Tinja-Riikka Tellervo Korpela (born 5 May 1986) is a Finnish professional

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who plays as a goalkeeper for Tottenham Hotspur in the

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. She previously played for

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in the German

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, Tyresö FF in Sweden's

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and Kolbotn of Norway's

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, and FC Honka of Finland's

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. Korpela debuted for Finland's national team in 2007. She represented her country at the UEFA Women's Championships in

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and

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Club career

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Swedish UEFA Women's Champions League contenders Tyresö FF signed Korpela to a contract in December 2013. Korpela competed with

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for a starting place and was a substitute in Tyresö's 4–3 defeat by Wolfsburg in the 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. Tyresö suffered a financial implosion in 2014 and withdrew from the

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season, expunging all their results and making all their players free agents. Korpela signed a two-year contract with German

club

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in June 2014. On 18 February 2016, she extended her contract until 2018. At their request and in agreement of the association their contract was dissolved at the end of 2017; She left FC Bayern Munich after just three and a half years. It was duly approved before the last round game on 17 December 2017 before the home game against

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. On 6 July 2021, Korpela signed for Tottenham after leaving Everton in the WSL.

International career

Korpela was part of the Finland squad at the

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. She made her senior Finland women's national football team debut in March 2007, against

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at the Algarve Cup. By the time of UEFA Women's Euro 2009, hosted in Finland, Korpela was the first choice goalkeeper. In June 2013, Korpela was named in national

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's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013. After playing in Finland's first two matches at the tournament, she was replaced with longstanding rival

Minna Meriluoto Minna Johanna Kauppinen (; born 4 October 1985) is a Finnish international football goalkeeper. At club level she plays in the Naisten Liiga for HJK Helsinki. Club career Meriluoto participated in the 2005–06 UEFA Women's Cup with FC Unit ...

for the final group game; a 1–1 draw with Denmark. On 21 October 2021, she played her 100th match for Finland in a 3–0 win over Georgia in the

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Personal life

Korpela is openly gay.

Honours

;FC Honka *

: Winner 2006,

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; Bayern München * Bundesliga: Winner 2014–15, 2015–16

References

External links

*
Player's profile at Football Association of Finland
{{DEFAULTSORT:Korpela, Tinja-Riikka 1986 births Living people Finnish women's footballers Finnish expatriate footballers Expatriate women's footballers in Norway Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Germany Finland women's international footballers Tyresö FF players FC Bayern Munich (women) players Kansallinen Liiga players FC Honka (women) players Toppserien players LSK Kvinner FK players Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Women players Women's association football goalkeepers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway LGBT association football players Damallsvenskan players Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Frauen-Bundesliga players Lesbian sportswomen Sportspeople from Oulu Oulun Luistinseura players Finnish LGBT sportspeople FIFA Century Club UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players