Ria Laihonen
Finnish footballer (born 1994)
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Ria Noora Minerva Laihonen (née Öling, Finland Swedish: [ˈøːliŋ]; born 15 September 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Finland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Ria Noora Minerva Öling[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rosengård | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | FC Sport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | VIFK | 7 | (4) |
| 2012 | PK-35 Vantaa | 26 | (3) |
| 2013 | VIFK | 15 | (19) |
| 2014–2016 | TPS | 69 | (49) |
| 2017 | Santa Teresa | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | TPS | 11 | (12) |
| 2018–2019 | Brøndby | 33 | (17) |
| 2019–2020 | Växjö | 36 | (7) |
| 2021–2024 | Rosengård | 95 | (11) |
| 2025 | Crystal Palace | 5 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Braga | 6 | (1) |
| 2026– | Rosengård | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Finland | 94 | (11) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2025 | |||
Club career
On 12 December 2013, Laihonen was announced at TPS.[2]
In 2014, Laihonen was named Finland's Player of the Season after hitting 16 league goals for her club, TPS.[3]
In January 2018, Laihonen signed for Danish champions Brøndby IF.[4]
In December 2020, Laihonen signed for Swedish club FC Rosengård[5] On 19 October 2021, she won her first league title with the club.[6] In May 2022, she signed a new two-year contract with the club until 2024.[7] On 25 October 2022, Laihonen secured her second consecutive league title.[8] After being drawn into the group stage of the Champions League, she became the second Finnish player to play in the group stage, with Tuija Hyyrynen being the first.[9] On 21 April 2024, she scored in the 43rd minute over Kristianstads DFF.[10] On 4 October 2024, after defeating Kristianstads DFF, she became league champions with FC Rosengård, the third Swedish championship of her career.[11] Laihonen has played over 100 matches in the Damallsvenskan.[12]
In January 2025, Laihonen signed a two and a half year contract with Women's Super League club Crystal Palace.[13] On 10 June 2025, it was announced that Laihonen was departing the club at the end of the 2024-25 season, having made a total of 6 appearances for Palace across all competitions.[14]
In August 2025, she signed with Braga in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino.[citation needed]
In January 2026, Laihonen rejoined FC Rosengård.[15]
International career
Laihonen played her first senior international for Finland women's national team in February 2015 against Sweden.[16] She had already represented her country at the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship and the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Laihonen scored her first senior international goal on the occasion of her fifth cap, in a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying win over Montenegro on 17 September 2015.[17] She scored her second international goal against Slovakia in January 2017, scoring in the 32nd minute.[18]
Laihonen was called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup[19] and 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squads.[20]
On 21 September 2021, Laihonen scored in the 68th minute in a European qualifying match win over Slovakia.[21]
Laihonen was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad.[22]
Laihonen was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.[23] On 28 October 2023, Laihonen was banned from playing in the next match after picking up two yellow cards in two games.[24]
On 19 June 2025, Laihonen was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[25]
Personal life
Laihonen has named Caroline Seger as one of her role models.[26]
In July 2026, Laihonen—then known as Öling—married her partner, Finnish-Polish basketball player Mikael Laihonen.[27] As of the August 2026, she is professionally known by her married name.[15][28]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 10 May 2025[29]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vasa IFK | 2011 | Naisten Kakkonen | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | 7 | 4 | |||
| PK-35 Vantaa | 2012 | Naisten Liiga | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| VJS (loan) | 2012 | Naisten Ykkönen | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | |||
| Vasa IFK | 2013 | Naisten Ykkönen | 15 | 19 | 3 | 6 | – | – | 18 | 25 | ||
| TPS | 2014 | Naisten Liiga | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 16 | ||
| 2015 | Naisten Liiga | 23 | 18 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 19 | |||
| 2016 | Naisten Liiga | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 26 | 20 | |||
| Total | 69 | 49 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 55 | ||
| Santa Teresa | 2016–17 | Primera División | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| TPS | 2017 | Naisten Liiga | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 12 | ||
| Brøndby | 2017–18 | Danish Women's League | 9 | 5 | – | – | – | 9 | 5 | |||
| 2018–19 | Danish Women's League | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 28 | 12 | ||
| Total | 33 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 17 | ||
| Växjö | 2019 | Damallsvenskan | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 6 | ||
| 2020 | Damallsvenskan | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 36 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | ||
| Rosengård | 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | |
| 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 26 | 1 | 6 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 8[c] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Damallsvenskan | 26 | 5 | 6 | 2 | – | 8[c] | 1 | 40 | 8 | ||
| Total | 99 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 136 | 14 | ||
| Crystal Palace | 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Braga | 2025–26 | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 314 | 124 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 374 | 140 | ||
- Includes Finnish Women's Cup, Svenska Cupen and Women's FA Cup
- Includes Finnish Women's League Cup and FA Women's League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
International goals
Honours
PK-35 Vantaa
- Naisten Liiga: 2012
- Finnish Women's Cup: 2012
Brøndby
- Danish Women's League: 2018–19
- Danish Women's Cup: 2017–18
