Oona Ilona Sevenius (born 28 April 2004) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a striker for WSL 2 club Newcastle United. She is seen as one of the most promising Finnish players.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oona Ilona Sevenius | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Nurmijärvi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| 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) |
| 2023–2025 | AC Milan | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Como (loan) | 24 | (4) |
| 2025 | Rosengård | 13 | (3) |
| 2025– | Newcastle United | 21 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2023– | Finland | 34 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 December 2025 | |||
Career
editSevenius made her league debut for AC Milan against Como on 26 February 2023, coming on in the 86th minute for Kamila Dubcová.[2]
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.[3] During her first season with AC Milan, she mainly played with the U19s, but also trained with the senior team.[4]
On 28 July 2023, Sevenius signed a three year contract with AC Milan until June 2026, and also joined Como on loan.[5]
On 23 January 2025, Sevenius moved to FC Rosengård in Damallsvenskan.[6]
On 29 August 2025, Sevenius was announced at Newcastle United on a permanent transfer.[7]
International career
editOn 4 July 2023, it was announced that Sevenius had been called up to the Finland national team for the first time.[8]
On 21 February 2024, Sevenius scored a hat trick for Finland national team in a 4–0 friendly win against Philippines.[9]
On 19 June 2025, Sevenius was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[10]
Personal life
editSevenius' role model is Zlatan Ibrahimović, she has a photo taken of them together, whilst they were both at AC Milan.[4]
Career statistics
edit- As of 3 July 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | 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 | – | 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 | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Como (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A Femminile | 24 | 4 | – | – | – | 24 | 4 | |||
| Rosengård | 2025 | Damallsvenskan | 13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 17 | 5 | |
| Newcastle United | 2025–26 | WSL 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 140 | 67 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 165 | 79 | ||
- ↑ Includes Finnish Women's Cup and Coppa Italia (women)
International
edit- As of 7 March 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2023 | 7 | 1 |
| 2024 | 13 | 4 | |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 34 | 8 | |
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 6. | 6 July 2025 | Stade de Tourbillon, Sion, Switzerland |  Norway | 1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
| 7. | 1 December 2025 | Estadio El Pamar, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Spain |  Belgium | 1–1 | Friendly | |
| 8. | 7 March 2026 | Helsinki Football Stadium, Helsinki, Finland |  Latvia | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 5 June 2026 | Štadión pod Zoborom, Nitra, Slovakia |  Slovakia | 4–0 | 4–0 |
Honours
edit- Football Association of Finland: The Promising Young Player of the Year 2022[12]
References
edit- ↑
- "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.
- ↑ "Oona Sevenius, 18, debytoi Serie A:ssa AC Milanin riveissä – joukkuekaverit kiusoittelevat ikimuistoisesta kohtaamisesta Zlatanin kanssa". Yle Urheilu. February 26, 2023.
- ↑ "Unelmasiirto vei Oona Seveniuksen AC Milaniin". www.palloliitto.fi. January 17, 2023.
- 1 2 "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).
- ↑ Oona Sevenius kahden vuoden sopimuksella FC Rosengårdiin, Yle, 23 January 2025
- ↑ "Women. Newcastle United Women complete signing of Oona Sevenius". www.newcastleunited.com.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "Helmarit nimetty EM-lopputurnaukseen" [Helmarit named for the European Championship finals] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
- ↑ 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.com
- Oona Sevenius at WorldFootball.net
- Oona Sevenius at FBref.com
- Oona Sevenius at kicker (in German)
