Milja Kiviranta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 2006 | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Kotkan Jäntevä | ||
| 2019–2023 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | HJK | 61 | (21) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U17 | 20 | (5) |
| 2024 | Finland U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Finland U19 | 19 | (3) |
| 2025– | Finland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Finland | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 April 2026 | |||
Milja Kiviranta (Finnish: [ˈmiljɑ ˈkivirɑntɑ]; born 15 May 2006) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kansallinen Liiga club HJK Helsinki and the Finland national team.[1]
Early life
Kiviranta was born on 15 May 2006. She grew up in Kotka and played youth football for Kotkan Jäntevä, before joining HJK Helsinki's academy in 2019.[2]
Club career
HJK Helsinki
Kiviranta joined Kansallinen Liiga club HJK Helsinki in the 2023 season. During the season, she scored six goals in 20 league appearances.[1]
In the 2024 season, Kiviranta was awarded Player of the Month for June.[3] She was part of HJK's team that completed the domestic double, securing both the Kansallinen Liiga title and the Finnish Women's Cup title. During the season, she scored nine goals in 21 league matches.[1]
In the 2025 season, Kiviranta won the domestic treble (winning the double but adding the Kansallinen Cup).[4] She scored the opening goal in the Finnish Cup final, which HJK won 3–1 over Åland United.[5] During the season, she scored six goals in 20 league matches.[1]
International career
Kiviranta has represented Finland at under-17, under-18, under-19, under-23 and senior levels.[1]
Kiviranta was part of Finland's 20-player squad for the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 3 to 15 May.[6]
Kiviranta made her début for the Finland senior national team on 25 October 2025, coming on as a substitute for Ria Öling in the 62nd minute of a 6–1 home loss to Denmark in the first leg of a promotion/relegation playoff at Tammelan Stadion in Tampere.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Milja Kiviranta" (in Finnish). Kansallinen Liiga.
- ↑ "Milja Kiviranta hurjassa vauhdissa kohti huippua" [Milja Kiviranta is on a wild ride towards the top] (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 2 March 2023.
- ↑ "Milja Kiviranta Kansallisen Liigan Veikkauksen kuukauden pelaaja" [Veikkaus Kansallinen Liiga Player of the Month: Milja Kiviranta] (in Finnish). Finnish Footballers' Association. 5 July 2024.
- ↑ Moilanen, Mika (3 October 2025). "HJK varmisti historiallisen triplan – "Meillä on ihan mieletön joukkue"" [HJK secure a historic treble – "We have an absolutely incredible team"] (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat.
- ↑ Peltonen, Topias (21 September 2026). "HJK voitti myös naisten Suomen cupin – Åland United kaatui finaalissa 3–1" [HJK won the Finnish Women's Cup – Åland United lost 3–1 in the final] (in Finnish). Yle.
- ↑ "U17-tytöt nimetty toukokuun EM-lopputurnaukseen" [U17 girls named for May's European Championship finals] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 22 April 2022. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022.
- ↑ "Finland 1–6 Denmark". UEFA. 25 October 2025.
External links
- Milja Kiviranta at Soccerway.com
- Milja Kiviranta at WorldFootball.net