Elli Pikkujämsä

Elli Pikkujämsä (born 24 October 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer and former snowboarder who plays as a defender for Racing Louisville and the Finland women's national football team.

Elli Pikkujämsä
Pikkujämsä with Racing Louisville FC in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-10-24) 24 October 1999[1]
Place of birth Turku
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Racing Louisville FC
Number 4
Youth career
-2014 TuNL, TuWe, TPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 TPS 60 (15)
2018–2020 Honka 42 (3)
2020–2022 KIF Örebro 67 (6)
2023– Racing Louisville 21 (1)
International career‡
2019– Finland 30[1] (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024

Early years

Pikkujämsä was raised in Runosmäki, Turku. Growing up, Pikkujämsä's hobbies included basketball, swimming, track and field, tennis and snowboarding. Before her professional football career, Pikkujämsä won a silver medal in snowboarding in Junior World Championships in 2014 and bronze medal in 2015. In addition, she won a silver medal in 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.[2][3][4]

Career

She has previously played for Swedish club KIF Orebro and Finnish clubs Turun Palloseura (TPS) and Honka.[1]

She signed with National Women's Soccer League club Racing Louisville in December 2022.[5]

International career

She has appeared in 23 matches for Finland senior national team, including appearances at the 2019 and 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup[6] as well as the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 July 2023Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland Scotland1–21–2Friendly
2.5 December 2023Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia Slovakia1–02–22023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League

References
  1. "Elli Pikkujämsä". Suomen Palloliitto. Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  2. 19-vuotias lahjakkuus on edustanut Suomea sekä lumella että nurmella – Elli Pikkujämsä on päättäväinen rämäpää, joka haluaa urheilusta ammatin, Yle, Henriikka Hiilloskorpi, 9 April 2019
  3. Suurien tunteiden vuosi, Yle, Hinni Hirvonen, 27 December 2022
  4. Athlete profile, fis-ski.com
  5. "Finnish defender Pikkujämsä inks with Racing". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  6. "E. Pikkujämsä". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 June 2020.


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