Samuel Anini Junior
Samuel Anini (born 7 September 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club HJK.
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Anini with HJK in 2024 | |||
| 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 | 51 | (15) |
| 2022– | HJK | 1 | (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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023 | |||
Club career
Samuel Anini Jr is a youth product of Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa.[1]
He transferred to HJK Helsinki in 2019 for an undisclosed fee.[2]
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.
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
Anini Junior has represented Finland at under-17, under-18 and under-20 youth international levels.
Personal life
Anini Junior was born and raised in Finland to Ghanaian parents.[7] He holds a dual Finnish-Ghanaian citizenship.
Career statistics
- As of 16 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 16 | ||
| HJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 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 | 94 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 25 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes Kakkonen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
References
- 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
- Samuel Anini Junior at Soccerway
- Samuel Anini Junior at WorldFootball.net