Position: Defender
Birthdate: Oct. 24, 1999
Hometown: Turku, Finland
Height: 5-foot-8
Pronunciation: Elli Pikkujämsä
Previous Team: KIF Örebro (Sweden)
2024: Pikkujämsä made three appearances, all starts, before going on the season-ending injury list to rehab a knee injury suffered in the club’s March 30 game against the Portland Thorns.
2023: The Finnish international made 18 starts in 24 total appearances at center back and defensive midfield across all competitions in 2023. Her first NWSL goal came on July 7 against Kansas City, serving as the equalizer in an eventual 2-1 win.
Before Racing Louisville: Pikkujämsä joined Racing after spending the past three years with Swedish club KIF Örebro, which plays in the fiercely competitive Damallsvenskan. Pikkujämsä scored six goals in 27 appearances this past season, helping Örebro qualify for the group stage of the ongoing Swedish Cup and finish ninth in the 2022 Damallsvenskan.
International: Pikkujämsä is a young star on the Finland national team with 30 appearances for the Helmarit through May 2024. She scored her first international goal on July 18, 2023, in a friendly against Scotland.
