Samuel Anini Junior
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Anini Junior | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hakunilan Riento | |||
| –2014 | FC Kontu | ||
| 2014–2019 | PK Keski-Uusimaa | ||
| 2019–2022 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | PK Keski-Uusimaa | 7 | (2) |
| 2019– | Klubi 04 | 48 | (15) |
| 2022– | HJK | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → AC Oulu (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2022 | → OLS (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | → IFK Mariehamn (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Finland U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Finland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023 | |||
Samuel Anini (born 7 September 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club HJK.
Club career[edit]
Samuel Anini Jr is a youth product of Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa.[1]
HJK Helsinki[edit]
He transferred to HJK Helsinki in 2019 for an undisclosed fee.[2]
AC Oulu (loan)[edit]
He spent the 2022 season on loan in AC Oulu, which was his first season in Veikkausliiga, the premier division in Finland.[3] He scored his first Veikkausliiga goal for AC Oulu on 23 July 2022, in a 3–1 home victory against IFK Mariehamn.
IFK Mariehamn (loan)[edit]
On 10 February 2023, Anini extended his contract with HJK until the end of 2024, and was immediately thereafter sent on loan to IFK Mariehamn for the 2023 season.[4][5][6]
International career[edit]
Anini Junior has represented Finland at under-17, under-18 and under-20 youth international levels.
Personal life[edit]
Anini Junior was born and raised in Finland to Ghanaian parents.[7] He holds a dual Finnish-Ghanaian citizenship.
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 3 February 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PK Keski-Uusimaa | 2019 | Kolmonen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2019 | Kakkonen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 48 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 16 | ||
| HJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| OLS (loan) | 2022 | Kakkonen | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| AC Oulu (loan) | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |
| IFK Mariehamn (loan) | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
| Career total | 90 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 25 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup
- ^ a b Includes Finnish League Cup
References[edit]
- ^ Anini jr kiinnostaa jo ulkomailla, 23 Jan 2019, keski-uusimaa.fi
- ^ Samuel Anini Junior siirtyy Helsingin Jalkapalloklubiin, 28 June 2019, PKKU
- ^ Samuel Anini jr. lainapestistään: "Kova kilpailu kehittää", veikkausliiga.com, 2 Jun 2022
- ^ Anini jr jatkoopimukseen ja lainalle IFK Mariehamniin, hjk.fi, 10 Feb 2023
- ^ IFK lånar HJK-anfallare, Ålandstidningen, 10 Feb 2023
- ^ Anini jr sänkte SJK, Ålandstidningen, 18 Mar 2023
- ^ Anini jr, HJK
External links[edit]
- Samuel Anini Junior at Soccerway
- Samuel Anini Junior at WorldFootball.net