Jutta Rantala (born 11 November 1999) is a Finnish

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who plays as a

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for

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in the

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and the

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Club career

Rantala debuted in the Finnish women's premier division

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at the age of 14. In 2019, she was the league top scorer with 22 goals and was nominated as the Player of the Year. In December 2019, Rantala was signed by the Swedish side Kristianstads DFF. In December 2021, Rantala joined

International career

Rantala made her first national A-team appearance in the 2020 Cyprus Cup against

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International goals

Club honors

*Finnish Championship: 2019 *Finnish Women's Cup: 2019

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Jutta Rantala
at SPL 1999 births People from Köyliö Living people Women's association football forwards Finnish women's footballers Finnish expatriate footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden Finland women's international footballers Kristianstads DFF players Vittsjö GIK players Damallsvenskan players Kansallinen Liiga players Sportspeople from Satakunta UEFA Women's Euro 2022 players {{Finland-footy-forward-stub