Sanna Reetta Talonen (born 15 June 1984) is a retired Finnish football forward.[2] She last played in the Swedish Damallsvenskan for KIF Örebro, a club she represented for seven seasons, scoring 54 league goals.[3] She previously played for FC Ilves and FC Honka in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Florida Seminoles[4] and Vancouver Whitecaps[5] in United States' NCAA and W-League respectively.

Sanna Talonen
Personal information
Full name Sanna Reetta Talonen[1]
Date of birth (1984-06-15) 15 June 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
KIF Örebro
Number 10
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Florida State Seminoles 46 (34)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
FC Ilves
2005 FC Honka
2006 HJK
2007 Bälinge IF
2008 Vancouver Whitecaps 8 (3)
2009–2015 KIF Örebro 142 (54)
International career
2004–2014 Finland 90 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:17, 17 February 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

International career

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Talonen made her senior Finland women's national football team debut in March 2004 at a 4–0 defeat to China in the Algarve Cup.[6] Her goalscoring exploits with FC Honka earned Talonen a place in the national squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England. She played in two matches as the Finns reached the semi-final.[7]

At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Talonen featured in the hosts' attack. She was involved in a clash of heads with England's Faye White during Finland's 3–2 quarter-final defeat.[8]

In June 2013 Talonen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[9] At the tournament Talonen played as a centre forward, although she had been playing on the right wing for her club team.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  2. ^ "KIF Örebro stars done with football". na.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. ^ Florida State star Talonen heads for Sweden Soccer America
  4. ^ Talonen's hat trick powers third-seeded FSU to NCAA tourney win Archived 2012-09-13 at archive.today Florida Seminoles web
  5. ^ Whitecaps sign Schmidt and Talonen[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Sanna Talonen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Sanna Talonen". Uefa.com. UEFA. Archived from the original on 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  8. ^ Leighton, Tony (3 September 2009). "Eni Aluko's double sends England into first Euro semi for 14 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  9. ^ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Finländskt mod viktigt mot Sverige" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
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