Hannaliis Jaadla

Hannaliis Jaadla

File:Hannaliis Jaadla 2009 (cropped).jpg Playing for Estonia in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Hannaliis Jaadla
Date of birth	(1986-07-12) 12 July 1986
Place of birth	Viljandi, Estonia
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Oxford United
Number	19
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2010	Tammeka Tartu
2009	Umeå Södra FF
2011–2014	Flora Tallinn
2012	→ Tottenham Hotspur (loan)
2015–	Oxford United	5	(0)
International career‡
2005–	Estonia	66	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:45, 7 September 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:45, 7 September 2015 (UTC)

Hannaliis Jaadla (born 12 July 1986) is an Estonian footballer who plays as a defender for English club Oxford United and for the Estonia national team. As well as playing for Tammeka Tartu and Flora Tallinn of the Naiste Meistriliiga, she previously turned out for Tottenham Hotspur in England.

Club career

After beginning her senior career with Tammeka Tartu, Jaadla signed for their Naiste Meistriliiga rivals Flora Tallinn in 2011. She had a brief spell with Swedish club Umeå Södra FF in 2009.

During the 2011–12 season, Estonian national team coach Keith Boanas arranged for Jaadla to join Tottenham Hotspur, coached by Karen Hills who played for Boanas at Charlton Athletic. Boanas said: "This co–operation greatly aids the development of the players and they bring new things back to Estonia that inspires other players."

She played with the St Antony's/Nuffield/Wolfson/St Cross Foxes and won the Oxford University Football Association Women's Cuppers Tournament in 2015. In March 2015 Jaadla was signed by English FA WSL 2 club Oxford United.

International career

She is a member of the Estonia women's national football team.

Personal life

In addition to her football career, Jaadla is a historian and academic. Her research has focused on infant mortality in 19th century Tartu.

External links

• Hannaliis Jaadla – FIFA competition record