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Katarina Naumanen

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Katarina Naumanen
Personal information
Full name Katarina Juli Naumanen[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995 (age 29)[2]
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender[2]
Team information
Current team
Honka
Number 21
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 KMF 1 (0)
2012–2015 Pallokissat 69 (7)
2016–2018 HJK 64 (1)
2019 Stabæk 6 (0)
2019 KuPS 8 (0)
2020–2021 Honka 19 (1)
2022 HJK 0 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Finland U17 8 (0)
2012–2013 Finland U19 10 (0)
2014 Finland U20 3 (0)
2014–2019 Finland 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:31, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2019

Katarina Juli Naumanen (born 24 July 1995) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

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On 6 April 2016, Naumanen was announced at HJK.[3]

Naumanen won the 2018 Aalto Athlete of the Year award due to her ability to combine sports and studies.[4]

On 30 November 2018, Naumanen was announced at Stabæk.[5] She scored against ØHIL in the 58th minute.[6]

On 2 August 2019, Naumanen was announced at KuPS.[7]

On 4 November 2019, Naumanen was announced at FC Honka.[8]

On 19 November 2021, Naumanen was announced at HJK for the 2022 season.[9] On 30 March 2022, it was announced that she would be focusing on rehabilitating her knee and would be focusing on a sales career.[10]

After football

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In May 2022, Naumanen joined the Olympic Committee of Finland.[11]

International career

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Naumanen was called up to the 2016 Cyprus Women's Cup.[12]

Naumanen was called up to the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup.[13]

Naumanen was called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup.[14] She scored her first international goal against South Africa on 6 March 2019, scoring in the 31st minute.[15]

Style of play

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Whilst playing for Stabæk, Naumanen was played in the fullback position, but prefers to play as a winger.[16]

Personal life

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Naumanen has dealt with mental health issues such as anxiety and depression. She wanted to speak out about it so other people would be able to.[17] She also runs a podcast with Martin Paas called #Taloudentekijät.[18] Naumanen has also written for a column about her everyday life as a football player.[19]

References

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  1. ^ a b Katarina Naumanen at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Katarina Naumanen | Finland | UEFA Women's EURO". UEFA.com. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Katarina Naumanen HJK:n riveihin". kymppipaikka.fi (in Finnish). 6 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Kylteri ja jalkapalloilija Katarina Naumanen on Vuoden 2018 Aalto-urheilija". www.aalto.fi (in Finnish). 17 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Maajoukkuepuolustaja Naumanen siirtyy HJK:sta Norjaan: "Jos jollekin, niin tälle joukkueelle olisin suonut sen kaikkein kirkkaimman"". yle.fi (in Finnish). 30 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Seier over ØHIL - Ekstremt viktig og ekstremt deilig". www.stabak.no (in Norwegian).
  7. ^ "Naisten Liigan KuPS hankki A-maajoukkuepelaajan". kymppipaikka.fi (in Finnish). 2 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Helmareiden puolustaja Katarina Naumanen FC Hongan riveihin". yle.fi (in Finnish). 4 November 2019.
  9. ^ "Katarina Naumanen palaa Klubiin". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 19 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Katarina Naumanen jättää kilpakentät". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 30 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Katarina Naumanen nousi Olympiakomitean hallitukseen Anni Vuohijoen paikalle". www.hs.fi(subscription required) (in Finnish). 31 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Ilveksen Elina Myllymäki nimetty Suomen naisten maajoukkueeseen" [Ilves Elina Myllymäki named to the Finnish women's national team]. Ilves (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 18 February 2016.
  13. ^ "Finland squad announced to compete at the Cyprus Women's Cup 2018". Women's Soccer United. 13 February 2018.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Finland vs South Africa - 6 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
  16. ^ "Maajoukkuetoppari Katarina Naumanen kyllästyi laitapuolustajan rooliin Norjassa ja palasi Kuopioon: entinen kilpatanssija viihdyttää pukukopissa ja haaveilee EM-kisoista". yle.fi (in Finnish). 31 August 2019.
  17. ^ Virtanen, Ari (3 May 2020). "Urheilijan arka paikka Jalkapallomaajoukkueen puolustaja Katarina Naumanen oli vuosi sitten elämänsä kunnossa. Sitten tahti kiihtyi ja lepääminen unohtui. Lopulta "kaikki hajosi". Hän haluaa kertoa tarinansa, jotta muutkin uskaltaisivat kertoa vaikeuksistaan". www.hs.fi(subscription required) (in Finnish).
  18. ^ "Mikä #Taloudentekijät, ketkä Martin ja Katarina?". www.ekonomit.fi (in Finnish). 10 March 2021.
  19. ^ "Pelaajan ääni: Katarina Naumanen". www.kansallinenliiga.fi (in Finnish).