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 | Haka (on loan from HJK) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2020 | JBK | 9 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Jaro | 60 | (18) |
2021 | Klubi 04 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | HJK | 75 | (14) |
2024– | → Haka (loan) | 4 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2021 | Finland U21 | 7 | (1) |
2023– | Finland | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 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 Haka, on loan from HJK.
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.
On 12 August 2024, he was loaned out to FC Haka for the rest of the season. [1]
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. [2] [3]
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. [4]
He made his debut for Finland on 9 January 2023 in a friendly match against Sweden where he came on at the 77th minute to replace Kai Meriluoto. Finland ultimately lost the game 0–2, with Christoffer Nyman and Joel Asoro being the goalscorers.
Club | Season | League | Cup [lower-alpha 1] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jakobstads BK | 2017 | Kakkonen | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
2018 | Kakkonen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | |||
2019 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
2020 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
Jaro | 2018 | Ykkönen | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
2019 | Ykkönen | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 6 | |||
2020 | Ykkönen | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 12 | |||
Total | 60 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 19 | ||
Klubi 04 | 2021 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
HJK Helsinki | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | 26 | 4 | |
2022 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 12 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 [lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 5 [lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 37 | 5 | |
2024 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 [lower-alpha 4] | 3 | 20 | 5 | |
Total | 75 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 120 | 21 | ||
Haka (loan) | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 3 | – | – | – | 4 | 3 | |||
Career total | 150 | 36 | 19 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 206 | 45 |
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