Anthony Olusanya
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 February 2000 | ||
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 | 67 | (14) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Finland U21 | 7 | (1) |
2023– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 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[edit]
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[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ^ "Kaipaatko jotain Pietarsaaresta, Anthony Olusanya?". HJK Helsinki (in Finnish). 2022-03-04.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Estonia U-21 v Finland U-21 game report". UEFA. 3 September 2021.
External links[edit]
- Anthony Olusanya at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Jakobstad
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finnish people of Nigerian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- FF Jaro players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Veikkausliiga players