Anna Tamminen Explained

Anna Tamminen
Full Name:Anna Reetta Alisa Tamminen
Birth Date:30 October 1994[1]
Birth Place:Turku, Finland
Height:1.78 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubnumber:1
Youthclubs1:Turku Nappulaliiga
Youthclubs2:Pyrkivä Turku
Youthclubs3:Turun Weikot
Years1:2015–2016
Clubs1:NiceFutis
Caps1:30
Goals1:0
Years2:2017
Clubs2:Hovås Billdal IF
Caps2:26
Goals2:0
Years3:2018–2020
Clubs3:Åland United
Caps3:46
Goals3:0
Years4:2021–
Clubs4:Hammarby IF
Caps4:70
Goals4:0
Nationalyears1:2019–
Nationalteam1:Finland
Nationalcaps1:11
Nationalgoals1:0
Ntupdate:13 November 2023
Club-Update:13 November 2023

Anna Reetta Alisa Tamminen (born 30 October 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hammarby IF and the Finland women's national football team.

She has won 11 caps for Finland, including appearances at the 2019 and 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup.[1] [2]

She was named The Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the 2023 Damallsvenskan.[3]

Club career

NiceFutis and Hovås Billdal

Born and raised in Turku, Tamminen played youth football with several local clubs. In 2015, she started her senior career with NiceFutis in the Naisten Liiga, the domestic top tier. After two seasons with the club, she moved to Hovås Billdal IF in the Swedish second division Elitettan. Tamminen appeared in all 26 league fixtures in 2017, but was unable to save her team from a relegation.[4]

Åland United

On 10 January 2018, Tamminen returned to Finland, moving to Åland United.[5] For three consecutive years, in 2018, 2019 and 2020, Tamminen won the award of Goalkeeper of the Year in the Finnish league.[1] [6] In 2020, Åland United were crowned Finnish champions through winning the Kansallinen Liiga. The same year, the club also won the Finnish Women's Cup, through a 2–1 win over Tikkurilan Palloseura in the final.[1] [7]

Hammarby IF

On 2 December 2020, Tamminen signed a one-year contract with Hammarby IF in Damallsvenskan.[8] She made 22 appearances in the league in 2021, leading her side to a 7th place in the table.[9]

On 17 November 2021, Tamminen signed a new two-year deal with the club.[10] In 2022, Tamminen made 23 appearances, as Hammarby finished 5th in the Damallsvenskan table.[9] She kept 12 clean sheets throughout the season, the most in the whole league.[11]

On 6 June 2023, Hammarby won the 2022–23 Svenska Cupen. Tamminen appeared in the final, that ended in a 3–0 win at home against BK Häcken.[12] On 5 July the same year, Tamminen signed a new three-year contract with the club, running until the summer of 2026.[13] The club also won the 2023 Damallsvenskan, claiming its second Swedish championship after 38 years.[14] Throughout the season, Tamminen set a new league record when the side did not concede a goal for 757 straight minutes, eventually ending the campaign with 13 clean sheets.[15] [16] [17] After the season, she vas voted Hammarby Player of the Year by the supporters of the club.[18] Tamminen was also awarded the Damallsvenskan prizes Goalkeeper of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the Year.[19]

International career

Tamminen made her senior debut at 2019 Cyprus Cup and also played in the 2020 Cyprus Cup. She was a substitute goalkeeper in the first four games of qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. On June 9, 2022, she was nominated for the European Championship finals.[20]

Honours

Club

Åland United

Hammarby IF

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Anna Tamminen . Suomen Palloliitto. . 13 November 2022.
  2. Web site: A. Tamminen . Soccerway . Perform Group . 1 June 2020.
  3. https://yle.fi/a/74-20013000/64-3-192872 Anna Tamminen valittiin Ruotsin Damallsvenskanin arvokkaimmaksi pelaajaksi
  4. Web site: Anna Tamminen. 13 November 2022. Damallsvenskan. Swedish.
  5. Web site: Anna Tamminen är målvakt i Åland United 2018. 10 January 2018. 24 November 2022. Åland United. Swedish.
  6. Web site: Anna Tamminen- Årets målvakt. 21 November 2019. 24 November 2022. Åland United. Swedish.
  7. Web site: 2020 är avtackat. Åland United vann!. 3 December 2020. 24 November 2022. Åland United. Swedish.
  8. Web site: Anna Tamminen klar för Bajen. 2 December 2020. 13 November 2022. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish. 10 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210073012/https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/carlsson-tamminen-vinberg-och-wangerheim-fortsatter-i-bajen/. dead.
  9. Web site: Anna Tamminen. 13 November 2022. Swedish Football Association. Swedish.
  10. Web site: Carlsson, Tamminen, Vinberg och Wangerheim fortsätter i Bajen. 17 November 2021. 13 November 2022. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish. 10 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210073012/https://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/carlsson-tamminen-vinberg-och-wangerheim-fortsatter-i-bajen/. dead.
  11. _OBOSDamallsv. Damallsvenskan. 1592550049476927488. 15 November 2022. Anna Tamminen i @Hammarbyfotboll stod för 12 hållna nollor under säsongen - flest i OBOS Damallsvenskan 2022!.
  12. Web site: Hammarby IF vinner Svenska Cupen 2022/23. Swedish Football Association. Swedish. 6 June 2023. 7 June 2023.
  13. Web site: Hammarby förlänger med Anna Tamminen. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish. 5 July 2023. 13 November 2023.
  14. Web site: Hammarby svenska mästare 2023. Swedish Football Association. Swedish. 11 November 2023. 13 November 2023.
  15. Web site: Tamminen historisk – och nominerad till Månadens Spelare i september. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish. 7 October 2023. 13 November 2023.
  16. Web site: Historisk Tamminen kan bli guldhjälte: ”Inte van vid det”. Aftonbladet. Swedish. 10 November 2023. 13 November 2023.
  17. Web site: Anna Tamminen är damallsvenskans MVP. Aftonbladet. Swedish. 20 November 2023. 20 November 2023.
  18. Web site: Bajengalan 2023: Här är alla vinnarna!. Hammarby Fotboll. Swedish. 18 November 2023. 20 November 2023.
  19. Web site: Här är alla vinnarna på galan. Aftonbladet. Swedish. 20 November 2023. 20 November 2023.
  20. Web site: 2022-06-09 . Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu . 2023-05-05 . www.palloliitto.fi . fi.