Emmi Alanen

Emmi Alanen (born 30 April 1991) is a Finnish football midfielder and former wrestler who plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF.

Emmi Alanen
Personal information
Full name Emmi Alanen
Date of birth (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991
Place of birth Lappajärvi, Finland
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kristianstads DFF
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sport-39 (2)
2009–2010 FC United Pietarsaari 25 (6)
2011 HJK 26 (7)
2012–2013 Kokkola F10 20 (5)
2013–2015 Umeå IK 52 (11)
2016–2018 Vittsjö GIK 50 (6)
2019–2021 Växjö DFF 56 (7)
2022– Kristianstads DFF 35 (6)
International career‡
2010– Finland 101 (21)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023

Career

Before moving to Sweden in 2013, she played for Kokkola F10, Sport-39 Vaasa, FC United Pietarsaari and HJK Helsinki of the Naistenliiga.[1]

Alanen made her senior debut for the Finland women's national football team on 19 June 2010, as a substitute in a 4–1 World Cup qualifying win over Portugal in Vantaa.[2] In June 2013 Alanen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[3] Although Finland were eliminated in the group stage, Alanen's midfield performances attracted the attention of Damallsvenskan club Umeå IK who invited her to train with them.[4]

In addition to football, Lappajärvi-born Alanen was also an international standard wrestler.[5] After a period of injury she decided to focus on football.[6] She joined Växjö DFF from Vittsjö GIK in December 2018.[7]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
xx.5 April 2012ISS Stadion, Vantaa, Finland Slovakia1–02–02013 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
xx.14 February 2013Tammela, Finland Russia3–05–0Friendly
xx.8 March 2013GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus Canada1–01–22013 Cyprus Women's Cup
xx.25 September 2013Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland Austria2–12–12015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
xx.14 June 2014Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria Austria1–21–32015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
xx.18 June 2014Sonera Stadium, Helsinki, Finland Bulgaria1–04–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
xx.21 August 2014Lovech Stadium, Lovech, Bulgaria Bulgaria4–08–02015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
xx.12 April 2016Stadion pod Malim brdom, Petrovac, Montenegro Montenegro2–17–12017 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
xx.3 June 2016Tehtaan kenttä, Valkeakoski, Finland Republic of Ireland1–04–12017 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
xx.16 September 2016Estádio do CD Trofense, Trofa, Portugal Portugal1–02–32017 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
19.26 November 2017Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland Israel3–04–02019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
xx.5 March 2018GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Italy1–02–22018 Cyprus Women's Cup
xx.5 March 2018GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus Italy2–12–22018 Cyprus Women's Cup
xx.5 March 2018Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus Hungary2–02–02018 Cyprus Women's Cup
xx.7 September 2019Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland Cyprus2–04–02022 UEFA Women's Euro qualification
20.21 October 2021Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Georgia2–03–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
21.12 April 2022Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland Georgia1–06–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

References
  1. 2012/01/31 Finnish WNT call-up in the Finnish Football Association's website
  2. "Emmi Alanen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  4. "Emmi Alanen ska träna med Umeå IK" (in Swedish). Vasabladet. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  5. Wallenius, Daniel (15 June 2010). "Lappajärveltä liigatähdeksi" (in Finnish). Järviseudun Sanomat. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  6. "Kunnaksen Kärki: Kahden lajin loukku" (in Finnish). Yle. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  7. Rydén, Jan (7 December 2018). "Emmi Alanen klar för Växjö" (in Swedish). Norra Skåne. Retrieved 8 December 2018.


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