Anna Tamminen

Anna Reetta Alisa Tamminen (born 30 October 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF and the Finland women's national football team.

Anna Tamminen
Tamminen with Hammarby in 2022
Personal information
Full name Anna Reetta Alisa Tamminen
Date of birth (1994-10-30) 30 October 1994[1]
Place of birth Turku, Finland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hammarby IF
Number 1
Youth career
Turku Nappulaliiga
Pyrkivä Turku
Turun Weikot
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 NiceFutis 30 (0)
2017 Hovås Billdal IF 26 (0)
2018–2020 Åland United 46 (0)
2021– Hammarby IF 45 (0)
International career‡
2019– Finland 6[1] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 January 2022

She has won six caps for Finland, including appearances at the 2019 and 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup.[1][2]

Club career

Born and raised in Turku, Tamminen played youth football with several local clubs. In 2015, she started her senior career with NiceFutis in the Naisten Liiga, the domestic top tier. After two seasons with the club, she moved to Hovås Billdal IF in the Swedish second division Elitettan. Tamminen appeared in all 26 league fixtures in 2017, but was unable to save her team from a relegation.[3]

On 10 January 2018, Tamminen returned to Finland, moving to Åland United.[4] For three consecutive years, in 2018, 2019 and 2020, Tamminen won the award of Goalkeeper of the Year in the Finnish league.[1][5] In 2020, Åland United were crowned Finnish champions through winning the Kansallinen Liiga. The same year, the club also won the Finnish Women's Cup, through a 2–1 win over Tikkurilan Palloseura in the final.[1][6]

On 2 December 2020, Tamminen signed a one-year contract with Hammarby IF in Damallsvenskan.[7] She made 22 appearances in the league in 2021, leading her side to a 7th place in the table.[8]

On 17 November 2021, Tamminen signed a new two-year deal with the club.[9] In 2022, Tamminen made 23 appearances, as Hammarby finished 5th in the Damallsvenskan table.[8] She kept 12 clean sheets throughout the season, the most in the whole league.[10]

On 6 June 2023, Hammarby won the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen. Tamminen appeared in the final, that ended in a 3–0 win at home against BK Häcken.[11]

National career

Tamminen made her senior debut at 2019 Cyprus Cup and also played in the 2020 Cyprus Cup. She was a substitute goalkeeper in the first four games of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. On June 9, 2022, she was nominated for the European Championship finals.[12]

Honours

Hammarby IF

References
  1. "Anna Tamminen". Suomen Palloliitto. Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. "A. Tamminen". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. "Anna Tamminen" (in Swedish). Damallsvenskan. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  4. "Anna Tamminen är målvakt i Åland United 2018" (in Swedish). Åland United. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. "Anna Tamminen- Årets målvakt" (in Swedish). Åland United. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. "2020 är avtackat. Åland United vann!" (in Swedish). Åland United. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  7. "Anna Tamminen klar för Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  8. "Anna Tamminen" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  9. "Carlsson, Tamminen, Vinberg och Wangerheim fortsätter i Bajen" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  10. Damallsvenskan [@_OBOSDamallsv] (15 November 2022). "Anna Tamminen i @Hammarbyfotboll stod för 12 hållna nollor under säsongen - flest i OBOS Damallsvenskan 2022!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "Hammarby IF vinner Svenska Cupen 2022/23" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  12. "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
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