Anna Auvinen | |
Fullname: | Anna Emilia Auvinen[1] |
Birth Date: | 1987 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Pieksämäki, Finland |
Height: | 163cm[2] |
Position: | Defender |
Youthclubs1: | SaPa |
Years1: | 2003–2007 |
Clubs1: | KMF |
Years2: | 2008–2010 |
Clubs2: | NiceFutis |
Caps2: | 44+ |
Goals2: | 27+ |
Years3: | 2011 |
Clubs3: | KMF |
Caps3: | 27 |
Goals3: | 17 |
Years4: | 2012–2018 |
Clubs4: | FC Honka |
Caps4: | 163 |
Goals4: | 23 |
Years5: | 2019 |
Clubs5: | HJK |
Caps5: | 14 |
Goals5: | 5 |
Years6: | 2019–2021 |
Clubs6: | Inter Milan |
Caps6: | 32 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs7: | Sampdoria |
Caps7: | 19 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017–2022 |
Nationalteam1: | Finland |
Nationalcaps1: | 17 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 13:41, 15 September 2024 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 10 February 2022 |
Anna Emilia Auvinen (born 2 March 1987) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a defender.
She previously played for NiceFutis, FC Honka, HJK of the Naisten Liiga, and the Finland national team. Auvinen also holds a UEFA B coaching badge.[3]
She scored on her league debut against Ilves on 10 April 2011, scoring in the 49th minute.[4]
Auvinen made her league debut against Nice Futis on 14 April 2012.[5]
Auvinen joined HJK in January 2019.[6] In February 2019, it was revealed that Auvinen had only missed one match during her career in Finland.[7] She made her league debut against ONS Oulu on 23 March 2019.[8] Auvinen scored her first league goal against TiPS on 30 March 2019, scoring in the 40th minute.[9]
She was part of the team that won the 2019 Finnish Cup.[10]
In August 2019 Auvinen agreed on a transfer from HJK to Inter Milan of the Italian Serie A.[11] She made her league debut against Hellas Verona on 14 September 2019.[12]
Auvinen made her league debut against Lazio on 29 August 2021.[13]
Auvinen made her debut for the Finland women's national team on 7 April 2017, in a 1–0 defeat by Poland in Pruszków.[14] On 10 June 2019, it was announced that Auvinen had been called up to the Finland squad for two matches against Iceland.[15]
Auvinen was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squad.[16] On 31 March 2021, Auvinen was called up for a training camp that took place between 5 and 12 April.[17] Auvinen was called up in April 2022 for FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.[18]
She played for Finland at the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[19]
Auvinen retired from the Finland national team on 22 August 2022.[20]
Auvinen retired in 2022, going on to become a psychological coach and setting up MakeMind with former footballer Laura Hyvönen.[21]