Sanna Valkonen

Sanna Valkonen
Personal information
Full name Sanna Margit Valkonen
Date of birth (1977-12-12) 12 December 1977
Place of birth Hyvinkää, Finland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994 Kontu
1995–1996 PuiU
1997 MPS
1998–2002 HJK
2002 Boston Renegades
2002–2005 Umeå
2006–2007 AIK
2008–2010 Örebro 62 (0)
International career
1995–2010 Finland 120 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sanna Margit Valkonen (born 12 December 1977) is a Finnish former football defender. She played for KontU, PuiU, MPS and HJK Helsinki in the Naisten Liiga, Boston Renegades in the W-League, and Umeå IK, AIK Fotboll and KIF Örebro in the Damallsvenskan. She was named Finnish Footballer of the Year in 2001 and 2002.

She was a member of the Finnish national team for fifteen years, and played the 2005 and 2009 European Championships, serving as the team's captain. She was as of 2014 the second most capped Finnish player with 120 games, behind only Laura Österberg Kalmari with 130.