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Nooa Laine (born 22 November 2002) is a Finnish-born Malaysian professional footballer who plays as an midfielder for Veikkausliiga club SJK.[1][2]

Nooa Laine

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 19)
Place of birth	Jyväskylä, Finland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	SJK
Number	23
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	JJK Jyväskylä	15	(1)
2019–2020	Klubi 04	23	(4)
2021–	SJK	35	(2)
2021–	SJK Akatemia	7	(2)
National team‡
2018	Finland U17	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:34, 11 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:34, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Early life

Laine was born in Jyväskylä, Finland, to a Finnish mother and Malaysian father, .[3] As a result, he holds dual citizenship of Finland and Malaysia.[4] His father, Faried Baharin,[5] is from Kampung Batu Laut, Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia.[6] Laine started training when he was six with a summer team in the municipality of Jyväskylä.[6]

Club career

Nooa Laine began his career at JJK Jyväskylä in 2018, making 15 league appearances and scored 1 goal. In April 2019, he joined Klubi 04, the reserve team of HJK, making 23 league appearances and scoring 4 goals.[7] Laine joined the current club first division side SJK in January 2021, cited the good facility is what attracting him to the club.[8] He was chosen as the man of the match for the first time against IFK Mariehamn.[9]

International career

Laine has played for Finland U17 team.^{[citation needed]}

Laine also trained with Malaysia's under-23 team in April 2022, with the goal of competing in the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[10] He did not, however, make it into because the citizenship documentation process is still ongoing.[11]

On 12 September 2022, the Football Association of Malaysia denied a claim that Laine was supposed to be on the call-up list for the national squad but was canceled at the last minute. They explained that they had only contacted Laine recently to get an update on the process of documenting his status as a heritage player. He was not on the list for the central training call-up at this time because he is not scheduled to return to Malaysia until October 2022 to complete the process of obtaining documentation.[12]

Personal life

Nooa Laine's father, Faried Baharin, is a Muay Thai boxer.[13]

References

External links

• Nooa Laine at Soccerway

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