Emma Koivisto

Emma Wilhelmina Koivisto (born 25 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A Femminile club AC Milan and the Finland national team.

Emma Koivisto

Koivisto playing for Florida State Seminoles in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Emma Wilhelmina Koivisto[1]
Date of birth	(1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Helsinki, Finland
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AC Milan
Number	2
Youth career
2000–2006	SAPA
2006–2010	HJK
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Florida State Seminoles	79	(2)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	HJK	58	(7)
2013–2017	Honka	53	(4)
2018–2020	Häcken	61	(6)
2021–2022	Brighton & Hove Albion	31	(3)
2022–2024	Liverpool	40	(4)
2024–	AC Milan	25	(2)
International career‡
2010–2011	Finland U17	6	(0)
2011–2013	Finland U19	10	(4)
2014	Finland U20	3	(0)
2012–	Finland	109	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 June 2025

College career

Koivisto attended Florida State University,^[2] playing for the Florida State Seminoles; she played an average of 20 games per season, scoring 2 goals in her time at college.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Club career

She previously played for HJK and FC Honka of the Naisten Liiga, as well as Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC, with whom she won the 2020 Damallsvenskan.^[2]

She signed for Liverpool in July 2022 after spending 18 months with Brighton & Hove Albion, taking the number 2 shirt.^[2]

On 26 June 2024, Koivisto signed a three-year deal with AC Milan.^[8] The transfer was effective 1 July 2024. She scored her first goal for Milan on 25 January 2025, in a 3–2 home win against AS Roma.

International career

She is a Finland women's national football team international, and was included in their squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2022.^[9][2]

On 17 July 2024, Koivisto recorded her 100th cap for Finland in a 4–0 defeat to Italy.^[10]

On 19 June 2025, Koivisto was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 June 2025^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup[a]		League Cup[b]		Europe[c]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
HJK	2010	Naisten Liiga	14	2	0	0	—		—		14	2
	2011	Naisten Liiga	17	3	2	0	—		—		19	3
	2012	Naisten Liiga	27	2	1	0	—		—		28	2
	Total		58	7	3	0	—		—		61	7
Honka	2013	Naisten Liiga	11	1	2	0	—		—		13	1
	2014	Naisten Liiga	14	0	3	0	—		—		17	0
	2015	Naisten Liiga	11	1	2	0	—		—		13	1
	2016	Naisten Liiga	7	1	1	0	—		—		8	1
	2017	Naisten Liiga	10	1	0	0	—		—		10	1
	Total		53	4	8	0	—		—		61	4
BK Häcken	2018	Damallsvenskan	21	0	3	0	—		—		24	0
	2019	Damallsvenskan	20	2	6	3	—		2	0	28	5
	2020	Damallsvenskan	20	4	1	1	—		2	0	23	5
	Total		61	6	10	4	—		4	0	75	10
Brighton & Hove Albion	2020–21	Women's Super League	9	0	3	0	0	0	—		12	0
	2021–22	Women's Super League	22	3	1	1	3	0	—		26	4
	Total		31	3	4	1	3	0	—		38	4
Liverpool	2022–23	Women's Super League	21	2	1	0	5	0	—		27	2
	2023–24	Women's Super League	19	2	3	0	2	0	—		24	2
	Total		40	4	4	0	7	0	—		51	4
AC Milan	2024–25	Serie A	25	2	0	0	–		–		25	2
Career total			268	26	29	5	10	0	4	0	311	31

1. Includes the Finnish Women's Cup, Svenska Cupen, Women's FA Cup
2. Includes the WSL Cup/Women's League Cup
3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 8 April 2025^[12]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	2012	5	0
	2013	3	0
	2014	3	0
	2015	7	1
	2016	4	0
	2017	8	0
	2018	11	0
	2019	13	1
	2020	5	0
	2021	9	1
	2022	13	0
	2023	11	1
	2024	13	2
	2025	4	1
Total		109	7

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Koivisto goal.

List of international goals scored by Emma Koivisto

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 September 2015	Tallaght Stadium, Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	1–0	2–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2	7 November 2019	Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland	Cyprus	4–0	4–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
3	23 February 2021	AEK Arena – Georgios Karapatakis, Larnaca, Cyprus	Cyprus	1–0	5–0
4	30 November 2023	Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland	Romania	4–0	6–0	2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
5	12 July 2024		Norway	1–1	1–1	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying
6	29 October 2024	Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland	Montenegro	3–0	5–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
7	8 April 2025		Hungary	1–0	3–0	2025 UEFA Women's Nations League

Honours

Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC

• Damallsvenskan: 2020, Runner-Up: 2018, 2019
• Svenska Cupen: 2018-19^[12]

FC Honka

• Naisten Liiga: 2017
• Finnish Women's Cup: 2014, 2015, Runner-Up: 2016

HJK

• Finnish Women's Cup: 2010
• Kansallinen Cup: 2011, 2012

Finland Women's National Team

• Cyprus Women's Cup: 2023, Runner-Up: 2020

• Pinatar Cup: 2024