Sanna Talonen

Sanna Talonen
Personal information
Full name Sanna Reetta Talonen[1]
Date of birth (1984-06-15) 15 June 1984
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 KIF Örebro
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
FC Ilves
2005 FC Honka
2006 HJK
2007 Bälinge IF
2007–2008 Florida Seminoles 46 (34)
2008 Vancouver Whitecaps 8 (3)
2009– KIF Örebro 132 (53)
National team‡
2004–2014 Finland 90 (24)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:26, 2 August 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:10, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

Sanna Reetta Talonen (born 15 June 1984) is a Finnish football forward, currently playing for KIF Örebro in Sweden's Damallsvenskan.[2] She previously played for FC Ilves and FC Honka in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Florida Seminoles[3] and Vancouver Whitecaps[4] in United States' NCAA and W-League respectively.

International career

Talonen made her senior Finland women's national football team debut in March 2004; a 4–0 defeat to China at the Algarve Cup.[5] Her goalscoring exploits with FC Honka earned Talonen a place in the national squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England. She played in two matches as the Finns reached the semi-final.[6]

At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Talonen featured in the hosts' attack. She was involved in a clash of heads with England's Faye White during Finland's 3–2 quarter-final defeat.[7]

In June 2013 Talonen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[8] At the tournament Talonen played as a centre forward, although she had been playing on the right wing for her club team.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
  2. ↑ Florida State star Talonen heads for Sweden Soccer America
  3. ↑ Talonen's hat trick powers third-seeded FSU to NCAA tourney win Florida Seminoles web
  4. ↑ Whitecaps sign Schmidt and Talonen
  5. ↑ "Sanna Talonen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Sanna Talonen". Uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  7. ↑ Leighton, Tony (3 September 2009). "Eni Aluko's double sends England into first Euro semi for 14 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  8. ↑ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  9. ↑ "Finländskt mod viktigt mot Sverige" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.

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