Jutta Kaarina Rebekka Rantala (Finnish: [ˈjutːɑ ˈrɑntɑlɑ]; born 10 November 1999)[1][2] is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Leicester City in the Women's Super League and the Finland national team.
Rantala debuted in the Finnish women's premier division Naisten Liiga at the age of 14.[3]
On 5 November 2015, Rantala was announced at TPS.[4]
On 11 November 2017, Rantala was announced at FC Honka.[5]
On her league debut for HJK, Rantala scored 4 goals against ONS on 23 March 2019.[6] In 2019, she was the league top scorer with 22 goals and was nominated as the Player of the Year.[7] In December 2019, Rantala was signed by the Swedish side Kristianstads DFF on a one year contract.[8]
In December 2021, Rantala joined Vittsjö GIK.[9] On 21 October 2022, she signed a new contract with Vittsjö GIK for the 2023 season.[10]
In August 2023, Rantala joined Leicester City in the Women's Super League, signing a two year contract.[11] 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.[12][13] After her first season with Leicester City, she won the Player of the Season award.[14] In October 2024, she suffered a knee injury.[15]
Rantala was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup squad.[16] She scored on her national team debut in the 2020 Cyprus Cup against Croatia, scoring in the 5th minute.[17]
Rantala was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022 squad.[18]
Rantala was initially not called up to the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.[19] She was later called up to replace Tuija Hyyrynen, who had withdrawn from the squad due to injury.[20]
Rantala was part of the Finland squad that won the 2024 Pinatar Cup for the first time.[21]
On 19 June 2025, Rantala was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[22]
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| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nice Futis | 2014 | Naisten Liiga | 18 | 3 | – | – | – | 18 | 3 | |||
| 2015 | Naisten Liiga | 22 | 7 | – | – | – | 22 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | ||
| TPS | 2016 | Naisten Liiga | 23 | 12 | 4 | 9 | – | – | 27 | 21 | ||
| 2017 | Naisten Liiga | 22 | 14 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 24 | 16 | |||
| Total | 45 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 37 | ||
| Honka | 2018 | Naisten Liiga | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | – | 5[c] | 2 | 29 | 10 | |
| HJK | 2019 | Naisten Liiga | 22 | 22 | 6 | 4 | – | – | 28 | 26 | ||
| Kristianstad | 2020 | Damallsvenskan | 21 | 7 | 5 | 5 | – | – | 26 | 12 | ||
| 2021 | Damallsvenskan | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 43 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 15 | ||
| Vittsjö GIK | 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 30 | 14 | ||
| 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 8 | |||
| Total | 43 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 22 | ||
| Leicester City | 2023–24 | Women's Super League | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 30 | 10 | |
| 2024–25 | Women's Super League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 25 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 241 | 99 | 27 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 280 | 131 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 12 | 6 | |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | |
| Total | 30 | 10 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 March 2020 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Croatia |
1–0 | 2–3 | 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 2. | 16 February 2023 | GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus | Croatia |
4–1 | 4–1 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
| 3. | 22 February 2023 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Romania |
1–0 | 4–0 | |
| 4. | 10 April 2023 | NTC Senec, Senec, Slovakia |  Slovakia |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 14 July 2023 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland |
2–0 | 2–1 | |
| 6. | 22 September 2023 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | Slovakia |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League |
| 7. | 5 December 2023 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | Slovakia |
2–2 | 2–2 | |
| 8. | 24 February 2024 | Pinatar Arena, San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |  Slovenia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 Pinatar Cup |
| 9. | 9 April 2024 | Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland |  Italy |
1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying |
| 10. | 4 June 2024 | Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland |  Netherlands |
1–1 | 1–1 |
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