Ilona Walta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilona Aurora Walta | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nottingham Forest | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HJK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | HJK | 34 | (1) |
| 2023 | PK-35 Vantaa | 14 | (2) |
| 2024 | FC Honka | 23 | (14) |
| 2025 | Vittsjö GIK | 23 | (1) |
| 2026 | Molde FK | 14 | (2) |
| 2026– | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Finland U16 | 2 | (2) |
| 2021–2023 | Finland U17 | 17 | (5) |
| 2024 | Finland U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Finland U19 | 20 | (4) |
| 2026– | Finland U23 | 1 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 December 2024 | |||
Ilona Walta (born 5 January 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest in the Women's Super League 2.
Club career
Honka
Vittsjö GIK
On 24 December 2024, Walta signed for Vittsjö GIK.[2]
Molde FK
Nottingham Forest
On 27 August 2026, Walta signed for Nottingham Forest.[4]
Personal life
Her older brother Leo is Finnish international footballer.
Honours
Individual
- Kansallinen Liiga Player of the Month: July 2024[5]
References
- ↑ "Tervetuloa Ilona Walta!" [Welcome Ilona Walta!] (in Finnish). FC Honka. 15 November 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ilona Walta siirtyy Ruotsiin kolmivuotisella sopimuksella: "Yksi Pohjois-Euroopan suurimmista lahjakkuuksista"" [Ilona Walta moves to Sweden on a three-year contract: "One of the greatest talents in Northern Europe"] (in Finnish). Yle. 26 December 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ilona Walta klar for Molde!" [Ilona Walta ready for Molde!] (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Forest Women sign Walta". Nottingham Forest F.C. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ilona Walta heinäkuun pelaaja - lue Kansallisen Liigan kuukurkistus" [Ilona Walta July Player of the Month - read the National League Monthly Preview] (in Finnish). Veikkaus. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
External links
- Ilona Walta at Soccerway
- Ilona Walta stats at Football Association of Finland
Categories:
- Living people
- 2006 births
- Finnish women's footballers
- Finnish expatriate women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Kansallinen Liiga players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi (women) players
- Women's Super League 2 players
- PK-35 Vantaa (women) players
- FC Honka (women) players
- Vittsjö GIK players
- Nottingham Forest Women F.C. players
- Finland women's youth international footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- 21st-century Finnish sportswomen
- Finnish women's football biography stubs