Sanna Talonen

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
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club 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)
National team‡
2004–2014 Finland 90 (24)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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

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
  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
  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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