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Emma Koivisto
Koivisto playing for Florida State Seminoles in 2014
Personal information
Full name Emma Wilhelmina Koivisto[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AC Milan
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)
2022–2024 Liverpool 40 (4)
2024– AC Milan 0 (0)
International career
2010–2011 Finland U17 6 (0)
2011–2013 Finland U19 10 (4)
2014 Finland U20 3 (0)
2012– Finland 102 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:06, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:07, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Emma Wilhelmina Koivisto (born 25 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and the Finland national team.

College career

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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

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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]

On 26 June 2024, Koivisto signed a three-year deal with AC Milan.[8] The transfer will be effective from 1 July 2024.

International career

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She is a Finland women's national football team international, and was included in their squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[9][2]

On 17 July 2024, Koivisto recorded her 100th cap for Finland in a 4–0 defeat to Italy.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 26 June 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HJK 2010 Naisten Liiga 14 2 0 0 14 2
2011 Naisten Liiga 17 3 2 0 19 3
2012 Naisten Liiga 27 2 1 0 28 2
Total 58 7 3 0 61 7
FC Honka 2013 Naisten Liiga 11 1 2 0 13 1
2014 Naisten Liiga 14 0 3 0 17 0
2015 Naisten Liiga 11 1 2 0 13 1
2016 Naisten Liiga 7 1 1 0 8 1
2017 Naisten Liiga 10 1 0 0 10 1
Total 53 4 8 0 61 4
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC 2018 Damallsvenskan 21 0 3 0 24 0
2019 Damallsvenskan 20 2 6 3 2 0 28 5
2020 Damallsvenskan 20 4 1 1 2 0 23 5
Total 61 6 10 4 4 0 75 10
Brighton & Hove Albion 2020-21 Women's Super League 9 0 3 0 0 0 12 0
2021-22 Women's Super League 22 3 1 1 3 0 26 4
Total 31 3 4 1 3 0 38 4
Liverpool 2022-23 Women's Super League 21 2 1 0 5 0 27 2
2023-24 Women's Super League 19 2 3 0 2 0 24 2
Total 40 4 4 0 7 0 51 4
AC Milan 2024–25 Serie A Femminile 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 243 24 29 5 10 0 4 0 286 29

International

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As of match played 29 October 2024[11]
National team Year Apps Goals
Finland 2012 5 0
2013 3 0
2014 3 0
2015 7 1
2016 4 0
2017 8 0
2018 11 0
2019 13 1
2020 5 0
2021 9 1
2022 13 0
2023 11 1
2024 10 2
Total 102 6
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koivisto goal.
List of international goals scored by Emma Koivisto
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 September 2015 Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2 7 November 2019 Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland  Cyprus 4–0 4–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
3 23 February 2021 AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus  Cyprus 1–0 5–0
4 30 November 2023 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland  Romania 4–0 6–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
5 12 July 2024  Norway 1–1 1–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
6 29 October 2024 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland  Montenegro 3–0 5–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs

Honours

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Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

FC Honka

HJK

Finland Women's National Team

References

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  1. ^ "List of Players – Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d "LFC Women confirm Emma Koivisto signing". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Emma Koivisto". 24 July 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  4. ^ https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2014-Soccer-Stats.pdf Archived 23 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2015-Soccer-Stats.pdf Archived 21 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  6. ^ https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2016-Soccer-Stats.pdf Archived 20 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-Soccer-Stats.pdf Archived 23 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  8. ^ EMMA KOIVISTO JOINS AC MILAN, acmilan.com, 26 June 2024
  9. ^ Profile in UEFA.com
  10. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "Finland - E. Koivisto - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
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