Antti Sumiala

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Antti Sumiala
Personal information
Full name Antti Markus Sumiala
Date of birth (1974-02-20) 20 February 1974 (age 50) [1]
Place of birth Pori, Finland
Height1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
PPT
Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1991 PPT 24 (7)
1992 Ikast
1993 Jazz 29 (20)
1994 Ikast 14 (4)
1994–1995 Emmen 17 (9)
1995–1997 NEC Nijmegen 66 (17)
1997–1999 Twente 32 (6)
1999–2000 Jokerit 52 (16)
2000–2001 SSV Reutlingen 13 (2)
2001 Jazz 14 (8)
2001–2002 Yimpaş Yozgatspor 15 (6)
2002–2003 IFK Norrköping 33 (20)
2003–2004 Akçaabat Sebatspor 13 (1)
2004–2005 Vaduz 27 (9)
2005 Kansas City Wizards 2 (0)
2006–2010 PoPa 100 (54)
2010 MuSa 1 (0)
Total452(179)
International career
1992–2004 Finland 36 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antti Markus Sumiala (born 20 February 1974) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a striker. He played his last years in his hometown team FC PoPa.

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He was born in Pori and started playing football with local club Porin Pallo-Toverit before joining the youth team of Belgian side RSC Anderlecht.

Besides in his native Finland, Sumiala has played in Danish Superliga, Danish 1st Division, Eerste Divisie, Eredivisie, 2. Bundesliga, Süper Lig, Allsvenskan, Swiss Challenge League and MLS.

Sumiala has also worked as a sporting director of PoPa and is a main owner the club. [2]

International career

Sumiala appeared 36 times for the Finnish national team, scoring nine goals. He made his debut on 12 February 1992 in a friendly against Turkey (1-1).

International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 October 1994 Tallinn, Estonia Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0–30–7 Friendly
2.0–7
3.16 November 1994 Helsinki, Finland Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 1–05–0UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
4.29 March 1995 San Marino Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 0–20–2UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
5.6 October 1996 Helsinki, Finland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1–22–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6.30 April 1997 Oslo, Norway Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0–11–11998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7.8 June 1997 Helsinki, Finland Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 3–03–01998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
8.6 September 1997 Lausanne, Switzerland Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 0–21–21998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
9.11 October 1997 Helsinki, Finland Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1–01–11998 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Career statistics

As of 7 May 2024 [3] [4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porin Pallo-Toverit 1989 Ykkönen 51––51
1990 Ykkönen114––114
1991 Veikkausliiga 82––82
Total247––––247
Ikast 1992–93 Danish 1st Division 6––6
Jazz 1993 Veikkausliiga2920––2920
Lokeren 1993–94 Belgian Second Division 281421–3015
Ikast 1994–95 Danish Superliga 144––144
Emmen 1994–95 Eerste Divisie 179––179
NEC Nijmegen 1995–96 Eredivisie 33940–379
1996–97 Eredivisie33843–3711
Total661783––7420
Twente 1997–98 Eredivisie286415 [lower-alpha 2] 1378
1998–99 Eredivisie40104 [lower-alpha 3] 090
Total3265191468
Jokerit 1999 Veikkausliiga165123 [lower-alpha 3] 1208
2000 Veikkausliiga3311002 [lower-alpha 2] 13512
Total491612525520
SSV Reutlingen 2000–01 2. Bundesliga 13200–132
Jazz 2001 Veikkausliiga14800–148
Yimpaş Yozgatspor 2001–02 Süper Lig 155––155
IFK Norrköping 2002 Allsvenskan 1211––1211
2003 Superettan 219––219
Total3320––––3320
Akçaabat Sebatspor 2003–04 Süper Lig15110–161
Vaduz 2004–05 Swiss Challenge League 28947–3216
Kansas City Wizards 2005 MLS 20––20
Porin Palloilijat 2006 Kakkonen 1913––1913
2007 Kakkonen2112––2112
2008 Kakkonen2422––2422
2009 Ykkönen24410–254
2010 Ykkönen123––123
Total1005410––10154
Career total4791982214143515215

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References

  1. ↑ Soccerway profile
  2. ↑ "Antti Sumiala tekee paluun MuSa:n paidassa | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi". yle.fi. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Antti Sumiala, worldfootball
  4. ↑ Antti Sumiala, National-Football-Teams
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