Sanna Valkonen

Sanna Valkonen
Personal information
Full nameSanna Margit Valkonen[1]
Date of birth12 December 1977
Place of birthHyvinkää, Finland[2]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing positionDefender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994Kontu
1995–1996PuiU
1997MPS
1998–2002HJK
2002Boston Renegades
2002–2005Umeå
2006–2007AIK
2008–2010Örebro62(0)
National team
1995–2010Finland120(7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Sanna Margit Valkonen (born 12 December 1977) is a Finnish former football defender. She played for KontU, PuiU, MPS Malmin and HJK Helsinki in the Naisten Liiga, Boston Renegades in the W-League,[3] and Umeå IK, AIK Fotboll and KIF Örebro[4] in the Damallsvenskan. She was named Finnish Footballer of the Year in 2001 and 2002.[5]

She was a member of the Finnish national team for fifteen years,[6] and played the 2005 and 2009 European Championships, serving as the team's captain.[7] She was as of 2014 the second most capped Finnish player with 120 games, behind only Laura Österberg Kalmari with 130.[8]

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