Tinja-Riikka Korpela

Tinja-Riikka Tellervo Korpela (born 5 May 1986) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who plays in the FA WSL for Tottenham Hotspur. She previously played for Bayern Munich in the German Frauen-Bundesliga, Tyreso FF in Sweden's Damallsvenskan, LSK Kvinner and Kolbotn of Norway's Toppserien, and FC Honka of Finland's Naisten Liiga.

Korpela debuted for Finland's national team in 2007. She represented her country at the UEFA Women's Championships in 2009 and 2013.

Club Career

Swedish UEFA Women's Champions League contenders Tyreso FF signed Korpela to a contract in December 2013. Korpela competed with Carola Soberg for a starting place and was a substitute in Tyreso's 4–3 defeat by Wolfsburg in the 2014 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. Tyreso suffered a financial implosion in 2014 and withdrew from the 2014 Damallsvenskan season, expunging all their results and making all their players free agents.

Korpela signed a two-year contract with German Frauen-Bundesliga club FC Bayern Munich in June 2014. On 18 February 2016, she extended her contract until 2018. At their request and in agreement of the association their contract was dissolved at the end of 2017; She left FC Bayern Munich after just three and a half years. It was duly approved before the last round game on 17 December 2017 before the home game against 1. FFC Frankfurt.

On 6 July 2021 Korpela signed for Tottenham after leaving Everton in the WSL.