Milla-Maj Majasaari (; born 15 October 1999) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who plays for A-Liga side Midtjylland and the Finland national team.
Majasaari has previously played for A-Liga club Fortuna Hjørring, Toppserien club Røa, then-Women's Super League side Crystal Palace, Belgian Women's Super League club Anderlecht, Damallsvenskan sides IK Uppsala and AIK, and Kansallinen Liiga clubs NiceFutis, TPS and FC Honka.
Club career Majasaari started her career at NiceFutis in Pori. She played her first Naisten Liga match with NiceFutis at the age of 14 in the Autumn of 2014. From 2016 to 2018, Majasaari played in TPS, which won the 2016 Naisten Liga silver. For the 2019 season, Majasaari moved to FC Honka, which placed second in the Naisten Liga during that season.
In December 2019, Majasaari signed a contract with AIK, who played in the Sweden second tier division Elitettan. In her first Swedish season, Majasaari played full minutes in all AIK matches and had 13 clean sheets. She was chosen as the best goalkeeper of the Elitettan season. The season ended with a victory for AIK and a promotion to Damallsvenskan. In November 2020, she signed a three-year extension with AIK. She played her first league match in Damallsvenskan on 17 April 2021.
On 5 January 2023, Majasaari was announced at IK Uppsala. On 14 May 2023, she kept a clean sheet and saved a penalty against IFK Kalmar.
After a one-year stint with fellow Damallsvenskan side IK Uppsala, Majasaari joined Belgian giants Anderlecht on 3 January 2024.MILLA MAJASAARI JOINS THE RSCA WOMEN, women.rsca.be, 3 January 2024Lämnade Uppsala – klar för storklubben, unt.se, 3 January 2024
On 31 August 2024, Majasaari was announced at Crystal Palace in the Women's Super League. She debuted in the WSL on 26 January, in a match against Tottenham Hotspur.Tottenham pilasi Milla-Maj Majasaaren debyytin Englannin Superliigassa, Yle, 26 January 2025
International career Majasaari has represented Finland in the U-16, U-17, U-18 and U-19 teams and in the women's U-23 national team. She played her first international match at the age of 14 on the U-16 national team against Iceland in the summer of 2014. Majasaari participated in the Euro 2022 qualifier against Scotland for the first time in October 2020 with the Finnish national team, in which she was called to replace the injured Paula Myllyoja.
Majasaari was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.
Majasaari was part of the Finland squad that won the 2024 Pinatar Cup.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNiceFutis2014Naisten Liiga60––602015Naisten Liiga130––130Total1900000190TPS2016Naisten Liiga1010–202017Naisten Liiga16020–1802018Naisten Liiga17000–170Total3403000370Honka2019Naisten Liiga16040–200AIK2020Elitettan24010–2502021Damallsvenskan21020–2302022Damallsvenskan15010–160Total6004000640IK Uppsala2023Damallsvenskan26030–290Anderlecht2023–24Belgian Women's Super League150–150Crystal Palace2024–25Women's Super League30003060Career total1730140301900
Honours TPS Naisten Liiga runner-up: 2016 Honka Naisten Liiga runner-up: 2019 AIK Elitettan: 2020 Anderlecht Belgian Women's Super League: 2023–24
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