Joanna Tynnilä
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joanna Maria Tynnilä | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 2001 | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brann | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | TiPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | TiPS | 106 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | HJK | 36 | (1) |
| 2023– | Brann | 46 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Finland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Finland | 22 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 July 2025 | |||
Joanna Maria Tynnilä (born 1 September 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Norwegian Toppserien club Brann and the Finland national team.
Club career
Tynnilä played in the youth sector of Tikkurilan Palloseura (TiPS) in Vantaa, before debuting in the club's first team in the second tier Naisten Ykkönen in 2017.[1]
In 2022, she joined Kansallinen Liiga club HJK Helsinki[2] and spend two seasons with the team.[3]
In August 2023, Tynnilä was acquired by Norwegian SK Brann for an undisclosed fee.[4][5] With Brann, she played in the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League, helping his side to advance through group stage to top eight, as the first Norwegian women's club ever.[6][7]
International career
Tynnilä represented Finland U17 at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay.
She made her full international debut for the Finland national team on 16 February 2023, in a 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup match against Croatia. Eventually, Finland were crowned the champions of Cyprus Women's Cup friendly tournament.
On 19 June 2025, Tynnilä was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[8]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TiPS | 2017 | Naisten Ykkönen | 22 | 1 | – | – | – | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Naisten Liiga | 23 | 0 | – | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Naisten Liiga | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Kansallinen Liiga | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | Kansallinen Liiga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 3 | |||
| Total | 106 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 9 | ||
| HJK | 2022 | Kansallinen Liiga | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Kansallinen Liiga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 5[b] | 1 | 21 | 2 | ||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Brann | 2023 | Toppserien | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[c] | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Toppserien | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2025 | Toppserien | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 188 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 224 | 11 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Women's Cup and Norwegian Women's Cup
- ^ Includes Kansallinen Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- As of 2 July 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 22 | 0 | |
Honours
TiPS
- Kansallinen Liiga runner-up: 2020, 2021
- Finnish Women's Cup runner-up: 2019–20
- Naisten Ykkönen: 2017
HJK
- Kansallinen Liiga runner-up: 2022
- Finnish Women's Cup runner-up: 2021–22
Finland
References
- ^ Jalkapalloilija Joanna Tynnilä oli VS:n lukijaäänestyksen ylivoimainen ääniharava vuoden 2021 vantaalaisurheilijaksi – "Iloinen yllätys", Vantaan Sanomat, 23 March 2022
- ^ Joanna Tynnilä jatkaa Klubissa, hjk.fi, 8 November 2022
- ^ Sipoon futistytöt pääsivät treenaamaan HJK:n tähtipelaajien opastuksella – "Töitä täytyy tehdä kovasti, mutta hauskaakin pitää olla", Sipoon Sanomat, 26 May 2023
- ^ Joanna Tynnilän ura jatkuu Norjassa, hjk.fi, 15 August 2023
- ^ HJK myi kesällä tähtipelaajansa Norjaan – nyt kassaan kolahti mukava lisäbonus, Ilta-Sanomat, 20 October 2023
- ^ Joanna Tynnilä teki norjalaista jalkapallohistoriaa – hehkuttaa Manchester Unitedista siirtyneen valmentajan vaikutusta, Yle, 27 January 2024
- ^ Ria Öling ja Joanna Tynnilä kovassa paikassa Mestarien liigassa – molemmat kohtaavat joukkueet maailman huipulta, Yle, 14 November 2023
- ^ "Helmarit nimetty EM-lopputurnaukseen" [Helmarit named for the European Championship finals] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ^ Joanna Tynnilä, Football Association of Finland
- ^ Joanna Maria Tynnilä, Norwegian Football Federation
External links
- Joanna Tynnilä at Soccerway.com
- Joanna Tynnilä at WorldFootball.net
- Joanna Tynnilä at FBref.com
- Joanna Tynnilä at kicker (in German)
- Joanna Tynnilä at the Norway Football Association (in Norwegian)