Milja Kiviranta
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 2006 | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Kotkan Jäntevä | ||
| 2019–2023 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | HJK | 61 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U17 | 20 | (5) |
| 2024 | Finland U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Finland U19 | 19 | (3) |
| 2025– | Finland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Finland | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 April 2026 | |||
Milja Kiviranta (Finnish: [ˈmiljɑ ˈkivirɑntɑ]; born 15 May 2006) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kansallinen Liiga club HJK Helsinki and the Finland national team.[1]
Kiviranta was born on 15 May 2006. She grew up in Kotka and played youth football for Kotkan Jäntevä, before joining HJK Helsinki's academy in 2019.[2]
Club career
HJK Helsinki
Kiviranta joined Kansallinen Liiga club HJK Helsinki in the 2023 season. During the season, she scored six goals in 20 league appearances.[1]
In the 2024 season, Kiviranta was awarded Player of the Month for June.[3] She was part of HJK's team that completed the domestic double, securing both the Kansallinen Liiga title and the Finnish Women's Cup title. During the season, she scored nine goals in 21 league matches.[1]
In the 2025 season, Kiviranta won the domestic treble (winning the double but adding the Kansallinen Cup).[4] She scored the opening goal in the Finnish Cup final, which HJK won 3–1 over Åland United.[5] During the season, she scored six goals in 20 league matches.[1]
