Elli Pikkujämsä (born 24 October 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Finland women's national football team. She is also a former snowboarder.
.jpg) Pikkujämsä with Racing Louisville FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 October 1999[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Rosengård | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TuNL | |||
| Turun Weikot | |||
| TPS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | TPS | 60 | (15) |
| 2018–2020 | Honka | 42 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | KIF Örebro | 67 | (6) |
| 2023–2025 | Racing Louisville | 22 | (1) |
| 2025– | FC Rosengård | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Finland | 30[1] | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 April 2024 | |||
Early years
editPikkujämsä was raised in Runosmäki, Turku. Growing up, Pikkujämsä's hobbies included basketball, swimming, track and field, tennis and snowboarding. Before her professional football career, Pikkujämsä won a silver medal in snowboarding in Junior World Championships in 2014 and bronze medal in 2015. In addition, she won a silver medal in 2016 Winter Youth Olympics.[2][3][4]
Club career
editShe has previously played for Swedish club KIF Örebro and Finnish clubs Turun Palloseura (TPS) and Honka.[1]
On 13 December 2017, Pikkujämsä was announced at FC Honka.[5]
In 2019, Pikkujämsä was given the award as the best defender in Finnish Naisten Liiga.[6]
On 28 November 2019, Pikkujämsä was announced at KIF Örebro.[7] On 3 November 2021, she signed a new one year contract with the club.[8]
She signed with National Women's Soccer League club Racing Louisville in December 2022.[9] During her first season with Louisville, Pikkujämsä made 18 appearances in the league, scoring one goal. In March 2024, Pikkujämsä injured her knee in a NWSL match.[10]
On 21 July 2025, Louisville transferred Pikkujämsä to Swedish club FC Rosengård in exchange for an undisclosed fee.[11]
International career
editPikkujämsä was called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup squad.[12] On 1 March 2019, she made her international debut against Czech Republic.[13]
Pikkujämsä was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squad.[14]
Pikkujämsä was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad.[15]
Pikkujämsä was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.[16]
On 18 July 2023, Pikkujämsä scored her first international goal against Scotland, scoring in the 25th minute.[17]
Pikkujämsä was part of the Finland squad that won the 2024 Pinatar Cup for the first time.[18]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 21 July 2025[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| TPS | 2015 | Naisten Liiga | 16 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2016 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | 27 | 9 | |||
| 2017 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 23 | 7 | |||
| Total | 60 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 18 | ||
| Honka | 2018 | Naisten Liiga | 18 | 2 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 22 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 3 | ||
| KIF Örebro | 2020 | Damallsvenskan | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2022 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 25 | 6 | |||
| Total | 67 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 8 | ||
| Racing Louisville | 2023 | NWSL | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| FC Rosengård | 2025 | Damallsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 189 | 25 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 220 | 30 | ||
- ↑ Includes Finnish Women's Cup, Svenska Cupen (women) and NWSL Challenge Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 July 2023 | Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland |  Scotland | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 5 December 2023 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia |  Slovakia | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Elli Pikkujämsä". Suomen Palloliitto. Football Association of Finland. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ↑ 19-vuotias lahjakkuus on edustanut Suomea sekä lumella että nurmella – Elli Pikkujämsä on päättäväinen rämäpää, joka haluaa urheilusta ammatin, Yle, Henriikka Hiilloskorpi, 9 April 2019
- ↑ Suurien tunteiden vuosi, Yle, Hinni Hirvonen, 27 December 2022
- ↑ Athlete profile, fis-ski.com
- ↑ "Joukkue 2018 – Elli Pikkujämsä". fchonkanaiset.fi (in Finnish). 13 December 2017.
- ↑ Hirvonen, Hinni (4 April 2020). "Elli Pikkujämsä otti askeleen kohti ammattilaisunelmaa ja siirtyi Ruotsiin – Örebrossa harjoitellaan kuin koronavirusta ei olisikaan: "Täällä on painotettu, että asiat ovat suosituksia"" (in Finnish).
- ↑ "Elli Pikkujämsä siirtyy Ruotsiin". fchonkanaiset.fi (in Finnish). 28 November 2019.
- ↑ "Klart: Landslagsstjärnan Pikkujämsä förlänger med KIF Örebro". www.laget.se (in Swedish).
- ↑ "Finnish defender Pikkujämsä inks with Racing". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ↑ "Keväällä loukkaantunut Elli Pikkujämsä lähestyy pelikuntoa". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ↑ "Racing transfers Pikkujämsä to Sweden's FC Rosengård". Racing Louisville FC. Retrieved 2025-07-21.
- ↑ "Naisten maajoukkue Cyprus cupiin nimetty" [Women's national team named in the Cyprus Cup]. Football Association of Finland. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "Helmarit kärsi viime hetken tappion Tshekille". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ↑ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
- ↑ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu". Finnish Football Association (in Finnish). 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ↑ Halonen, Mika; Hirvonen, Hinni (18 July 2023). "Helmareiden upea voittoputki katkesi Ratinan sateessa – Skotlanti hyödynsi Suomen passiivisuuden ja odottelun avausjaksolla". yle.fi (in Finnish).
- ↑ "Helmarit nimetty helmikuun Pinatar Cupiin" [Helmarit nominated for February's Pinatar Cup] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 13 February 2024.
- ↑ Elli Pikkujämsä stats, Football Association of Finland
External links
edit- Elli Pikkujämsä at Soccerway.com
- Elli Pikkujämsä at WorldFootball.net
- Elli Pikkujämsä at FBref.com
- Elli Pikkujämsä at kicker (in German)
- Elli Pikkujämsä at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Elli Pikkujämsä at National Women's Soccer League
- Elli Pikkujämsä at FIS (snowboarding)
- Elli Pikkujämsä at Olympics.com
- Elli Pikkujämsä at Olympedia
- Elli Pikkujämsä at the National Women's Soccer League
- Elli Pikkujämsä at Racing Louisville FC
