Emma Wilhelmina Koivisto (born 25 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan and the Finland national team.
College career
Koivisto attended Florida State University,[2] playing for Florida State Seminoles; she played an average of 20 games per season and scoring 2 goals in her time at college.[3][4][5][6][7]
Club career
She previously played for HJK and FC Honka of the Naisten Liiga, as well as Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, with whom she won the 2020 Damallsvenskan.[2]
She signed for Liverpool in July 2022 after spending 18 months with Brighton & Hove Albion, taking the number 2 shirt.[2]
On 26 June 2024, Koivisto signed a three-year deal with AC Milan.[8] The transfer will be effective from 1 July 2024.
International career
She is a Finland women's national football team international, and was included in their squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[9][2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 June 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe[c] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HJK | 2010 | Naisten Liiga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2011 | Naisten Liiga | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2012 | Naisten Liiga | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 58 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 7 | ||||
| FC Honka | 2013 | Naisten Liiga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | Naisten Liiga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Naisten Liiga | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | Naisten Liiga | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2017 | Naisten Liiga | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 53 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 4 | ||||
| Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC | 2018 | Damallsvenskan | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Damallsvenskan | 20 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2020 | Damallsvenskan | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | ||
| Total | 61 | 6 | 10 | 4 | — | 4 | 0 | 75 | 10 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2020-21 | Women's Super League | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2021-22 | Women's Super League | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| Total | 31 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |||
| Liverpool | 2022-23 | Women's Super League | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |
| 2023-24 | Women's Super League | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | ||
| Total | 40 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 51 | 4 | |||
| AC Milan | 2024–25 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 243 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 286 | 29 | ||
- ^ Includes the Finnish Women's Cup, Svenska Cupen, Women's FA Cup
- ^ Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
- ^ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League
International
- As of match played 10 April 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 96 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koivisto goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 September 2015 | Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland |  Republic of Ireland
|
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 2 | 7 November 2019 | Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland |  Cyprus
|
4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 3 | 23 February 2021 | AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus | Cyprus
|
1–0 | 5–0 | |
| 4 | 30 November 2023 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland |  Romania
|
4–0 | 6–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
Honours
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
- Damallsvenskan: Winner: 2020, Runner-Up: 2018, 2019
- Svenska Cupen: Winner: 2018-19[10]
FC Honka
- Naisten Liiga: Winner: 2017
- Finnish Women's Cup: Winner: 2014, 2015, Runner-Up: 2016
HJK
- Finnish Women's Cup: Winner: 2010
- Kansallinen Cup: Winner: 2011, 2012
Finland Women's National Team
- Cyprus Women's Cup: Winner: 2023, Runner-Up: 2020
References
- ^ "List of Players – Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d "LFC Women confirm Emma Koivisto signing". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Emma Koivisto". 24 July 2017.
- ^ https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2014-Soccer-Stats.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2015-Soccer-Stats.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2016-Soccer-Stats.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ https://seminolesweb-8b76.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-Soccer-Stats.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ EMMA KOIVISTO JOINS AC MILAN, acmilan.com, 26 June 2024
- ^ Profile in UEFA.com
- ^ a b c "Finland - E. Koivisto - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 20 May 2023.
External links
- Emma Koivisto at Liverpool F.C. Women
- Suomen Palloliitto Archived 26 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine profile (in Finnish)
- Emma Koivisto at Soccerway.com
- Emma Koivisto at WorldFootball.net
- Emma Koivisto at Soccerdonna (in German)
- Emma Koivisto at FBref.com
- Emma Koivisto at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
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