Milla-Maj Majasaari
Finnish footballer (born 1999)
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Milla-Maj Majasaari (Finnish: [ˈmilːɑˌmɑj ˈmɑjɑˌsɑːri]; born 15 October 1999) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who plays for A-Liga side Midtjylland and the Finland national team.
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Majasaari with Finland U17 in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Pori, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | NiceFutis | 19 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | TPS | 34 | (0) |
| 2019 | Honka | 16 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | AIK | 60 | (0) |
| 2023 | IK Uppsala | 26 | (0) |
| 2024 | Anderlecht | 15 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Crystal Palace | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Røa | ||
| 2026 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| 2026– | Midtjylland | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:46, 6 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 January 2024 | |||
Majasaari has previously played for A-Liga club Fortuna Hjørring, Toppserien club Røa, then-Women's Super League side Crystal Palace, Belgian Women's Super League club Anderlecht, Damallsvenskan sides IK Uppsala and AIK, and Kansallinen Liiga clubs NiceFutis, TPS and FC Honka.[1]
Club career
Majasaari started her career at NiceFutis in Pori. She played her first Naisten Liga match with NiceFutis at the age of 14 in the Autumn of 2014. From 2016 to 2018, Majasaari played in TPS, which won the 2016 Naisten Liga silver.[2] For the 2019 season, Majasaari moved to FC Honka, which placed second in the Naisten Liga during that season.[3]
In December 2019, Majasaari signed a contract with AIK, who played in the Sweden second tier division Elitettan.[4] In her first Swedish season, Majasaari played full minutes in all AIK matches and had 13 clean sheets. She was chosen as the best goalkeeper of the Elitettan season.[5] The season ended with a victory for AIK and a promotion to Damallsvenskan.[6] In November 2020, she signed a three-year extension with AIK.[7] She played her first league match in Damallsvenskan on 17 April 2021.[8]
On 5 January 2023, Majasaari was announced at IK Uppsala.[9] On 14 May 2023, she kept a clean sheet and saved a penalty against IFK Kalmar.[10]
After a one-year stint with fellow Damallsvenskan side IK Uppsala, Majasaari joined Belgian giants Anderlecht on 3 January 2024.[11][12]
On 31 August 2024, Majasaari was announced at Crystal Palace in the Women's Super League.[13] She debuted in the WSL on 26 January, in a match against Tottenham Hotspur.[14]
International career
Majasaari has represented Finland in the U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 teams and in the women's U-23 national team. She played her first international match at the age of 14 on the U-16 national team against Iceland in the summer of 2014.[15] Majasaari participated in the Euro 2022 qualifier against Scotland for the first time in October 2020 with the Finnish national team, in which she was called to replace the injured Paula Myllyoja.[16]
Majasaari was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.[17]
Majasaari was part of the Finland squad that won the 2024 Pinatar Cup.[18]
Career statistics
- As of 10 July 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NiceFutis | 2014 | Naisten Liiga | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Naisten Liiga | 13 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| TPS | 2016 | Naisten Liiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | Naisten Liiga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Naisten Liiga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Honka | 2019 | Naisten Liiga | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |
| AIK | 2020 | Elitettan | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | ||
| IK Uppsala | 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |
| Anderlecht | 2023–24 | Belgian Women's Super League | 15 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| Crystal Palace | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | 173 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 190 | 0 | ||
- Includes Finnish Women's Cup and Svenska Cupen (women)
- Includes FA Women's League Cup