Finnish footballer (born 1987)
Anna Auvinen|
Full name |
Anna Emilia Auvinen[1] |
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Date of birth |
(1987-03-02) 2 March 1987 (age 37) |
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Place of birth |
Pieksämäki, Finland |
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Height |
1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2] |
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Position(s) |
Defender |
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SaPa |
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Years |
Team |
Apps |
(Gls) |
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2003–2007 |
KMF |
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2008–2010 |
NiceFutis |
44+ |
(27+) |
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2011 |
KMF |
27 |
(17) |
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2012–2018 |
FC Honka |
163 |
(23) |
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2019 |
HJK |
14 |
(5) |
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2019–2021 |
Inter Milan |
32 |
(0) |
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2021–2022 |
Sampdoria |
19 |
(0) |
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2017–2022 |
Finland |
17 |
(0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:41, 15 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2022 |
Anna Emilia Auvinen (born 2 March 1987) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a defender.
She previously played for NiceFutis, FC Honka, HJK of the Naisten Liiga, and the Finland national team. Auvinen also holds a UEFA B coaching badge.[3]
Club career
Second spell at KMF
She scored on her league debut against Ilves on 10 April 2011, scoring in the 49th minute.[4]
FC Honka
Auvinen made her league debut against Nice Futis on 14 April 2012.[5]
HJK
Auvinen joined HJK in January 2019.[6] In February 2019, it was revealed that Auvinen had only missed one match during her career in Finland.[7] She made her league debut against ONS Oulu on 23 March 2019.[8] Auvinen scored her first league goal against TiPS on 30 March 2019, scoring in the 40th minute.[9]
She was part of the team that won the 2019 Finnish Cup.[10]
Inter Milan
In August 2019 Auvinen agreed on a transfer from HJK to Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A.[11] She made her league debut against Hellas Verona on 14 September 2019.[12]
Sampdoria
Auvinen made her league debut against Lazio on 29 August 2021.[13]
International career
Auvinen made her debut for the Finland women's national team on 7 April 2017, in a 1–0 defeat by Poland in Pruszków.[14] On 10 June 2019, it was announced that Auvinen had been called up to the Finland squad for two matches against Iceland.[15]
Auvinen was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squad.[16] On 31 March 2021, Auvinen was called up for a training camp that took place between 5 and 12 April.[17] Auvinen was called up in April 2022 for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.[18]
She played for Finland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[19]
Auvinen retired from the Finland national team on 22 August 2022.[20]
Make Mind
Auvinen retired in 2022, going on to become a psychological coach and setting up MakeMind with former footballer Laura Hyvönen.[21]
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