Tia Hälinen

Tia Jasmin Hälinen (born 18 February 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for HJK and the Finland national team. She previously played for PK-35, Kokkola F10, FC Honka and HJK of the Naisten Liiga. She also played in Spain for Santa Teresa CD, and in the Czech Republic for Sparta Prague.

Tia Hälinen
Personal information
Full name Tia Jasmin Hälinen[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-18) 18 February 1994
Place of birth Kirkkonummi, Finland
Height 170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
HJK
Number 97
Youth career
KirkU
AC Kirkkonummi
HooGee
VJS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 PK-35 44 (11)
2013 Kokkola F10 22 (2)
2014–2015 FC Honka 40 (5)
2016–2017 HJK 28 (11)
2017 Santa Teresa CD
2017–2018 Sparta Prague
2018–2019 Eskilstuna United 17 (1)
2019– HJK
National team
2015– Finland 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:37, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:37, 21 July 2019 (UTC)

Club career

In July 2018 Hälinen agreed a transfer from Sparta Prague to Eskilstuna United DFF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan.[2] She left her home country in February 2017, signing for Spanish Primera División club Santa Teresa CD.[3]

International career

Hälinen made her debut for the Finland women's national team on 29 May 2015, in a 2–0 defeat by Norway in Drammen. She was a part of Finland's 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship team, which reached the semi-finals.[4] She was also a member of the Finland squad at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada.

References

  1. "List of Players – Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  2. Andersson, Viktor (27 July 2018). "Finsk landslagsspelare förstärker Eskilstuna" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  3. "El Santa Teresa ya cuenta con Tia Hälinen, delantera finlandesa" (in Spanish). EFE. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  4. "Pelaajaesittely: Tia Hälinen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2019.


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