Sanna Talonen
Encyclopedia
Sanna Reetta Talonen is a Finnish
football striker
, currently playing for KIF Örebro in Sweden
's Damallsvenskan
. She previously played for FC Ilves and FC Honka
in Finland's Naisten Liiga
and Florida Seminoles and Vancouver Whitecaps in United States
' NCAA and W-League
respectively.
She is a member of the Finnish national team
, taking part in the 2005 and 2009 European Championships.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
football striker
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
, currently playing for KIF Örebro in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's Damallsvenskan
Damallsvenskan
The Damallsvenskan, Swedish for ladies' all-Swedish, is the highest division of women's football in Sweden. It is also referred as to the women's Allsvenskan, this term being used alone to refer to the men's division....
. She previously played for FC Ilves and FC Honka
FC Honka
FC Honka is a Finnish football club, based in Tapiola, Espoo. It was promoted into the Finnish premier division , for the first time in its history, at the end of the 2005 season. The club's manager is Mika Lehkosuo, and it plays its home matches at Tapiolan urheilupuisto...
in Finland's Naisten Liiga
Naisten Liiga
Naisten Liiga is the highest division of women's football in Finland. The competition was first held in 1971. Up to 2006 it was known as Naisten SM-sarja ....
and Florida Seminoles and Vancouver Whitecaps in United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
' NCAA and W-League
W-League
The USL W-League is a national women's soccer league in the United States on the 2nd level of women's soccer in the United States soccer pyramid, alongside the Women's Premier Soccer League and below Women's Professional Soccer....
respectively.
She is a member of the Finnish national team
Finland women's national football team
The Finland women's national football team represents Finland in international women's football. The team, controlled by the Football Association of Finland , reached the semi-finals of the 2005 European Championship, surprising the female football world having drawn with Sweden and beaten Denmark...
, taking part in the 2005 and 2009 European Championships.