An energetic individual in the heart of our midfield, Olga Ahtinen featured in 20 of our games in 2025/26 and played a key part in securing our best-ever season to date in the Women’s Super League.
The Finland international scored an important goal away at Everton in the early stages of our campaign, and showcased her leadership, trust and ability throughout the season, impacting games in vital moments to help us to fifth in the table and our highest points tally (36) in a single season in the WSL.
Making the move to England in the summer of 2023, Olga has made 56 appearances for us, scoring three goals, and signed a new, long-term contract in May, 2026.
Spurs career
2025/26 – 20 appearances, one goal, signed a new, long-term contract in May, 2026
2024/25 – 16 appearances, one goal
2023/24 – 20 appearances, one goal, helped us reach the Women’s FA Cup Final for the first time in our history
Life before Spurs
She began her career with her local team, GBK Kokkola, where she made her senior debut in 2013. A year later, she moved to Kokkola Futis 10 before heading east to Pallokissat, where she scored eight goals in 50 appearances across her two seasons.
In 2017, the midfielder moved to south Finland and joined PK-35 Vantaa before leaving Finnish football for the first time to join Danish side Brøndby IF, where she scored 15 goals in 56 games. Making six appearances in the UEFA Women’s Champions League during her time in Denmark, Olga also won the Women’s Cup in 2018 and the Kvindeliga in 2019 with Brøndby.
A move to Sweden followed in 2019 as she signed for IF Limhamn Bunkeflo before making the move to Linköpings a year later, where she played 79 games and was named Most Valuable Player in 2022.
International
Olga made her senior debut in 2017 and was part of their squad for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022. Having also helped her country to the Cyprus Women’s Cup in 2023, she has once again earned her spot in Finland’s squad for the UEFA Women’s Euro 2025, having featured regularly in their qualifying run.
Finland
Finland