Anni Eveliina Hartikainen (born 19 August 2003) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Finland national team.
Club career
Hartikainen debuted in Naisten Liiga with KuPS in 2019. With KuPS, she won three consecutive Finnish championship titles in 2021–2023, and additionally the Finnish Women's Cup in 2023.[1]
She signed with Damallsvenskan club Rosengård for the 2024 season.[2] At the end of the season, they won the Swedish championship title.
International career
A former youth international, Hartikainen debuted with the Finland national team on 22 September 2023, in a 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League win against Slovakia. She scored her first goal on 30 November 2023, in a 6–0 win against Romania.[3]
In the beginning of December 2023, Hartikainen attended the annual Captain's Ball awards, held by the Football Association of Finland, where she was awarded the Kansallinen Liiga Player of the Year. Next morning, she overslept and missed the flight to the national team preparation camp for the last match of the Nations League campaign. Because of that, she was left out of the squad, by the decision of the head coach Marko Saloranta.[4][5] She returned to the national team in early 2024.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 15 February 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KuPS | 2019 | Naisten Liiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Kansallinen Liiga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2021 | Kansallinen Liiga | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2022 | Kansallinen Liiga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 1 | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Kansallinen Liiga | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2[c] | 0 | 35 | 16 | |
| Total | 82 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 105 | 26 | ||
| Rosengård | 2024 | Damallsvenskan | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 102 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 129 | 27 | ||
- ^ Includes Finnish Women's Cup and Svenska Cupen (women)
- ^ Includes Kansallinen Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- As of 3 December 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2023 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hartikainen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 Nov 2023 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland |  Romania |
6–0 | 6–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B |
Honours
KuPS
- Kansallinen Liiga (3): 2021, 2022, 2023
- Finnish Women's Cup: 2023
- Kansallinen Cup runner-up: 2023
Rosengård
Finland
Individual
- Kansallinen Liiga Player of the Year: 2023
References
- ^ Tyyntä myrskyn jälkeen, Yle, 7 April 2024
- ^ Palkittu KuPS-puolustaja Anni Hartikainen siirtyy Ruotsin pääsarjaan: ”Kyselyitä tuli useista eri maista”, Yle, 28 December 2023
- ^ Anni Hartikainen avasi oman maalitilinsä ”Helmareissa”, kups.fi, 30 November 2023
- ^ Anni Hartikainen sivuun Slovakia-otteluun valmistautuvasta , Football Association of Finland, 3 December 2023
- ^ Palloliitolle avoimuus oli tärkeää Anni Hartikaisen tapauksessa: ”Pelaaja on varmastikin saanut riittävän rangaistuksen”, Yle, 4 December 2023
- ^ Anni Hartikainen, Football Association of Finland
External links
- Anni Hartikainen at Soccerway
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