Tiia Peltonen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tiia Katariina Peltonen | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | PK-35 Vantaa | 90 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Åland United | 41 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | FC Nordsjælland | 27 | (0) |
| 2022– | Fortuna Hjørring | 52 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2013 | Finland U17 | 8 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Finland U19 | 16 | (0) |
| 2019– | Finland | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:58, 10 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2020 | |||
Tiia Katariina Peltonen (born 8 June 1995) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender for Fortuna Hjørring in the Danish Women's League and for the Finland women's national team.
During her entire career so far, Peltonen has won 5 Finnish Championships, winning them in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020.[1]
After suffering from injuries at the beginning of 2015, Peltonen was able to return to playing in May 2015.[2]
On 3 November 2018, Peltonen was awarded the Defender of the Year award.[3]
On 6 November 2018, Peltonen was announced at Åland United for the 2019 season, with her joining in January 2019.[4]
On 19 February 2021, Peltonen was announced at FC Nordsjælland.[5]
On 3 July 2022, Peltonen was announced at Fortuna Hjørring.[6] On 2 May 2024, she signed a new two-year contract with the club.[7] On 3 September 2024, Peltonen was selected in the Danish league's Team of the Month.[8]