Olga Ahtinen
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Ahtinen with Linköping in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olga Adela Ahtinen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Kokkola, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | GBK | 10 | (1) |
| 2014 | Kokkola Futis 10 | 23 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Pallokissat | 46 | (8) |
| 2017 | PK-35 Vantaa | 16 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Brøndby IF | 45 | (13) |
| 2019 | IF Limhamn Bunkeflo | 14 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Linköpings FC | 64 | (7) |
| 2023– | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Finland | 66 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:01, 13 September 2024 (UTC) | |||
Olga Adela Ahtinen (Finnish: [ˈolɡɑ ˈɑhtinen]; born 15 August 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Finland national team.
She started her career with GBK Kokkola and was playing for Swedish side Linköpings FC during Euro 2022.[1]
Career
Ahtinen is one of six players from GBK Kokkola who have made their debut for the Finland national team.[2] In 2014, she joined another local club Kokkola Futis 10.
On 13 December 2016, Ahtinen was announced at PK-35 Vantaa.[3] On 19 August 2017, it was announced that Ahtinen would be joining her new club in a week.[4]
Ahtinen made six appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League, as well as winning the Women's Cup in 2018 and the Danish Women's League in 2019 during her time at Brøndby IF.[5]
On 19 July 2019, Ahtinen was announced at IF Limhamn Bunkeflo.[6]
Ahtinen was named The Most Valuable Player of the 2021 Damallsvenskan season.[7]
Tottenham Hotspur
In August 2023, Ahtinen signed with Tottenham Hotspur.[8] She scored her first goal for Tottenham on 8 October 2023, in a 3–1 home victory against Bristol City.[9] In a 1-1 draw with Liverpool F.C. Women saw her stretched off. It was announced she had damaged her MCL, but would not require surgery.
International career
Ahtinen was capped by the Finland national team in 2017, and she appeared for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[10]
She played for Finland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[11]
On 19 June 2025, Ahtinen was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[12]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GBK | 2013 | Kansallinen Liiga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Kokkola Futis 10 | 2014 | Kansallinen Liiga | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 3 | ||
| Pallokissat | 2015 | Kansallinen Liiga | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 6 | ||
| 2016 | Kansallinen Liiga | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| 46 | 8 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 53 | 10 | |||||
| PK-35 Vantaa | 2017 | Kansallinen Liiga | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Brøndby | 2017–18 | Danish Women's League | 22 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |
| 2018–19 | Danish Women's League | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 32 | 5 | ||
| 45 | 13 | 11 | 1 | — | 6 | 0 | 62 | 14 | ||||
| Limhamn Bunkeflo | 2019 | Damallsvenskan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Linköping | 2020 | Damallsvenskan | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | |||
| Total | 64 | 7 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 79 | 7 | ||||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 246 | 37 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 291 | 40 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Women's Cup, Danish Women's Cup, Svenska cupen women, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes FA Women's League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- As of match played 16 July 2024[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 66 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ahtinen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 June 2018 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China | China | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament |
| 2. | 1 March 2019 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | Czech Republic | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 3. | 6 March 2019 | Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus | South Africa | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 4. | 16 February 2023 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Croatia | 3–1 | 4–1 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
References
- ^ "Junior Senior with Finland's Olga Ahtinen and Tuija Hyyrynen". UEFA. Archived from the original on 31 August 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
- ^ "GBK:n kasvatti Olga Ahtinen EM-kisajoukkueessa". www.gbk.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 12 September 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Olga Ahtinen Punamustiin". pk35vantaa.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 13 September 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Olga Ahtinen jatkaa uraansa ulkomailla". pk35vantaa.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Olga Ahtinen arrives". www.tottenhamhotspur.com. Archived from the original on 16 August 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Finsk landslagsspelare till Limhamn/Bunkeflo". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 19 July 2019.
- ^ "Suomen jalkapallotähti Olga Ahtinen sai Ruotsissa harvinaisen tunnustuksen - nyt hän kertoo, miksi ei siirtynyt suurempaan seuraan". Yle. 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Tottenham hankki Suomen maajoukkue-pelaajan". Ilta-Sanomat. 16 August 2023. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur Women 3–1 Bristol City Women". BBC Sport. 8 October 2023. Archived from the original on 9 October 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Finland)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Tulospalvelu". Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Finland - O. Ahtinen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Tulospalvelu". Archived from the original on 28 September 2023. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
External links
- Olga Ahtinen – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Olga Ahtinen at WorldFootball.net
- Olga Ahtinen at Soccerway