Anthony Olusanya

Finnish footballer (born 2000)
Anthony Olusanya
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Jakobstad, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 JBK 9 (1)
2018–2020 Jaro 60 (18)
2021 Klubi 04 2 (0)
2021– HJK 71 (14)
International career‡
2021 Finland U21 7 (1)
2023– Finland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:47, 9 January 2023 (UTC)

Anthony Olusanya (born 1 February 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club HJK.

Club career

On 30 September 2021, in a UEFA Europa Conference League group phase game against Alashkert, he came on as a late substitute for Roope Riski and scored his first goal in a European club competition. HJK eventually won 4–2.

International career

Born in Jakobstad, Finland, Olusanya is of Nigerian descent on his father's side but does not have Nigerian citizenship. His mother is of Finnish background.[1][2]

He made his debut for the Finland U-21 team on 3 June 2021 in a friendly match against Sweden U-21. He then scored his first international goal against Estonia U-21 on 3 September 2021 in an Under-21 European Championship qualifier.[3]

Career statistics

As of 10 June 2024[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
JBK 2017 Kakkonen 4 0 – – – 4 0
2018 Kakkonen 1 1 1 0 – – 2 2
2019 Kakkonen 3 0 – – – 3 0
2020 Kakkonen 1 0 – – – 1 0
Total 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
Jaro 2018 Ykkönen 20 1 3 0 – – 23 1
2019 Ykkönen 19 6 4 0 – – 23 6
2020 Ykkönen 21 11 3 1 – – 24 12
Total 60 18 10 1 0 0 0 0 70 19
Klubi 04 2021 Ykkönen 2 0 – – – 2 0
HJK Helsinki 2021 Veikkausliiga 16 3 3 0 7[b] 1 – 26 4
2022 Veikkausliiga 21 7 3 0 12[c] 0 1[d] 0 37 7
2023 Veikkausliiga 22 2 1 0 9[b] 1 5[d] 2 37 5
2024 Veikkausliiga 12 2 0 0 0 0 3[d] 3 15 5
Total 71 14 7 0 28 2 9 5 115 21
Career total 142 33 18 1 28 2 9 5 197 41

References

  1. ^ "Kaipaatko jotain Pietarsaaresta, Anthony Olusanya?". HJK Helsinki (in Finnish). 2022-03-04.
  2. ^ "Nigerian Exports : Umraniyespor's Bentley Still Deadly From Long Range; HB Koge's Adedeji, Jaro's Olusanya, Falkenbergs' Nsima Strike:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  3. ^ "Estonia U-21 v Finland U-21 game report". UEFA. 3 September 2021.
  4. ^ Anthony Olusanya], Finnish FA

External links

  • Anthony Olusanya at Soccerway