Anthony Olusanya (born 1 February 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Veikkausliiga club HJK.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Jakobstad, Finland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | HJK | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2020 | Jaro | 70 | (19) |
2017–2020 | → JBK (loan) | 10 | (1) |
2021– | HJK | 37 | (10) |
2021 | → Klubi 04 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2021– | Finland U21 | 7 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2022 |
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.
Born in Jakobstad, Finland, Olusanya is of Nigerian descent on his fathers 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 a Under-21 European Championship qualifier.[3]
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi – current squad | |
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