Tiia Peltonen

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.[1]

Career

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

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

  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.