Oona Sevenius (born 28 April 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan. She is seen as one of the most promising Finnish players.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 May 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Finland | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AC Milan | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
NJS | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2019 | NJS | 28 | (26) |
2020–2021 | PK-35 Vantaa | 38 | (16) |
2022 | HJK | 23 | (16) |
2023– | AC Milan | 3 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Como (loan) | 24 | (4) |
International career | |||
2023– | Finland | 14 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:56, 15 October 2024 (UTC) |
Career
editSevenius made her league debut for AC Milan against Como on 26 February 2023, coming on in the 86th minute for Kamila Dubcová.[1]
In January 2023, Sevenius received an offer from AC Milan, and received advice from Tuija Hyyrynen and Nora Heroum about moving to Italy before joining the club.[9] During her first season with AC Milan, she mainly played with the U19s, but also trained with the senior team.[10]
On 28 July 2023, Sevenius signed a three year contract with AC Milan until June 2026, and also joined Como on loan.[11]
International career
editOn 4 July 2023, it was announced that Sevenius had been called up to the Finland national team for the first time.[12]
On 21 February 2024, Sevenius scored a hat trick for Finland national team in a 4–0 friendly win against Philippines.[13]
Personal life
editSevenius' role model is Zlatan Ibrahimović, taking a picture together whilst they were both at AC Milan.[10]
Career statistics
edit- As of 11 September 2024.[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
NJS | 2018 | Naisten Kakkonen | 13 | 7 | – | – | – | 13 | 7 | |||
2019 | Naisten Kakkonen | 15 | 19 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 17 | 21 | |||
Total | 28 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 28 | ||
PK-35 Vantaa | 2020 | Kansallinen Liiga | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 4 | ||
2021 | Kansallinen Liiga | 22 | 13 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 27 | 18 | |||
Total | 38 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 22 | ||
HJK | 2022 | Kansallinen Liiga | 23 | 16 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 29 | 18 | ||
AC Milan | 2022–23 | Serie A Femminile | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Serie A Femminile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
2024–25 | Serie A Femminile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
Como (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A Femminile | 24 | 4 | – | – | – | 24 | 4 | |||
Career total | 116 | 62 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 133 | 72 |
- ^ Includes Finnish Women's Cup and Coppa Italia (women)
International goals
editNo. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 30 November 2023 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | Romania | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
2. | 21 February 2024 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain | Philippines | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
3. | 3–0 | |||||
4. | 4–0 | |||||
5. | 27 February 2024 | Scotland | 1–0 | 1–1 (5–4 p) | 2024 Pinatar Cup |
Honours
edit- Football Association of Finland: The Promising Young Player of the Year 2022[15]
References
edit- ^ a b "Oona Sevenius, 18, debytoi Serie A:ssa AC Milanin riveissä – joukkuekaverit kiusoittelevat ikimuistoisesta kohtaamisesta Zlatanin kanssa". Yle Urheilu. February 26, 2023.
- ^ "Kansallisen liigan kuopusei kuluta penkkiä – Oona Sevenius pelannut lähes täydet minuutit". Nurmijärven Uutiset. October 22, 2020.
- ^ "Suomalaislupaus Oona Sevenius siirtyy AC Milaniin". Länsi-Savo. January 14, 2023.
- ^ Matilainen, Mea (February 25, 2022). "Oona Sevenius – harppauksin huipulle". HJK Helsinki.
- ^ "Oona Sevenius ponnisti Rajamäen Kehityksestä Italiaan – "Tavoitteet pitää olla ja ne pitää pystyä sanomaan ääneen"". Nurmijärven Uutiset. June 21, 2023.
- ^ "Oona Sevenius päätti viisivuotiaana, että hänestä tulee ammattilaisjalkapalloilija – elää todella kurinalaista arkea päästäkseen huipulle". Yle Urheilu. September 24, 2022.
- ^ "Jalkapallo | Oona Seveniukselle, 17, ammattilaisuuden tavoittelu tarkoittaa myös kehon ja ravinnon tarkkailua: "Halusin jutella kotona siitä asiasta"". Helsingin Sanomat(subscription required). March 26, 2022.
- ^ "Kansallisen liigan nuorin pelaaja ei kuluta vaihtopenkkiä – PK-35 Vantaan Oona Sevenius, 16, on pelannut kaikissa tämän kauden liigaotteluissa". Vantaan Sanomat. September 23, 2020.
- ^ "Unelmasiirto vei Oona Seveniuksen AC Milaniin". www.palloliitto.fi. January 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "AC Milanin suomalaislupaus varasti väkisin Zlatan Ibrahimovicin huomion – "Sain kuulla siitä"". mtvuutiset.fi. July 4, 2023.
- ^ "COMUNICATO UFFICIALE: OONA SEVENIUS". www.acmilan.com (in Italian).
- ^ "Helmareiden tulevaisuuden tähdellä on suuret tavoitteet – päävalmentaja kertoo, miksi maajoukkue kaipaa juuri Oona Seveniusta". Yle Urheilu. July 4, 2023.
- ^ Helmarit aloitti kautensa murskavoitolla MM-kisakävijästä – teinitähti Oona Sevenius iski hattutempun, MTV Oy, mtvuutiset.com, 21 February 2024
- ^ Oona Sevenius, Football Association of Finland
- ^ "Captain's Ball 2022 – Palkitut osa 1". Finnish FA (in Finnish). 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
External links
edit- Oona Sevenius at Soccerway
- Oona Sevenius at WorldFootball.net