Tiia Katariina Peltonen (born 8 June 1995) is a Finnish

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who plays as a defender for

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in the

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and for the Finland women's national team. During her entire career so far, Peltonen has won 5 Finnish Championships, winning them in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2020.

Career

After suffering from injuries at the beginning of 2015, Peltonen was able to return to playing in May 2015. On 3 November 2018, Peltonen was awarded the Defender of the Year award. On 6 November 2018, Peltonen was announced at

Åland United Åland United is a Finnish women's football club based in Lemland, Åland. They compete in the Kansallinen Liiga, the premier women's football league in Finland. In 2004 Åland's clubs Lemlands IF and IF Finströms Kamraterna decided to st ...

for the 2019 season, with her joining in January 2019. On 19 February 2021, Peltonen was announced at

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish association football, football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the to ...

. On 3 July 2022, Peltonen was announced at

. On 2 May 2024, she signed a new two year contract with the club. On 3 September 2024, Peltonen was selected in the Danish league's Team of the Month.

International career

Peltonen was called up to the

2018 Cyprus Women's Cup The 2018 Cyprus Cup was the eleventh edition of the Cyprus Cup, an invitational women's football tournament held annually in Cyprus. It took place from 28 February to 7 March 2018. Spain won the title for the first time after defeating Italy 2–0 ...

She made her international debut in the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup on 2 March 2018, playing the full match. Peltonen has appeared for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle. Peltonen was part of the Finland squad that won the

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for the first time. Peltonen 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.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peltonen, Tiia 1995 births Living people Finnish women's footballers Finland women's international footballers Women's association football defenders Footballers from Helsinki Finland women's youth international footballers Danish Women's League players 21st-century Finnish sportswomen Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Kansallinen Liiga players PK-35 Vantaa (women) players Fortuna Hjørring players Åland United players FC Nordsjælland (women) players