Jutta Kaarina Rebekka Rantala (; born 10 November 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Everton and the Finland national team.
Club career
Rantala debuted in the Finnish women's premier division Naisten Liiga at the age of 14.
On 5 November 2015, Rantala was announced at TPS.
On 11 November 2017, Rantala was announced at FC Honka.
On her league debut for HJK, Rantala scored 4 goals against ONS on 23 March 2019. 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 on a one year contract.
In December 2021, Rantala joined Vittsjö GIK. On 21 October 2022, she signed a new contract with Vittsjö GIK for the 2023 season.
In August 2023, Rantala joined Leicester City in the Women's Super League, signing a two year contract. She scored two goals on her league debut against Bristol City on 1 October 2023, scoring in the 49th and 83rd minute, winning the Player of the Match award. After her first season with Leicester City, she won the Player of the Season award. In October 2024, she suffered a knee injury.Helmarien ykköshyökkääjän tilanteesta lisätietoa – tärkeät EM-jatkokarsinnat jäävät väliin, Yle, 18 October 2024
On 22 July 2026, Rantala was announced at Everton.
International career
Rantala was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squad. She scored on her national team debut in the 2020 Cyprus Cup against Croatia, scoring in the 5th minute.
Rantala was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad.
Rantala was initially not called up to the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time. She was later called up to replace Tuija Hyyrynen, who had withdrawn from the squad due to injury.
Rantala was part of the Finland squad that won the 2024 Pinatar Cup for the first time.
On 19 June 2025, Rantala was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
Career statistics Club Jutta Rantala stats, Football Association of Finland + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNice Futis2014Naisten Liiga183–––1832015Naisten Liiga227–––227Total40100000004010TPS2016Naisten Liiga231249––27212017Naisten Liiga221422––2416Total452661100005137Honka2018Naisten Liiga23612–522910HJK2019Naisten Liiga222264––2826Kristianstad2020Damallsvenskan21755––26122021Damallsvenskan22211–20253Total4396600205115Vittsjö GIK2022Damallsvenskan261143––30142023Damallsvenskan17800––178Total43194300004722Leicester City2023–24Women's Super League2264341–30102024–25Women's Super League310010–41Total2574351003411Career total2419927295172280131
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsFinland2020112021202022702023126202483Total3010
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rantala goal. + List of international goals scored by Jutta Rantala No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 8 March 2020 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–0 2–3 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup 2. 16 February 2023 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus 4–1 4–1 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup 3. 22 February 2023 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus 1–0 4–0 4. 10 April 2023 NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia 2–0 2–0 Friendly 5. 14 July 2023 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland 2–0 2–1 6. 22 September 2023 Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland 2–0 4–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League 7. 5 December 2023 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia 2–2 2–2 8. 24 February 2024 Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain 1–0 1–0 2024 Pinatar Cup 9. 9 April 2024 Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland 1–1 2–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying 10. 4 June 2024 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland 1–1 1–1
Honours HJK Naisten Liiga: 2019 Finnish Women's Cup: 2019
Individual Leicester City Player of the Season: 2023–24 Women's FA Cup: Team of the Season 2023–24 Football Association of Finland: Finnish Footballer of the Year 2024
References
External links
Jutta Rantala at SPL