Heini Mäkelä (née Tiilikainen), (born 19 December 1987) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder. Mäkelä plays for Kuopio MimmiFutis in Kuopio and the Finnish national team as a defender.[1]
 KMF's Heini Mäkelä (6) heads the ball. KMF – Åland United, 9 April 2006 at Kuopio Football Stadium. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 December 1987 | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Kuopio MimmiFutis | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Finland | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editMäkelä was a member of the Finland team that reached the semi-final of the 2005 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship[2] and the semi-finals of the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. [3]
Heini Mäkelä made her senior for Finland against Scotland on 27 August 2008.[1] Heini Mäkelä was selected to part of the Finnish team at the 2009 European Championships. Mäkelä had to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Maiju Hirvonen.[4] Mäkelä scored her first goal for the national team against Italy in a World Cup qualifier on 31 March 2010, the game ended in 1-1.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Suomen Palloliitto - Tiilikainen Heini". August 30, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-30.
- ^ "Russia rise to the top | Women's Under-19". UEFA.com. January 2, 2006.
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Heini TIILIKAINEN". July 1, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-01.
- ^ "Suomen Palloliitto - Artikkeliarkisto". August 31, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-08-31.
- ^ "Italia ja Suomi tasapeliin Ascolissa". Yle Urheilu. March 31, 2010.
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