's League debut against Brøndby IF on 25 August 2024.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Knaappila, Hanna (26 October 2023). "Eevi Sutela, 22, muutti jalkapallon takia pois Mikkelistä jo ennen lukiota – Nyt hän on edennyt Kansallisen liigan kautta Helmaripelaajaksi". Länsi-Savo (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Pelaaja: #28 Eevi Sutela". Kansallinen Liiga (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Eevi Sutela kaksivuotiseen sopimukseen Hongan kanssa!". FC Honka Naiset (Press release) (in Finnish). 26 September 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  4. ^ Lund, Sakari (22 August 2024). "Eevi Sutela siirtyy Tanskan pääsarjaan". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Mød HB Køges Gjensidige Kvindeliga-trup: 14 Eevi Sutela, Midtbane". HB Køge (in Danish). Retrieved 31 December 2024.