Finnish footballer (born 1999)
Jutta Rantala
Rantala in 2015
Full name
Jutta Kaarina Rebekka Rantala Date of birth
(1999-11-10 ) 10 November 1999 (age 24) Place of birth
Köyliö , Finland Height
1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Position(s)
Forward Current team
Leicester City Number
8 0000 –2013
Euran Pallo 2014
NiceFutis Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2014–2015
NiceFutis
31
(10) 2016–2017
TPS
44
(26) 2018
Honka
12
(6) 2019
HJK
22
(22) 2020–2021
Kristianstads
43
(9) 2022–2023
Vittsjö GIK
43
(19) 2023–
Leicester City
19
(6) 2020–
Finland
28
(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024
Jutta Rantala (born 10 November 1999)[1] [2] is a Finnish footballer who plays as a forward for Leicester City in the Womens Super League and the Finland national team .
Club career
Rantala debuted in the Finnish women's premier division Naisten Liiga at the age of 14.[3] In 2019, she was the league top scorer with 22 goals and was nominated as the Player of the Year.[4] In December 2019, Rantala was signed by the Swedish side Kristianstads DFF.[5]
In December 2021, Rantala joined Vittsjö GIK .[6]
In August 2023, Rantala joined Leicester City in Women's Super League .[7]
International career
Rantala made her first national A-team appearance in the 2020 Cyprus Cup against Croatia .[8]
Honours
HJK
Individual
International goals
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1.
8 March 2020
AEK Arena , Larnaca , Cyprus
Croatia
1 –0
2–3
2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
2.
16 February 2023
GSZ Stadium , Larnaca, Cyprus
Croatia
4 –1
4–1
2023 Cyprus Women's Cup
3.
22 February 2023
AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus
Romania
1 –0
4–0
4.
10 April 2023
NTC Senec , Senec , Slovakia
Slovakia
2 –0
2–0
Friendly
5.
14 July 2023
Laugardalsvöllur , Reykjavík , Iceland
Iceland
2 –0
2–1
6.
22 September 2023
Veritas Stadion , Turku , Finland
Slovakia
2 –0
4–0
2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
7.
5 December 2023
Anton Malatinský Stadium , Trnava , Slovakia
Slovakia
2 –2
2–2
2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
8.
24 February 2024
Pinatar Arena , San Pedro del Pinatar , Spain
Slovenia
1 –0
1–0
2024 Pinatar Cup
9.
9 April 2024
Bolt Arena , Helsinki , Finland
Italy
1 –1
2–1
UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
10.
4 June 2024
Tammelan Stadion , Tampere , Finland
Netherlands
1 –1
1–1
References
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