Tia Hälinen

Tia Jasmin Hälinen (born 18 February 1994) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Tia Hälinen

Personal information
Full name	Tia Jasmin Hälinen[1]
Date of birth	(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kirkkonummi, Finland
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	KirkU
	AC Kirkkonummi
	HooGee
	VJS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2012	PK-35	44	(11)
2013	Kokkola F10	22	(2)
2014–2015	FC Honka	40	(5)
2016–2017	HJK	28	(11)
2017	Santa Teresa CD
2017–2018	Sparta Prague
2018–2019	Eskilstuna United	17	(1)
2019–2020	HJK	6	(1)
2021	TiPS	19	(11)
International career‡
2015–2021	Finland	11	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:33, 22 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:37, 21 July 2019 (UTC)

She previously played for PK-35, Kokkola F10, FC Honka and HJK of the Naisten Liiga. She also played in Spain for Santa Teresa CD, and in the Czech Republic for Sparta Prague.

Club career

She left her home country in February 2017, signing for Spanish Primera División club Santa Teresa CD.^[2]

In July 2018 Hälinen agreed a transfer from Sparta Prague to Eskilstuna United DFF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan.^[3] She won the league with Sparta Prague.^[4]

On 12 August 2019, Hälinen was announced at HJK.^[5]

On 15 January 2021, Hälinen signed for TiPS.^[6] In her only season at TiPS, she managed 11 goals and 7 assists.^[7] At the end of the 2021 season, Hälinen retired to become a runner.^[8]

Coaching career

On 13 September 2023, Hälinen was appointed the communications manager and junior manager of FC Kirkkonummi.^[9] She left the club on 15 March 2024.^[10]

On 14 February 2024, Hälinen was appointed assistant coach of NJS.^[11]

International career

Hälinen was called up to the Finland national team in January 2015.^[12]

Hälinen made her debut for the Finland women's national team on 29 May 2015, in a 2–0 defeat by Norway in Drammen.^[13] She was a part of Finland's 2013 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship team, which reached the semi-finals.^[14] She was also a member of the Finland squad at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada.

Hälinen was initially called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup, but was replaced by Heidi Kollanen due to injury.^[15]

References

1. "List of Players – Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
2. "El Santa Teresa ya cuenta con Tia Hälinen, delantera finlandesa" (in Spanish). EFE. 21 February 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
3. Andersson, Viktor (27 July 2018). "Finsk landslagsspelare förstärker Eskilstuna" (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
4. "Helmareiden Tia Hälinen: "Ammattimaisuus on minulle todella tärkeää"". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
5. "Tia Hälinen palaa Klubiin". www.hjk.fi (in Finnish). 12 August 2019.
6. "Tia Hälinen Vahvistamaan Tikkurilaa/". www.tikkurilanpalloseura.fi (in Finnish). 15 January 2021.
7. "Kansallisen Liigan Hopeamitalit Tikkurilaan/". www.tikkurilanpalloseura.fi (in Finnish). 13 October 2021.
8. "Tia Hälinen, 27, saavutti unelmansa ja huomasi olevansa onneton – hän päätti muuttaa elämänsä suunnan ja tavoittelee hurjaa temppua yleisurheilussa". yle.fi (in Finnish). 25 September 2021.
9. "Tia Hälinen on FC Kirkkonummen uusi seuratyöntekijä!". fckirkkonummi.fi (in Finnish).
10. "Kiitos Tia!". fckirkkonummi.fi (in Finnish).
11. "Tia Hälinen naisten apuvalmentajaksi". www.njs.fi (in Finnish).
12. "Viisi ensikertalaista Helmareissa". yle.fi (in Finnish). 27 January 2015.
13. "Suomelle tappio Norjan vieraana" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 2016-03-15.
14. "Pelaajaesittely: Tia Hälinen" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 24 August 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
15. "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.

External links

• Tia Hälinen at Soccerway
• Tia Hälinen at Football Association of Finland (SPL) (in Finnish)
• Tia Hälinen at AupaAthletic (in Spanish)