Elli Pikkujämsä (born 24 October 1999) is a Finnish professional

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and former

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who plays as a defender for

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and the

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Early years

Pikkujämsä was raised in Runosmäki, Turku. Growing up, Pikkujämsä's hobbies included

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and

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. Before her professional football career, Pikkujämsä won a silver medal in snowboarding in Junior World Championships in 2014 and bronze medal in 2015. In addition, she won a silver medal in

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Club career

She has previously played for Swedish club KIF Örebro and Finnish clubs

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(TPS) and Honka. On 13 December 2017, Pikkujämsä was announced at FC Honka. In 2019, Pikkujämsä was given the award as the best defender in the Women's League. On 28 November 2019, Pikkujämsä was announced at KIF Örebro. On 3 November 2021, she signed a new one year contract with the club. She signed with

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club

in December 2022. In March 2024, Pikkujämsä injured her knee in a NWSL match.

International career

Pikkujämsä was called up to the

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squad. On 1 March 2019, she made her international debut against

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. Pikkujämsä was called up to the

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squad. Pikkujämsä was called up to the

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squad. Pikkujämsä was part of the Finland squad that won the

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for the first time. On 18 July 2023, Pikkujämsä scored her first international goal against

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, scoring in the 25th minute. Pikkujämsä was part of the Finland squad that won the

2024 Pinatar Cup The 2024 Pinatar Cup was the fourth edition of the Pinatar Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held in Spain from 24 to 27 February 2024. Format The four invited teams played in a four-game format that will consist of semifinals, a ...

for the first time.

Career statistics

Club

Elli Pikkujämsä stats

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International goals

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pikkujamsa, Elli 1999 births Living people Footballers from Turku Finnish women's footballers Finland women's international footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Finnish female snowboarders Damallsvenskan players Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Kansallinen Liiga players National Women's Soccer League players Racing Louisville FC players Snowboarders at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players Women's association football defenders Finnish expatriate women's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States 21st-century Finnish sportswomen Turun Weikot players