Tia Jasmin Hälinen (born 18 February 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for HJK and the

Finland national team Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...

. She previously played for PK-35, Kokkola F10, FC Honka and HJK of the

Naisten Liiga The Kansallinen Liiga ('National League') is the premier division of women's football in Finland. It was previously called the Jalkapallon naisten SM-sarja ('Women's Football Finnish Championship Series') during 1974 to 2006 and the Naisten Lii ...

. She also played in Spain for

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, and in the Czech Republic for Sparta Prague.

Club career

In July 2018 Hälinen agreed a transfer from Sparta Prague to Eskilstuna United DFF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan. She left her home country in February 2017, signing for Spanish

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club

International career

Hälinen made her debut for the Finland women's national team on 29 May 2015, in a 2–0 defeat by Norway in Drammen. She was a part of Finland's

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team, which reached the semi-finals. She was also a member of the Finland squad at the

2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was an international association football tournament and the world championship for women's national teams under the age of 20, presented by Grant Connell, organized by the sport's world governing body FIFA. ...

in Canada.

References

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(SPL)
Tia Hälinen
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