Anthony Olusanya

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Anthony Olusanya
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Jakobstad, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 JBK 9 (1)
2018–2020 Jaro 60 (18)
2021 Klubi 04 2 (0)
2021– HJK 75 (14)
2024 → Haka (loan) 10 (7)
International career‡
2021 Finland U21 7 (1)
2023– Finland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 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 HJK.

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Club career

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] He made 10 appearances and scored seven goals for Haka, before returning to his parent club HJK after the season.

International career

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.

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2024. [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jakobstads BK 2017 Kakkonen 40–––40
2018Kakkonen1110––22
2019Kakkonen30–––30
2020 Kakkonen10–––10
Total9100000091
Jaro 2018 Ykkönen 20130––231
2019 Ykkönen19640––236
2020 Ykkönen211131––2412
Total601810100007019
Klubi 04 2021Ykkönen20–––20
HJK Helsinki 2021 Veikkausliiga 163307 [b] 1–264
2022 Veikkausliiga2173012 [c] 01 [d] 0377
2023 Veikkausliiga222109 [b] 15 [d] 2375
2024 Veikkausliiga16210003 [d] 3205
Total7514802829512021
Haka (loan)2024Veikkausliiga107–––107
Career total156381912829521247

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References

  1. ↑ Anthony Olusanya lainalle Hakaan, hjk.fi, 12 August 2024
  2. ↑ "Kaipaatko jotain Pietarsaaresta, Anthony Olusanya?". HJK Helsinki (in Finnish). 2022-03-04.
  3. ↑ "Nigerian Exports : Umraniyespor's Bentley Still Deadly From Long Range; HB Koge's Adedeji, Jaro's Olusanya, Falkenbergs' Nsima Strike:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  4. ↑ "Estonia U-21 v Finland U-21 game report". UEFA. 3 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Anthony Olusanya, Finnish FA
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