Sanna Talonen | |
Fullname: | Sanna Reetta Talonen[1] |
Birth Date: | 1984 6, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Finland |
Height: | 1.70 m |
Currentclub: | KIF Örebro |
Clubnumber: | 10 |
Position: | Striker |
Collegeyears1: | 2007–2008 |
Collegecaps1: | 46 |
Collegegoals1: | 34 |
Years2: | 2005 |
Years3: | 2006 |
Years4: | 2007 |
Years5: | 2008 |
Years6: | 2009–2015 |
Clubs1: | FC Ilves |
Clubs2: | FC Honka |
Clubs3: | HJK |
Clubs4: | Bälinge IF |
Clubs5: | Vancouver Whitecaps |
Clubs6: | KIF Örebro |
Caps5: | 8 |
Caps6: | 142 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Goals6: | 54 |
Nationalyears1: | 2004–2014 |
Nationalteam1: | Finland |
Nationalcaps1: | 90 |
Nationalgoals1: | 24 |
Pcupdate: | 00:17, 17 February 2016 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 17:10, 17 July 2013 (UTC) |
Sanna Reetta Talonen (born 15 June 1984) is a retired Finnish football forward.[2] She last played in the Swedish Damallsvenskan for KIF Örebro, a club she represented for seven seasons, scoring 54 league goals.[3] She previously played for FC Ilves and FC Honka in Finland's Naisten Liiga and Florida Seminoles[4] and Vancouver Whitecaps[5] in United States' NCAA and W-League respectively.
Talonen made her senior Finland women's national football team debut in March 2004 at a 4–0 defeat to China in the Algarve Cup.[6] Her goalscoring exploits with FC Honka earned Talonen a place in the national squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2005 in North West England. She played in two matches as the Finns reached the semi-final.[7]
At UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland, Talonen featured in the hosts' attack. She was involved in a clash of heads with England's Faye White during Finland's 3–2 quarter-final defeat.[8]
In June 2013 Talonen was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[9] At the tournament Talonen played as a centre forward, although she had been playing on the right wing for her club team.[10]