Julia Tunturi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Julia Emma Maria Tunturi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vittsjö GIK | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pargas IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | TPS | 63 | (14) |
| 2015–2016 | Åland United | 31 | (5) |
| 2017 | TPS | 16 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Eskilstuna United | 60 | (9) |
| 2021–2023 | Vittsjö GIK | 25 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Brøndby IF | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | Vittsjö GIK | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Finland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Finland U19 | 15 | (4) |
| 2014 | Finland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | Finland | 25 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:40, 14 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2020 | |||
Julia Emma Maria Tunturi (born 25 April 1996) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Vittsjö GIK and the Finland national team.
She previously played for TPS and Åland United of the Naisten Liiga.
Club career
[edit]Tunturi made her league debut against FC Honka on 21 April 2012.[2] She scored her first league goal against Pallokissat on 20 May 2012, scoring in the 77th minute.[3] Tunturi briefly trained with Umeå IK in December 2013.[4]
On 24 November 2014, Tunturi was announced at Åland United.[5]
On 17 November 2016, Tunturi was announced at TPS.[6]
In November 2017 Tunturi agreed a transfer from TPS to Eskilstuna United DFF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. Calling the move "a step up" in her career, she described herself as a left-footed player who prefers a central midfield role.[7] She signed a two-year, full-time professional contract with Eskilstuna United.[8]
On 13 January 2023, Tunturi was announced at Brøndby IF on a contract that runs until Winter 2024.[9]
On 15 February 2024, Tunturi was announced at Vittsjö GIK.[10]
International career
[edit]On 10 April 2012, Tunturi was called up to the Finland U17s for European qualifying matches.[11]
On 19 August 2013, Tunturi started the match against Sweden U19s.[12]
She was named in the 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament, after Finland reached the semi-finals.[13] She was also a member of the Finland squad at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada.
Tunturi was called up to the Finland national team for the first time in January 2014.[14]
Tunturi made her debut for the Finland women's national team on 6 March 2015, in a 0–0 draw with the Netherlands at the 2015 Cyprus Cup.[15]
Tunturi was called up to the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup squad.[16]
Tunturi was called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup squad.[17]
Tunturi was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squad.[18]
Personal life
[edit]On 23 May 2013, Tunturi was awarded a national Kesko scholarship.[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "List of Players – Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "TPS vs Honka - 21 April 2012". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "TPS vs Pallokissat - 20 May 2012". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Julia Tunturi tutustui maineikkaan Umeå IK:n toimintaan". fc.tps.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ Karlberg, Peter. "Tunturi lämnar TPS - klar för Åland United". yle.fi (in Swedish).
- ^ "TPS:n naisten SM-hopearyhmä pysyy hyvin koossa – Tunturi palaa Turkuun". fc.tps.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ Alhag, Stefan (16 November 2017). "Julia Tunturi: "Ett steg uppåt i karriären"" (in Swedish). Eskilstuna Kuriren. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ Heinrichs, Mikael (23 November 2017). "Flytten ger Tunturi läge att satsa fullt ut" (in Swedish). Pargas Kungörelser. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Brøndby IF henter finsk forstærkning". brondby.com (in Danish).
- ^ "Julia Tunturi är tillbaka!". www.svenskalag.se (in Swedish).
- ^ "Julia Säppi ja Julia Tunturi TU17-maajoukkueeseen". fc.tps.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Julia Tunturi EM-avauksessa Ruotsia vastaan". fc.tps.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Team of the Tournament". UEFA. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- ^ "Julia Tunturi nimettiin Suomen A-maajoukkueeseen". fc.tps.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Finland vs Netherlands - 6 March 2015". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Finland squad announced to compete at the Cyprus Women's Cup 2018". Women's Soccer United. 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Naisten maajoukkue Cyprus cupiin nimetty" [Women's national team named in the Cyprus Cup]. Football Association of Finland. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Julia Tunturi sai arvostetun Kesko-stipendin". fc.tps.fi (in Finnish).
External links
[edit]- Julia Tunturi at Soccerway
- Julia Tunturi Archived 2022-03-11 at the Wayback Machine profile at Football Association of Finland (SPL) (in Finnish)
- 1996 births
- Finnish women's footballers
- Finnish expatriate women's footballers
- Living people
- Finland women's international footballers
- Kansallinen Liiga players
- Eskilstuna United DFF players
- Damallsvenskan players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Åland United players
- Turun Palloseura (women's football) players
- Women's association football midfielders
- Footballers from Helsinki
- Pargas Idrottsförening players
- Finland women's youth international footballers