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{{short description|Finnish football player}}
{{short description|Finnish football player (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Amanda Rantanen
| name = Amanda Rantanen
| fullname = Amanda Rantanen
| fullname = Amanda Alexandra Rantanen
| image = AmandaRantanen_(5).JPG
| image = AmandaRantanen_(5).JPG
| caption = Rantanen playing for U17 national team
| caption = Rantanen playing for U17 national team
| height =
| height = 1.65 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|5|11}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|5|11}}
| birth_place = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| birth_place = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub = [[PK-35 (women)|PK-35]]
| currentclub = [[Linköpings FC]]
| clubnumber =
| clubnumber = 88
| youthyears1 =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| youthclubs1 =
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| caps1 = 11
| caps1 = 11
| goals1 = 2
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2018–
| years2 = 2018–2021
| clubs2 = [[PK-35 (women)|PK-35]]
| clubs2 = [[PK-35 (women)|PK-35]]
| caps2 = 66
| caps2 = 66
| goals2 = 41
| goals2 = 41
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = [[KIF Örebro DFF|KIF Örebro]]
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = [[Linköpings FC]]
| caps4 = 12
| goals4 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2020–
| nationalyears1 = 2020–
| nationalteam1 = [[Finland women's national football team|Finland]]
| nationalteam1 = [[Finland women's national football team|Finland]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate = 2 January 2020
| pcupdate = 22:29, 13 October 2024 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 2 January 2020
| ntupdate = 29 August 2023
}}
}}

'''Amanda Rantanen''' (born 11 May 1998) is a Finnish [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[PK-35 (women)|PK-35]] and the [[Finland women's national football team|Finland women's national team]].
'''Amanda Alexandra Rantanen''' (born 11 May 1998) is a Finnish [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Linköping FC]] in the Swedish [[Damallsvenskan]] and the [[Finland women's national football team|Finland women's national team]].


==Career==
==Career==
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Rantanen made her senior debut for [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (women)|HJK]] in 2016. In 2018 she moved to [[PK-35 (women)|PK-35]] and helped them to achieve promotion to [[Kansallinen Liiga]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kansallinenliiga.fi/pelaaja/90319/ |title=Amanda Rantanen |website=kansallinenliiga.fi|access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref>


Rantanen made her senior debut for [[Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (women)|HJK]] on 16 April 2016.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/16/finland/naistenliiga/helsingin-jalkapalloklubi/oulun-naisfutis/2190220/|title=HJK vs ONS - 16 April 2016|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref> During her time at HJK, she suffered from injuries, including an ankle injury, and had to have ankle surgery at the end of the 2016 season.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi/kohti-kautta-nousijajoukkue-pk-35ssa-mahdollisuuksia-lapimurtoihin|title=Kohti kautta: nousijajoukkue PK-35:ssä mahdollisuuksia läpimurtoihin|language=Finnish|website=uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi}}</ref> Rantanen scored her first league goal against [[GBK Kokkola|GBK]] on 7 May 2017, scoring in the 28th minute.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/05/07/finland/naistenliiga/gamlakarleby-bollklubb/helsingin-jalkapalloklubi/2399523/|title=GBK vs HJK - 7 May 2017|website=int.soccerway.com}}</ref>
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Rantanen played her first senior international for [[Finland women's national football team|Finland women's national team]] in December 2020 against [[Scotland women's national football team|Scotland]] scoring a last-minute winner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newsotp.com/amanda-rantanen/ |title=Debutant Amanda Rantanen became Finland’s hero in a joyous Scottish victory |website=newsotp.com|access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref>

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In 2018, Rantanen moved to [[PK-35 (women)|PK-35]] and helped them to achieve promotion to [[Kansallinen Liiga]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kansallinenliiga.fi/pelaaja/90319/ |title=Amanda Rantanen |website=kansallinenliiga.fi|access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> She scored against [[PK-35 Vantaa (women)|PK-35 Vantaa]] on 26 August 2020, scoring in the 70th minute.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://pk35vantaa.fi/2020/08/27/pk-35-vantaa-vei-pisteet-pihlajamaesta/|title=PK-35 Vantaa vei pisteet Pihlajamäestä|language=Finnish|website=pk35vantaa.fi}}</ref>

In 2020, she won the Female Player of the Year award whilst playing for PK-35.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://pk-35.fi/vuoden-2020-naispelaaja-amanda-rantanen/|title=Vuoden 2020 naispelaaja: Amanda Rantanen|language=Finnish|website=pk-35.fi}}</ref>

On 4 August 2021, Rantanen was announced at KIF Örebro.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/kif-orebro-varvar-finsk-landslagsanfallare|title=KIF Örebro värvar finsk landslagsanfallare|first=Gabriel|last=Melke|language=Swedish|website=www.svt.se}}</ref> On 17 November 2022, it was announced that she would be leaving KIF Örebro.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://www.laget.se/KIFOrebroDFFalag/News/7143887/KIF-Orebro-tackar-av-Augustdottir-och-Rantanen|title=KIF Örebro tackar av Augustdottir och Rantanen|language=Finnish|website=www.laget.se}}</ref>

In May 2023, Rantanen suffered a stress fracture in her right leg.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20055910|title=Minne katosi Helmareille ikimuistoisen naamamaalin iskenyt Amanda Rantanen? Kertoo piinaavista kuukausistaan: ”Yksi vaikeimmista vammoista parantua”|language=Finnish|website=yle.fi}}</ref> In August 2024, a stress fracture occurred in her left leg.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://yle.fi/a/74-20113308|title=Loukkaantumiskierre piinaa Amanda Rantasta – avautuu uudesta takaiskusta: ”Veti mielen todella mustaksi”|language=Finnish|website=yle.fi}}</ref>

==International career==

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Rantanen scored on her first senior international appearance for [[Finland women's national football team|Finland women's national team]] on 1 December 2020 against [[Scotland women's national football team|Scotland]], scoring a last-minute winner.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://newsotp.com/amanda-rantanen/ |title=Debutant Amanda Rantanen became Finland's hero in a joyous Scottish victory |website=newsotp.com|access-date=2 December 2020}}</ref> The goal was nominated for the Most Inspiring Moment of the Year award at the Finnish Sports Gala.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://yle.fi/a/3-11680215|title=Nyt tuli vahva vaihtoehto äänestykseen – Suomen kansan valloittanut Amanda Rantasen maali ehdolle Vuoden sykähdyttävimmäksi hetkeksi|language=Finnish|website=yle.fi}}</ref>

Rantanen won the 2020 Sports Performance of the Year award from the Helsinki Sports Reporters Association for her last-minute goal against Scotland.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi/amanda-rantasen-maali-palkittiin-vuoden-2020-urheilutekona|title=Amanda Rantasen maali palkittiin Vuoden 2020 urheilutekona|language=Finnish|website=uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi}}</ref>

On 19 February 2021, she made her second international appearance against [[Portugal women's national football team|Portugal]] on 19 February 2021.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi/helmarit-upealla-voitolla-em-kisoihin|title=Helmarit upealla voitolla EM-kisoihin!|language=Finnish|website=uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi}}</ref>

Rantanen was called up to the [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022]] squad.<ref>{{cite web |title=Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu |url=https://www.palloliitto.fi/jalkapallouutiset/helmareiden-em-kisajoukkue-valittu |website=Finnish Football Association |date=9 June 2022 |access-date=9 June 2022 |language=fi |archive-date=9 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609124004/https://www.palloliitto.fi/jalkapallouutiset/helmareiden-em-kisajoukkue-valittu |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal life==

Rantanen suffered from an [[eating disorder]] in 2016, but was able to overcome it.<ref>{{citeweb|url=https://yle.fi/a/3-11446221|title=Kansallisen liigan maalitykki Amanda Rantanen selätti syömishäiriön ja synkät ajat – nyt hän haluaa toimia esikuvana nuorille|language=Finnish|website=yle.fi}}</ref>

==International goals==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || 1 December 2020 || [[Easter Road]], [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] || {{fbw|SCO}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || [[UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying Group E|UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying]]
|}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Soccerway|amanda-rantanen/305107}}
* {{Soccerway|amanda-rantanen/305107}}

{{KIF Örebro DFF squad}}
{{Finland squad UEFA Women's Euro 2022}}


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[[Category:Finland women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Finland women's international footballers]]
[[Category:Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (women) players]]
[[Category:PK-35 (women) players]]
[[Category:Kansallinen Liiga players]]
[[Category:Women's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Women's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers from Helsinki]]

[[Category:UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players]]
{{Finland-women-footy-bio-stub}}
[[Category:21st-century Finnish women]]

Latest revision as of 15:25, 29 October 2024

Amanda Rantanen
Rantanen playing for U17 national team
Personal information
Full name Amanda Alexandra Rantanen
Date of birth (1998-05-11) 11 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Helsinki, Finland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Linköpings FC
Number 88
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 HJK 11 (2)
2018–2021 PK-35 66 (41)
2021–2022 KIF Örebro 30 (6)
2023– Linköpings FC 12 (0)
International career‡
2020– Finland 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:29, 13 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023

Amanda Alexandra Rantanen (born 11 May 1998) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a forward for Linköping FC in the Swedish Damallsvenskan and the Finland women's national team.

Career

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Rantanen made her senior debut for HJK on 16 April 2016.[1] During her time at HJK, she suffered from injuries, including an ankle injury, and had to have ankle surgery at the end of the 2016 season.[2] Rantanen scored her first league goal against GBK on 7 May 2017, scoring in the 28th minute.[3]

In 2018, Rantanen moved to PK-35 and helped them to achieve promotion to Kansallinen Liiga in 2019.[4] She scored against PK-35 Vantaa on 26 August 2020, scoring in the 70th minute.[5]

In 2020, she won the Female Player of the Year award whilst playing for PK-35.[6]

On 4 August 2021, Rantanen was announced at KIF Örebro.[7] On 17 November 2022, it was announced that she would be leaving KIF Örebro.[8]

In May 2023, Rantanen suffered a stress fracture in her right leg.[9] In August 2024, a stress fracture occurred in her left leg.[10]

International career

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Rantanen scored on her first senior international appearance for Finland women's national team on 1 December 2020 against Scotland, scoring a last-minute winner.[11] The goal was nominated for the Most Inspiring Moment of the Year award at the Finnish Sports Gala.[12]

Rantanen won the 2020 Sports Performance of the Year award from the Helsinki Sports Reporters Association for her last-minute goal against Scotland.[13]

On 19 February 2021, she made her second international appearance against Portugal on 19 February 2021.[14]

Rantanen was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad.[15]

Personal life

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Rantanen suffered from an eating disorder in 2016, but was able to overcome it.[16]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 December 2020 Easter Road, Edinburgh, Scotland  Scotland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying

References

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  1. ^ "HJK vs ONS - 16 April 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "Kohti kautta: nousijajoukkue PK-35:ssä mahdollisuuksia läpimurtoihin". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  3. ^ "GBK vs HJK - 7 May 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "Amanda Rantanen". kansallinenliiga.fi. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  5. ^ "PK-35 Vantaa vei pisteet Pihlajamäestä". pk35vantaa.fi (in Finnish).
  6. ^ "Vuoden 2020 naispelaaja: Amanda Rantanen". pk-35.fi (in Finnish).
  7. ^ Melke, Gabriel. "KIF Örebro värvar finsk landslagsanfallare". www.svt.se (in Swedish).
  8. ^ "KIF Örebro tackar av Augustdottir och Rantanen". www.laget.se (in Finnish).
  9. ^ "Minne katosi Helmareille ikimuistoisen naamamaalin iskenyt Amanda Rantanen? Kertoo piinaavista kuukausistaan: "Yksi vaikeimmista vammoista parantua"". yle.fi (in Finnish).
  10. ^ "Loukkaantumiskierre piinaa Amanda Rantasta – avautuu uudesta takaiskusta: "Veti mielen todella mustaksi"". yle.fi (in Finnish).
  11. ^ "Debutant Amanda Rantanen became Finland's hero in a joyous Scottish victory". newsotp.com. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Nyt tuli vahva vaihtoehto äänestykseen – Suomen kansan valloittanut Amanda Rantasen maali ehdolle Vuoden sykähdyttävimmäksi hetkeksi". yle.fi (in Finnish).
  13. ^ "Amanda Rantasen maali palkittiin Vuoden 2020 urheilutekona". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  14. ^ "Helmarit upealla voitolla EM-kisoihin!". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  15. ^ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu". Finnish Football Association (in Finnish). 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Kansallisen liigan maalitykki Amanda Rantanen selätti syömishäiriön ja synkät ajat – nyt hän haluaa toimia esikuvana nuorille". yle.fi (in Finnish).
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