Signy Aarna (born 4 October 1990) is an Estonian footballer who plays as a forward for Finnish club Åland United and for the Estonia national team. She previously played for Finnish club Pallokissat and FC Lootos of the Estonian Naiste Meistriliiga.
.jpg) Playing for Estonia in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Signy Aarna | ||
| Date of birth | 4 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Ahja, Põlva County, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Åland United | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | Ahja Sipelgas | ||
| 2003–2008 | Põlva FC Lootos | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Põlva FC Lootos | 111 | (153) |
| 2014–2017 | Pallokissat | 90 | (45) |
| 2018– | Åland United | 44 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Estonia U19 | 17 | (1) |
| 2009– | Estonia Universiade Team | 12 | (3) |
| 2009– | Estonia | 101 | (26) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2022 | |||
Club career
editFrom Ahja, Põlva County, Aarna started training with the youth team of FC Lootos as a goalkeeper in 2003. In 2005, 2007 and 2008 she won Estonian youth titles with the club's different age groups.
FC Lootos
editIn 2008, she started in FC Lootos' senior squad in the Esiliiga, the second level of women's football in Estonia. FC Lootos won the league and Aarna was the top scorer with 48 goals. From 2009 she played for FC Lootos in the top level Naiste Meistriliiga. She remains the club's most capped player with 121 games in all competitions and 166 goals in Estonian league and cup games.[2]
Pallokissat
editDespite offers from other Meistriliiga clubs, Aarna opted to stay with her hometown club until leaving the country. After the end of season 2013, Aarna signed her first professional contract with Naisten Liiga club Pallokissat in Finland. In her debut season Aarna scored 13 goals in 21 matches, she became the club's top scorer and helped the team to reach third place and the first ever medals in the club's history. 2015 proved to be another productive season for Aarna, as she scored 17 goals in Naisten Liiga and she became again the club's top scorer.
Åland United
editBefore the 2018 season, Aarna joined Åland United.[3]
International career
editAarna debuted for the senior national team in the 2009 Baltic Cup, starting her first game on 24 April 2009 against Latvia and scoring Estonia's fifth and final goal on her home ground, Lootospark. She previously played at Under-17 and under-19 levels. On 26 November 2021, she played her 100th match for Estonia during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.
Career statistics
edit- Scores and results list Estonia's Women's National team first
- Goals scored in official competitions
| Competition | Stage | Date | Location | Opponent | Goals | Result | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2010–03–27 | Vrbovec |  Croatia |
1 | 3–0 | 1 |
| 2013 UEFA Euro | Qualifiers | 2011–09–18 | Tallinn |  Ukraine |
1 | 1–4 | 2 |
| 2012–06–16 | Otepää |  Belarus |
1 | 2–4 | |||
| 2015 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2014–08–20 | Tallinn |  Czech Republic |
1 | 1–4 | 1 |
| 2019 FIFA World Cup | Qualifiers | 2017–04–08 | Tbilisi |  Georgia |
1 | 2–1 | 1 |
- Complete list of games
Source:[4]
Club
edit| Season | Club | Country | Level | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Åland United | Finland | I | 14 | 1 |
| 2020 | Åland United | Finland | I | 17 | 3 |
| 2019 | Åland United | Finland | I | 21 | 1 |
| 2018 | Åland United | Finland | I | 23 | 9 |
| 2017 | Pallokissat | Finland | I | 23 | 5 |
| 2016 | Pallokissat | Finland | I | 23 | 10 |
| 2015 | Pallokissat | Finland | I | 23 | 17 |
| 2014 | Pallokissat | Finland | I | 21 | 13 |
| 2013 | Põlva FC Lootos | Estonia | I | 17 | 30 |
| 2012 | Põlva FC Lootos | Estonia | I | 17 | 28 |
| 2011 | Põlva FC Lootos | Estonia | I | 20 | 22 |
| 2010 | Põlva FC Lootos | Estonia | I | 20 | 14 |
| 2009 | Põlva FC Lootos | Estonia | I | 20 | 11 |
| 2008 | Põlva FC Lootos | Estonia | II | 17 | 48 |
Personal life
editAarna attended Ahja Keskkool. In 2009, she moved to University of Tartu to study sports development with coaching.
Awards
editIn 2010 Aarna was awarded Female Meistriliiga Footballer of the Season. In 2011 and 2015 Female Footballer of the Year.
References
edit- ^ "Athlete Information". 2013 Summer Universiade. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Viron maajoukkuehyökkääjä Pallokissoihin" (in Finnish). Naisten Liiga. 20 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Signy Aarna Åland Unitediin (in Finnish)
- ^ "Signy Aarna national team profile". Estonian Football Association. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
External links
edit
- Signy Aarna at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Signy Aarna national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
- Players profile at UEFA.com