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Jutta Rantala
Finnish footballer (born 1999)
Jutta Rantala (born 10 November 1999)[1][2] is a Finnish footballer who plays as a forward for Leicester City in the Womens Super League and the Finland national team.
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Rantala in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jutta Kaarina Rebekka Rantala | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Köyliö, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | Euran Pallo | ||
| 2014 | NiceFutis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | NiceFutis | 31 | (10) |
| 2016–2017 | TPS | 44 | (26) |
| 2018 | Honka | 12 | (6) |
| 2019 | HJK | 22 | (22) |
| 2020–2021 | Kristianstads | 43 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Vittsjö GIK | 43 | (19) |
| 2023– | Leicester City | 19 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Finland | 25 | (8) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 April 2024 | |||
Rantala debuted in the Finnish women's premier division Naisten Liiga at the age of 14.[3] In 2019, she was the league top scorer with 22 goals and was nominated as the Player of the Year.[4] In December 2019, Rantala was signed by the Swedish side Kristianstads DFF.[5]
In December 2021, Rantala joined Vittsjö GIK.[6]
In August 2023, Rantala joined Leicester City in Women's Super League.[7]
Rantala made her first national A-team appearance in the 2020 Cyprus Cup against Croatia.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 March 2020 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Croatia | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 2. | 16 February 2023 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Croatia | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 3. | 22 February 2023 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Romania | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 4. | 10 April 2023 | NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia |  Slovakia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 14 July 2023 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 6. | 22 September 2023 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | Slovakia | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 7. | 24 February 2024 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |  Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 Pinatar Cup |
| 8. | 9 April 2024 | Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland |  Italy | 1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
- Finnish Championship: 2019
- Finnish Women's Cup: 2019
- "Jutta Rantala". UEFA. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- "10 Rantala". HJK Helsinki. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- Kuisma, Joonas (14 September 2019). "HJK:n nuori tähtihyökkääjä painaa pitkää päivää: sylkee viikonloppuisin maaleja ja ohjaa arkisin lapsia" (in Finnish). Yle. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- "Naisten Liigan parhaita palkittiin Captain's Ball -gaalassa" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- Andersson, Fredrik (11 December 2019). "Kristianstad värvar finsk skyttedrottning" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- "Vittsjö värvar finsk landslagsstjärna från KDFF: "Fick en bra känsla direkt"" [Vittsjö recruits Finnish national team star from KDFF: "Got a good feeling right away"]. Norra Skåne (in Swedish). 10 December 2021.
- "LCFC Women Sign Finland International Jutta Rantala". 23 August 2023.
- "Helmarit taipui hyvän alun jälkeen Kroatialle" (in Finnish). Finnish Football Association. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- Jutta Rantala – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Jutta Rantala at Soccerway
- Jutta Rantala Archived 1 June 2020 at the Wayback Machine at SPL (in Finnish)
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