Emma Koivisto

Emma Wilhelmina Koivisto (born 25 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liverpool in the Women's Super League.

Emma Koivisto
Emma Koivisto in October 2014
Personal information
Full name Emma Wilhelmina Koivisto[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 2
Youth career
2000–2006 SAPA
2006–2010 HJK
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Florida State Seminoles 79 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 HJK 58 (7)
2013–2017 FC Honka 53 (4)
2018–2020 BK Häcken 61 (6)
2021–2022 Brighton & Hove Albion 31 (3)
2022– Liverpool 0 (0)
International career‡
2010–2011 Finland U17 6 (0)
2011–2013 Finland U19 10 (4)
2014 Finland U20 3 (0)
2012– Finland 68 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:55, 6 July 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2022

College career

Koivisto attended Florida State University,[2] playing for Florida State Seminoles; she played an average of 20 games per season and scoring 2 goals in her time at college.[3][4][5][6][7]

Club career

She previously played for HJK and FC Honka of the Naisten Liiga, as well as Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, with whom she won the 2020 Damallsvenskan.[2]

She signed for Liverpool in July 2022 after spending 18 months with Brighton & Hove Albion, taking the number 2 shirt.[2]

International career

She is a Finland women's national football team international, and was included in their squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[8][2]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 September 2015Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland Republic of Ireland1–02–0UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2.7 November 2019Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland Cyprus4–04–0UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
3.23 February 2021AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus Cyprus1–05–0

Honours

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

References
  1. "List of Players – Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. "LFC Women confirm Emma Koivisto signing". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. "Emma Koivisto". 24 July 2017.
  4. https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2014-Soccer-Stats.pdf
  5. https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2015-Soccer-Stats.pdf
  6. https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2016-Soccer-Stats.pdf
  7. https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-Soccer-Stats.pdf
  8. Profile in UEFA.com
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