Charlton Athletic sign goalkeeper Koivunen

Charlton Athletic have completed the signing of goalkeeper Anna Koivunen on a permanent deal.

The Addicks announced the news via a post on their official club website this afternoon.

The 24-year-old stopper joins Charlton Athletic following a spell playing her football in the OBOS Damallsvenskan with Djurgårdens IF. She has signed a two-year deal at The Valley.

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Koivunen has turned out for a long list of clubs in her career to date. In addition to her latest club, she has featured for Pyrkivä Turku, TPS, HJK, Linköping FC, IFK Kalmar and IF Brommapojkarna.

On the international stage, Koivunen has been capped by Finland on 14 occasions at senior level.

After joining Charlton Athletic, Koivunen said “I’m really excited to be here. It’s been a couple of stressful days now, but I’m super-excited to be here and meet the girls soon.

“I’ve always wanted to play in England. I think the league is really interesting; there’s a lot of good players and I feel like the things you did last year were really, really good and I’m excited to be here and do even better.

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“I have many friends playing here and I have only heard good stories about the league and obviously, all the best players play here, so it’s going to be a huge challenge.”

Koivunen is Charlton Athletic’s third signing of the summer transfer window.

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