Ria Öling

Ria Öling
Personal information
Full name Ria Noora Minerva Öling[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-15) 15 September 1994 (age 30)
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)
*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

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.

Club career

On 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

Öling 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 qualifiying 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

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
1. 10 June 2017 Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre, Changzhou, China  China 1–0 2–4 Friendly
1. 4 October 2018 Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, Thailand  Thailand 2–0 3–1 2018 Yongchuan International Tournament
1. 3–1
1. 8 October 2019 Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland  Albania 4–0 8–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
7. 8 March 2020 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus  Croatia 2–0 2–3 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup
8. 11 March 2020 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Slovakia 1–1 4–2
9. 21 September 2021 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland  Slovakia 2–1 2–1 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Personal life

One of Öling's role models is legendary Swedish player Caroline Seger.[22]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "TPS vahvistui kahdella EM-pronssimitalistilla" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Lod ja Öling parhaat liigapelaajat – myös Platinille palkinto" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Brøndby-transfers til angrebet: Svensk angriber og offensiv finne hentet til kvindeholdet" (in Danish). 3point.dk. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Ria Öling klar för FC Rosengård" (in Swedish). 3point.dk. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  6. ^ 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).
  7. ^ Thyrelius Ericson, Olof. "Iso Ria Ölingin haastattelu". www.stadium.fi (in Finnish).
  8. ^ "Ria Ölingistä tuli Ruotsin jalkapallomestari kesken kurpitsan kaivertamisen – "Vähän outo tapa voittaa mestaruus"". yle.fi (in Finnish). 25 October 2022.
  9. ^ "Ria Öling Ruotsin mestari – Natalia Kuikka NWSL:n finaaliin". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  10. ^ "Ria Öling ja Heidi Kollanen maalasivat Ruotsissa". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  11. ^ "Ria Öling ja Anni Hartikainen juhlivat Ruotsin mestaruutta". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  12. ^ "Ria Öling: "On ollut kiva näyttää epäilijöille, että me osaamme pelata futista"". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  13. ^ "Finland vs Sweden - 12 February 2015". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ Järviö, Pekka (17 September 2015). "Ria Ölingin maali pelasti Suomelle täyden pistepotin jalkapallon EM-karsinnassa" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  15. ^ "Naisten maajoukkueelle jälleen hieno voitto". uutisarkisto.palloliitto.fi.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
  18. ^ 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).
  19. ^ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu". Finnish Football Association (in Finnish). 9 June 2022. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  20. ^ "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  21. ^ "Ria Öling pelikiellossa – Tuuli Viinikka Helmareihin". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  22. ^ "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).