Heini Mäkelä Explained

Heini Mäkelä
Birth Date:	1987 12, df=yes
Position:	Defender
Years1:	2002
Clubs1:	Kuopio MimmiFutis
Nationalyears1:	2008
Nationalteam1:	Finland
Nationalcaps1:	5
Nationalgoals1:	1

Heini Mäkelä (née Tiilikainen), (born 19 December 1987) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder. Mäkelä plays for Kuopio MimmiFutis in Kuopio and the Finnish national team as a defender.^[1]

International career

Mäkelä was a member of the Finland team that reached the semi-final of the 2005 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship^[2] and the semi-finals of the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship.^[3]

Heini Mäkelä made her senior for Finland against Scotland on 27 August 2008.^[1] Heini Mäkelä was selected to part of the Finnish team at the 2009 European Championships. Mäkelä had to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Maiju Hirvonen.^[4] Mäkelä scored her first goal for the national team against Italy in a World Cup qualifier on 31 March 2010, the game ended in 1-1.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Suomen Palloliitto - Tiilikainen Heini. https://web.archive.org/web/20090830173413/https://www.palloliitto.fi/maajoukkueet/naisten_maajoukkue/pelaajat/tiilikainen_heini/ . 2009-08-30 . August 30, 2009.
2. Web site: Russia rise to the top | Women's Under-19. January 2, 2006. UEFA.com.
3. Web site: FIFA Player Statistics: Heini TIILIKAINEN . https://web.archive.org/web/20130701063507/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=237674/index.html . 2013-07-01 . July 1, 2013.
4. Web site: Suomen Palloliitto - Artikkeliarkisto. https://web.archive.org/web/20090831093144/https://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=149268 . 2009-08-31 . August 31, 2009.
5. Web site: Italia ja Suomi tasapeliin Ascolissa. March 31, 2010. Yle Urheilu.