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Olga Ahtinen

{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Olga Ahtinen

| fullname = Olga Adela Ahtinen

| image = IK Uppsala - Linköpings FC - 2020-09-27 Olga Ahtinen 3 (cropped).jpg

| caption = Ahtinen with Linköping in 2020

| height = 1.64 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|8|15}}

| birth_place = Kokkola, Finland,

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Tottenham Hotspur

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2013

| clubs1 = GBK

| caps1 = 10

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2014

| clubs2 = Kokkola Futis 10

| caps2 = 23

| goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2015–2016

| clubs3 = Pallokissat

| caps3 = 46

| goals3 = 8

| years4 = 2017

| clubs4 = PK-35 Vantaa

| caps4 = 16

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2017–2019

| clubs5 = Brøndby IF

| caps5 = 45

| goals5 = 13

| years6 = 2019

| clubs6 = IF Limhamn Bunkeflo

| caps6 = 14

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2020–2023

| clubs7 = Linköpings FC

| caps7 = 64

| goals7 = 7

| years8 = 2023–

| clubs8 = Tottenham Hotspur

| caps8 = 25

| goals8 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2017–

| nationalteam1 = Finland

| nationalcaps1 = 66

| nationalgoals1 = 4

| pcupdate = 20 January 2025

| ntupdate = 03:01, 13 September 2024 (UTC)

}}

Olga Ahtinen ({{IPA|fi|ˈolɡɑ ˈɑhtinen|lang}}; born 15 August 1997) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Tottenham Hotspur and the Finland national team.

She started her career with GBK Kokkola and was playing for Swedish side Linköpings FC during Euro 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0277-159196e29c43-376d8b9e8b02-1000--junior-senior-with-finland-s-olga-ahtinen-and-tuija-hyyrynen/|title=Junior Senior with Finland's Olga Ahtinen and Tuija Hyyrynen|website=UEFA|access-date=31 August 2022|archive-date=31 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220831081730/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/news/0277-159196e29c43-376d8b9e8b02-1000--junior-senior-with-finland-s-olga-ahtinen-and-tuija-hyyrynen/|url-status=live}}

Career

=GBK=

Ahtinen made her league debut against Kokkola F10 on 27 April 2013.{{cite web|url=https://my.soccerway.com/matches/2013/04/27/finland/naistenliiga/kokkola-futis-10/gamlakarleby-bollklubb/1441216/|title=Kokkola F10 vs GBK - 27 April 2013|website=my.soccerway.com|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913040645/https://my.soccerway.com/matches/2013/04/27/finland/naistenliiga/kokkola-futis-10/gamlakarleby-bollklubb/1441216/|url-status=live}} She scored her first league goal against Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi on 27 July 2013, scoring in the 62nd minute.{{cite web|url=https://my.soccerway.com/matches/2013/07/27/finland/naistenliiga/helsingin-jalkapalloklubi/gamlakarleby-bollklubb/1441256/|title=HJK vs GBK - 27 July 2013|website=my.soccerway.com|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913023629/https://my.soccerway.com/matches/2013/07/27/finland/naistenliiga/helsingin-jalkapalloklubi/gamlakarleby-bollklubb/1441256/|url-status=live}}

Ahtinen is one of six players from GBK who have made their debut for the Finland national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.gbk.fi/uutiset/129699/gbkn-kasvatti-olga-ahtinen-em-kisajoukkueessa|title=GBK:n kasvatti Olga Ahtinen EM-kisajoukkueessa|language=Finnish|website=www.gbk.fi|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-date=12 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912204708/https://www.gbk.fi/uutiset/129699/gbkn-kasvatti-olga-ahtinen-em-kisajoukkueessa|url-status=live}}

=Kokkola Futis 10=

Ahtinen made her league debut against ONS Oulu on 22 March 2014.{{cite web|url=https://my.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/22/finland/naistenliiga/oulun-naisfutis/kokkola-futis-10/1639917/|title=ONS vs Kokkola F10 - 22 March 2014|website=my.soccerway.com|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913030647/https://my.soccerway.com/matches/2014/03/22/finland/naistenliiga/oulun-naisfutis/kokkola-futis-10/1639917/|url-status=live}} She scored her first league goals against Pallokissat on 13 April 2024, scoring in the 80th and 87th minute.{{cite web|url=https://my.soccerway.com/matches/2014/04/13/finland/naistenliiga/kuopion-mimmifutis-b/kokkola-futis-10/1639926/|title=Pallokissat vs Kokkola F10 - 13 April 2024|website=my.soccerway.com}}

=Palokissat=

Ahtinen made her league debut against Ilves on 18 April 2015.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/04/18/finland/naistenliiga/ilves-tampere/kuopion-mimmifutis-b/2018550/|title=Ilves vs Pallokissat - 18 April 2015|website=int.soccerway.com}} She scored her first league goals against VIFK on 25 April 2015, scoring in the 40th and 57th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/04/25/finland/naistenliiga/kuopion-mimmifutis-b/vasa-ifk/2018555/|title=Pallokissat vs VIFK - 25 April 2015|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913171747/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/04/25/finland/naistenliiga/kuopion-mimmifutis-b/vasa-ifk/2018555/|url-status=live}}

=PK-35 Vantaa=

On 13 December 2016, Ahtinen was announced at PK-35 Vantaa.{{cite web|url=https://pk35vantaa.fi/2016/12/13/olga-ahtinen-punamustiin/|title=Olga Ahtinen Punamustiin|language=Finnish|website=pk35vantaa.fi|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913022129/https://pk35vantaa.fi/2016/12/13/olga-ahtinen-punamustiin/|url-status=live}} She made her league debut against Pallokissat on 18 March 2017.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/18/finland/naistenliiga/kuopion-mimmifutis-b/pallokerho-35/2399498/|title=Pallokissat vs PK-35 Vantaa - 18 March 2017|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913154937/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/03/18/finland/naistenliiga/kuopion-mimmifutis-b/pallokerho-35/2399498/|url-status=live}} Ahtinen scored her first league goal against HJK on 21 June 2017, scoring in the 38th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/06/21/finland/naistenliiga/pallokerho-35/helsingin-jalkapalloklubi/2399558/|title=PK-35 Vantaa vs HJK - 21 June 2017|website=int.soccerway.com}} On 19 August 2017, it was announced that Ahtinen would be joining her new club in a week.{{cite web|url=https://pk35vantaa.fi/2017/08/19/olga-ahtinen-jatkaa-uraansa-ulkomailla/|title=Olga Ahtinen jatkaa uraansa ulkomailla|language=Finnish|website=pk35vantaa.fi}}

=Brøndby IF=

Ahtinen made her league debut against Odense Boldklub Q on 26 August 2017.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/08/26/denmark/elitedivisionen/brondby-if/odense-bk/2505873/|title=Brøndby vs Odense Q - 26 August 2017|website=int.soccerway.com}} She scored her first league goal against Varde IF on 24 September 2017, scoring in the 23rd minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/24/denmark/elitedivisionen/brondby-if/varde-if/2505881/|title=Brøndby vs Varde - 24 September 2017|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913160440/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/09/24/denmark/elitedivisionen/brondby-if/varde-if/2505881/|url-status=live}} Ahtinen made six appearances in the UEFA Women's Champions League, as well as winning the Women's Cup in 2018 and the Danish Women's League in 2019 during her time at Brøndby IF.{{cite web|url=https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/august/olga-ahtinen-arrives/|title=Olga Ahtinen arrives|website=www.tottenhamhotspur.com|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-date=16 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816181257/https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2023/august/olga-ahtinen-arrives/|url-status=live}}

=IF Limhamn Bunkeflo=

On 19 July 2019, Ahtinen was announced at IF Limhamn Bunkeflo.{{cite news|url=https://www.svd.se/a/opeK3R/finsk-landslagsspelare-till-limhamn-bunkeflo|title=Finsk landslagsspelare till Limhamn/Bunkeflo|language=Swedish|newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet|date=19 July 2019 }} She made her league debut against Djurgården on 20 July 2019.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/07/20/sweden/damallsvenskan/if-limhamn-bunkeflo/djurgardens-dff/2952046/|title=Limhamn Bunkeflo 07 vs Djurgårdens - 20 July 2019|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913161731/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/07/20/sweden/damallsvenskan/if-limhamn-bunkeflo/djurgardens-dff/2952046/|url-status=live}}

=Linköpings FC=

Ahtinen made her league debut against Växjö on 27 June 2020.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/06/27/sweden/damallsvenskan/linkopings-fotboll-club/vaxjo/3274329/|title=Linköping vs Växjö - 27 June 2020|website=int.soccerway.com|access-date=19 December 2024|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913153222/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/06/27/sweden/damallsvenskan/linkopings-fotboll-club/vaxjo/3274329/|url-status=live}} She scored her first league goal against Djurgården on 16 May 2022, scoring in the 62nd minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/05/16/sweden/damallsvenskan/linkopings-fotboll-club/djurgardens-dff/3731455/|title=Linköping vs Djurgårdens - 16 May 2022|website=int.soccerway.com}} Ahtinen was named The Most Valuable Player of the 2021 Damallsvenskan season.{{cite web |url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20017753 |title=Suomen jalkapallotähti Olga Ahtinen sai Ruotsissa harvinaisen tunnustuksen - nyt hän kertoo, miksi ei siirtynyt suurempaan seuraan |website=Yle |date=15 February 2023 |access-date=26 September 2023 |archive-date=25 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925180302/https://yle.fi/a/74-20017753 |url-status=live }}

=Tottenham Hotspur=

In August 2023, Ahtinen signed with Tottenham Hotspur.{{cite web|url=https://www.is.fi/jalkapallo/art-2000009788757.html|title=Tottenham hankki Suomen maajoukkue-pelaajan|website=Ilta-Sanomat|date=16 August 2023|access-date=26 September 2023|archive-date=26 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926174738/https://www.is.fi/jalkapallo/art-2000009788757.html|url-status=live}} She scored her first goal for Tottenham on 8 October 2023, in a 3–1 home victory against Bristol City.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66974849|title=Tottenham Hotspur Women 3–1 Bristol City Women|work=BBC Sport|date=8 October 2023|access-date=9 October 2023|archive-date=9 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009040211/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/66974849|url-status=live}} In a 1-1 draw with Liverpool F.C. Women saw her stretched off. It was announced she had damaged her MCL, but would not require surgery.

International career

Ahtinen was capped by the Finland national team in 2017, and she appeared for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/team_performance/finnland-frauen-team/frauen-wm-quali-europa-2017-2018/ |title=Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Finland) |website=WorldFootball.net |access-date=29 August 2019}}

She played for Finland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/jalkapallouutiset/helmareiden-em-kisajoukkue-valittu|title=Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu|language=Finnish|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609124004/https://www.palloliitto.fi/jalkapallouutiset/helmareiden-em-kisajoukkue-valittu |archive-date=9 June 2022 }}

Career statistics

= Club =

{{updated|20 January 2025|{{cite web | url=https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/53513/player/seasons | title=Tulospalvelu | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928102438/https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/53513/player/seasons | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://my.soccerway.com/players/olga-ahtinen/270887/ | title=Finland - O. Ahtinen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928102444/https://my.soccerway.com/players/olga-ahtinen/270887/ | url-status=live }}}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |National Cup{{efn|Includes Finnish Women's Cup, Danish Women's Cup, Svenska cupen, Women's FA Cup}}

! colspan="2" |League Cup{{efn|Includes FA Women's League Cup}}

! colspan="2" |Continental{{efn|Includes UEFA Women's Champions League}}

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

GBK

|2013

|Kansallinen Liiga

|10

|1

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|10

|1

Kokkola Futis 10

|2014

|Kansallinen Liiga

|23

|3

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|24

|3

rowspan="3" |Pallokissat

|2015

|Kansallinen Liiga

|23

|4

|3

|2

| colspan="2" | —

| colspan="2" | —

|26

|6

2016

|Kansallinen Liiga

|23

|4

|4

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" | —

|27

|4

colspan="2" |

!46

!8

!7

!2

! colspan="2" |—

! colspan="2" |—

!53

!10

PK-35 Vantaa

|2017

|Kansallinen Liiga

|16

|3

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| 0

|0

|16

|3

rowspan="3" |Brøndby IF

|2017–18

|Danish Women's League

|22

|8

|6

|1

| colspan="2" |—

| 2

|0

|30

|9

2018–19

|Danish Women's League

|23

|5

|5

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| 4

|0

|32

|5

colspan="2" |

!45

!13

!11

!1

! colspan="2" |—

!6

!0

!62

!14

IF Limhamn Bunkeflo

|2019

|Damallsvenskan

|14

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" | —

| colspan="2" | —

|14

|0

rowspan="5" |Linköpings FC

|2020

|Damallsvenskan

|20

|0

|1

|0

| colspan="2" | —

| colspan="2" | —

|21

|0

2021

|Damallsvenskan

|17

|0

|4

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" | —

|21

|0

2022

|Damallsvenskan

|22

|5

|4

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|26

|5

2023

|Damallsvenskan

|7

|2

|4

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|11

|2

colspan="2" |Total

!64

!7

!13

!0

! colspan="2" |—

! colspan="2" |—

!79

!7

rowspan="3" |Tottenham Hotspur

|2023–24

|Women's Super League

|16

|1

|4

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|20

|1

2024–25

|Women's Super League

|9

|1

|0

|0

|2

|0

| colspan="2" |—

|11

|1

colspan="2" |Total

!25

!2

!4

!0

!2

!0

! colspan="2" |—

!31

!2

colspan="3" |Career Total

!243

!37

!36

!3

!2

!0

!6

!0

!287

!40

{{notelist}}

= International =

{{updated|match played 16 July 2024}}{{cite web | url=https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/53513/player/seasons | title=Tulospalvelu | access-date=28 September 2023 | archive-date=28 September 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928102438/https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/53513/player/seasons | url-status=live }}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="8" |Finland

|2017

90
2018111
201992
202010
202150
2022130
202391
2024

|8

|0

colspan="2" |Total||664

:Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ahtinen goal.

class="wikitable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Olga Ahtinen

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

1.

|12 June 2018

|Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China

|{{fbw|CHN}}

| align="center" |1–0

| align="center" |1–2

|2018 Yongchuan International Tournament

2.

|1 March 2019

|AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus

|{{fbw|CZE}}

| align="center" |1–0

| align="center" |1–2

| rowspan="2" |2019 Cyprus Women's Cup

3.

|6 March 2019

|Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus

|{{fbw|RSA}}

| align="center" |3–0

| align="center" |3–0

4.

| 16 February 2023

| GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus

| {{fbw|CRO}}

| align="center" | 3–1

| align="center" | 4–1

| 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{UEFA player|250055496}}
  • {{WorldFootball.net|olga-ahtinen}}
  • {{Soccerway|olga-ahtinen/270887}}

{{Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women squad}}

{{Finland squad UEFA Women's Euro 2022}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahtinen, Olga}}

Category:1997 births

Category:Living people

Category:Finnish women's footballers

Category:Finland women's international footballers

Category:Women's association football midfielders

Category:Damallsvenskan players

Category:IF Limhamn Bunkeflo players

Category:Brøndby IF (women) players

Category:Kokkola Futis 10 players

Category:Pallokissat players

Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Denmark

Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden

Category:Finnish expatriate women's footballers

Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark

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