Ria Noora Minerva Öling (born 15 September 1994) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Damallsvenskan club FC Rosengård and the Finland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ria Noora Minerva Öling[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Rosengård | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2008 | FC Sport | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | VIFK | ||
| 2012 | PK-35 | 26 | (3) |
| 2013 | VIFK | ||
| 2014–2016 | TPS | 69 | (49) |
| 2017 | Santa Teresa | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | TPS | 11 | (12) |
| 2018–2019 | Brøndby | 33 | (17) |
| 2019–2020 | Växjö DFF | 36 | (7) |
| 2021– | FC Rosengård | 95 | (11) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Finland | 85 | (10) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:36, 9 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 12 December 2013, was announced at TPS.[2]
In 2014 Öling was named Finland's Player of the Season after hitting 16 league goals for her club, TPS.[3]
In January 2018, Öling signed for Danish champions Brøndby IF.[4]
In December 2020, Öling signed for Swedish club FC Rosengård[5] On 19 October 2021, she won her first league title with the club.[6] In May 2022, she signed a new two-year contract with the club until 2024.[7] On 25 October 2022, Öling secured her second consecutive league title.[8] After being drawn into the group stage of the Champions League, she became the second Finnish player to play in the group stage, with Tuija Hyyrynen being the first.[9] On 21 April 2024, she scored in the 43rd minute over Kristianstads DFF.[10] On 4 October 2024, after defeating Kristianstads DFF, she became league champions with FC Rosengård, the third Swedish championship of her career.[11]
Öling has played over 100 matches in the Damallsvenskan.[12]
International career
editÖling played her first senior international for Finland women's national team in February 2015 against Sweden.[13] She had already represented her country at the 2013 UEFA Women's U-19 Championship and the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Öling scored her first senior international goal on the occasion of her fifth cap, in a 1–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying win over Montenegro on 17 September 2015.[14] She scored her second international goal against Slovakia in January 2017, scoring in the 32nd minute.[15]
Öling was called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup squad.[16]
Öling was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squad.[17]
On 21 September 2021, Öling scored in the 68th minute in a European qualifying match win over Slovakia.[18]
Öling was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad.[19]
Öling was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.[20]
On 28 October 2023, Öling was banned from playing in the next match after picking up two yellow cards in two games.[21]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 17 September 2015 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland |  Montenegro |
1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 2. | 10 June 2017 | Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou, China |  China |
1–0 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 3. | 4 October 2018 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, Thailand |  Thailand |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament |
| 4. | 3–1 | |||||
| 5. | 8 October 2019 | Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland |  Albania |
4–0 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
| 6. | 8 March 2020 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Croatia |
2–0 | 2–3 | 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 7. | 11 March 2020 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Slovakia |
1–1 | 4–2 | |
| 8. | 21 September 2021 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | Slovakia |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 1 December 2023 |  Romania |
2–0 | 6–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Nations League | |
| 10. | 29 October 2024 | Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland | Montenegro |
1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs |
Personal life
editOne of Öling's role models is legendary Swedish player Caroline Seger.[22]
References
edit- ^ a b "List of Players - Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "TPS vahvistui kahdella EM-pronssimitalistilla" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Lod ja Öling parhaat liigapelaajat – myös Platinille palkinto" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Brøndby-transfers til angrebet: Svensk angriber og offensiv finne hentet til kvindeholdet" (in Danish). 3point.dk. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Ria Öling klar för FC Rosengård" (in Swedish). 3point.dk. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ Hyyppä, Emma (19 October 2021). "Ria Öling juhli Ruotsin mestaruutta pikaisesti lentokentällä – riensi vahvistamaan Helmareita Georgia-otteluun: "Emme saa aliarvioida heitä"". yle.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ Thyrelius Ericson, Olof. "Iso Ria Ölingin haastattelu". www.stadium.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Ria Ölingistä tuli Ruotsin jalkapallomestari kesken kurpitsan kaivertamisen – "Vähän outo tapa voittaa mestaruus"". yle.fi (in Finnish). 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Ria Öling Ruotsin mestari – Natalia Kuikka NWSL:n finaaliin". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Ria Öling ja Heidi Kollanen maalasivat Ruotsissa". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Ria Öling ja Anni Hartikainen juhlivat Ruotsin mestaruutta". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Ria Öling: "On ollut kiva näyttää epäilijöille, että me osaamme pelata futista"". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Finland vs Sweden - 12 February 2015". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Järviö, Pekka (17 September 2015). "Ria Ölingin maali pelasti Suomelle täyden pistepotin jalkapallon EM-karsinnassa" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
- ^ "Naisten maajoukkueelle jälleen hieno voitto". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
- ^ Ahlnäs, Mats. "Finlands starka svar i VM-kvalet: Slovakiens kvittering skakade inte landslaget – Ria Öling blev blåvit hjälte i premiären". svenska.yle.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu". Finnish Football Association (in Finnish). 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Ria Öling pelikiellossa – Tuuli Viinikka Helmareihin". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Blyg men orädd – Helmarits Ria Öling låter fotbollen tala för sig: "När man är bäst i rummet är det dags att söka sig vidare"". svenska.yle/fi (in Finnish).
External links
edit- Ria Öling – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Ria Öling on Twitter
- Ria Öling Archived 26 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine at Football Association of Finland (SPL) (in Finnish)
- Ria Öling at Soccerway
- Ria Noora Minerva Öling at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Ria Noora Minerva Öling club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
