Tuija Hyyrynen

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Tuija Hyyrynen
Hyyrynen playing for Umeå IK in 2013
Personal information
Full name Tuija Annika Hyyrynen[1]
Date of birth (1988-03-10) 10 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Florida State Seminoles 0 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 HJK Helsinki
2010 Pali Blues 0 (0)
2010 Åland United 4 (4)
2011–2015 Umeå IK 89 (2)
2016–2017 Fortuna Hjørring
2017–2022 Juventus 74 (2)
International career
2007– Finland 115 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2022

Tuija Annika Hyyrynen (born 10 March 1988) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender for the Finland women's national team.[2]

Hyyrynen previously played for Umeå IK in Sweden's Damallsvenskan; HJK Helsinki and Åland United in Finland's Naisten Liiga. In 2010 Hyyrynen played in America, with Florida State Seminoles and Pali Blues. She signed for Juventus in 2017.[3]

Since her senior debut against Scotland in September 2007, Hyyrynen has been a member of the Finland women's national football team. She took part in UEFA Women's Euro 2009.[4] In June 2013 Hyyrynen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[5]

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 June 2018 Zemun Stadium, Zemun, Serbia  Serbia 1–0 2–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 8 April 2022 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia  Slovakia 1–0 1–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

HJK

Juventus

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2009 UEFA EUROPEAN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PRESS KIT" (PDF). UEFA. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Profile". soccerway. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Juventus värvar finländskt – Tuija Hyyrynen förstärker liganykomlingen". svenska.yle.fi (in Finnish). 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Tuija Hyyrynen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. Archived from the original on 12 July 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.

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