Akim Sairinen

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Akim Sairinen
Personal information
Full name Akim Saeed Sairinen
Date of birth (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
MP
Number 44
Youth career
0000–2013 MP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 MiKi 1 (0)
2013–2015 MP 69 (4)
2016 EIF 27 (0)
2017 Gjøvik-Lyn 25 (1)
2018–2019 Tammeka 72 (5)
2020 Florø 12 (1)
2021 Dainava 35 (0)
2022 PIF 11 (0)
2023 Panargiakos ? (?)
2024 Lynx 10 (0)
2024– MP 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Akim Saeed Sairinen (born 22 May 1994) is a Finnish professional football defender, playing for Ykkösliiga side Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP).

Career

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Sairinen played in a youth sector of his hometown club Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) since he was five years old.[1][2] He made his senior debut with the club's associate team Mikkelin Kissat (MiKi) in fourth-tier Kolmonen in 2012. With MP first team, Sairinen played two seasons in third-tier Kakkonen and one season in second-tier Ykkönen, followed by another Ykkönen season with Ekenäs IF (EIF) in 2016, before moving to Gjøvik-Lyn in Norway in 2017.[3]

During 2018 and 2019, he played for JK Tammeka in Estonian premier division Meistriliiga,[4][5] before returning to Norway to sign with Florø SK for the 2020 season.

In 2021, Sairinen played for Lithuanian club FK Dainava in top-tier A Lyga. In the early 2022, he returned to Finland and signed with second-tier club Pargas IF.[6]

In January 2023, he moved to Greece and signed with Panargiakos in Gamma Ethniki for the rest of the 2022–23 season.

In January 2024, Sairinen signed with Lynx, playing in Gibraltar Football League, country's top-tier league.[7]

On 22 August 2024, Sairinen returned to Finland and signed with his former club MP.

Career statistics

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As of 19 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MiKi 2012 Kolmonen 1 0 0 0 1 0
MP 2013 Kakkonen 25 4 0 0 25 4
2014 Kakkonen 21 0 0 0 21 0
2015 Ykkönen 23 0 1 0 24 0
Total 69 4 1 0 0 0 70 4
Ekenäs IF 2016 Ykkönen 27 0 1 0 28 0
Gjøvik-Lyn 2017 3. divisjon 25 1 1 0 26 0
Tammeka 2018 Meistriliiga 36 4 4 0 40 4
2019 Meistriliiga 36 1 4 1 40 2
Total 72 5 8 1 0 0 80 6
Florø 2020 2. divisjon 12 1 0 0 12 1
Dainava 2021 A Lyga 35 0 0 0 35 0
Pargas IF 2022 Ykkönen 11 0 1 0 12 0
Panargiakos 2022–23 Gamma Ethniki
Lynx 2023–24 Gibraltar Football League 10 0 1 0 11 0
MP 2024 Ykkösliiga 7 0 7 0
Career total 285 11 13 1 0 0 298 14

References

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