Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emma Wilhelmina Koivisto [1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 September 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Liverpool | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2006 | SAPA | ||
2006–2010 | HJK | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Florida State Seminoles | 79 | (2) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2012 | HJK | 58 | (7) |
2013–2017 | FC Honka | 53 | (4) |
2018–2020 | BK Häcken | 61 | (6) |
2021–2022 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 31 | (3) |
2022– | Liverpool | 40 | (4) |
International career‡ | |||
2010–2011 | Finland U17 | 6 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Finland U19 | 10 | (4) |
2014 | Finland U20 | 3 | (0) |
2012– | Finland | 96 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:06, 20 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:07, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
Emma Wilhelmina Koivisto (born 25 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League club Liverpool and the Finland national team.
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]
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]
She is a Finland women's national football team international, and was included in their squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022. [8] [2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup [lower-alpha 1] | League Cup [lower-alpha 2] | Europe [lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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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 | |||
Career total | 243 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 286 | 29 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 |
Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC
FC Honka
HJK
Finland Women's National Team
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