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
 Kalmar
Youth career
Pietarsaaren Into
–2017 Jaro
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 JBK 9 (1)
2018–2020 Jaro 60 (18)
2021–2024 HJK 75 (14)
2021 → Klubi 04 (loan) 2 (0)
2024 → Haka (loan) 10 (7)
2025– Kalmar 0 (0)
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 Superettan club Kalmar.

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Club career

Olusanya started football in Pietarsaaren Into and later joined FF Jaro youth sector.

On 30 September 2021, when playing for HJK Helsinki 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 the game 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.

In January 2025, Olusanya joined Swedish side Kalmar on a two-year deal. [2] According to Österbottens Tidning, HJK's asking price for Olusanya was €110,000. [3]

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. [4] [5]

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. [6]

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. [7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
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 16330–7 [c] 1264
2022 Veikkausliiga217301012 [d] 0377
2023 Veikkausliiga22210529 [c] 1375
2024 Veikkausliiga162103300205
Total7514809528212021
Haka (loan)2024Veikkausliiga107–––107
Kalmar FF 2025 Superettan 0000––00
Career total156381919528221247

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References

  1. ↑ Anthony Olusanya lainalle Hakaan, hjk.fi, 12 August 2024
  2. ↑ Anthony Olusanya siirtyy Ruotsiin, hjk.fi, 25 January 2025
  3. ↑ [https://www.osterbottenstidning.fi/lyssna/serie/1/fotbollspodden/ Fotbollspodden, osterbottenstidning.fi
  4. ↑ "Kaipaatko jotain Pietarsaaresta, Anthony Olusanya?". HJK Helsinki (in Finnish). 2022-03-04.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Estonia U-21 v Finland U-21 game report". UEFA. 3 September 2021.
  7. ↑ Anthony Olusanya, Finnish FA
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