Antti Sumiala

Antti Sumiala
Personal information
Full name	Antti Markus Sumiala
Date of birth	20 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Pori, Finland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	PPT
	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1991	PPT
1992	Ikast
1993	Jazz
1994	Ikast
1994–1995	Emmen
1995–1997	NEC Nijmegen
1997–1999	Twente
1999–2000	Jokerit
2000–2001	SSV Reutlingen
2001	Jazz
2001–2002	Yimpaş Yozgatspor
2002–2003	IFK Norrköping
2003–2004	Akçaabat Sebatspor
2004–2005	Vaduz
2005	Kansas City Wizards
2006–2010	PoPa
2010	MuSa
Total
International career
1992–2004	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated February 05, 2025

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.

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 May 2024^[3]^[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porin Pallo-Toverit	1989	Ykkönen	5	1	–		–		5	1
	1990	Ykkönen	11	4	–		–		11	4
	1991	Veikkausliiga	8	2	–		–		8	2
	Total		24	7	–	–	–	–	24	7
Ikast	1992–93	Danish 1st Division		6	–		–			6
Jazz	1993	Veikkausliiga	29	20	–		–		29	20
Lokeren	1993–94	Belgian Second Division	28	14	2	1	–		30	15
Ikast	1994–95	Danish Superliga	14	4	–		–		14	4
Emmen	1994–95	Eerste Divisie	17	9	–		–		17	9
NEC Nijmegen	1995–96	Eredivisie	33	9	4	0	–		37	9
	1996–97	Eredivisie	33	8	4	3	–		37	11
	Total		66	17	8	3	–	–	74	20
Twente	1997–98	Eredivisie	28	6	4	1	5^[b]	1	37	8
	1998–99	Eredivisie	4	0	1	0	4^[c]	0	9	0
	Total		32	6	5	1	9	1	46	8
Jokerit	1999	Veikkausliiga	16	5	1	2	3^[c]	1	20	8
	2000	Veikkausliiga	33	11	0	0	2^[b]	1	35	12
	Total		49	16	1	2	5	2	55	20
SSV Reutlingen	2000–01	2. Bundesliga	13	2	0	0	–		13	2
Jazz	2001	Veikkausliiga	14	8	0	0	–		14	8
Yimpaş Yozgatspor	2001–02	Süper Lig	15	5	–		–		15	5
IFK Norrköping	2002	Allsvenskan	12	11	–		–		12	11
	2003	Superettan	21	9	–		–		21	9
	Total		33	20	–	–	–	–	33	20
Akçaabat Sebatspor	2003–04	Süper Lig	15	1	1	0	–		16	1
Vaduz	2004–05	Swiss Challenge League	28	9	4	7	–		32	16
Kansas City Wizards	2005	MLS	2	0	–		–		2	0
Porin Palloilijat	2006	Kakkonen	19	13	–		–		19	13
	2007	Kakkonen	21	12	–		–		21	12
	2008	Kakkonen	24	22	–		–		24	22
	2009	Ykkönen	24	4	1	0	–		25	4
	2010	Ykkönen	12	3	–		–		12	3
	Total		100	54	1	0	–	–	101	54
Career total			479	198	22	14	14	3	515	215

↑ Includes Suomen Cup, Belgian Cup, KNVB Beker, Turkish Cup and Swiss Cup
1 2 Includes UEFA Cup
1 2 Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

As of match played 7 February 2004

Finland
Year	Apps	Goals
1992	2	0
1993	0	0
1994	6	2
1995	7	1
1996	3	1
1997	7	4
1998	3	0
1999	0	0
2000	5	1
2001	0	0
2002	2	0
2003	1	0
2004	2	0
Total	38	9

International goals

As of match played 31 January 2000. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sumiala goal.

International goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 October 1994	Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	3–0	7–0	Friendly
2.	16 November 1994	Helsinki, Finland	Faroe Islands	1–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
3.	29 March 1995	San Marino	San Marino	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
4.	6 October 1996	Helsinki, Finland	Switzerland	1–2	2–3	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5.	30 April 1997	Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–0	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6.	8 June 1997	Helsinki, Finland	Azerbaijan	3–0	3–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7.	6 September 1997	Lausanne, Switzerland	Switzerland	2–0	2–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
8.	11 October 1997	Helsinki, Finland	Hungary	1–0	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
9.	31 January 2000	La Manga Stadium, La Manga, Spain	Faroe Islands	1–0	1–0	Friendly

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References

Antti Sumiala at National-Football-Teams.com
Profile

↑ Soccerway profile
↑ "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.
↑ Antti Sumiala, worldfootball
↑ Antti Sumiala, National-Football-Teams

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[5] Includes Suomen Cup, Belgian Cup, KNVB Beker, Turkish Cup and Swiss Cup

[uc-6] 1 2 Includes UEFA Cup

[ui-7] 1 2 Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup

[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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