![]() Anier playing for Lee Man in 2023 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 December 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lee Man | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–2007 | Flora | ||
2009–2010 | → Sampdoria (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Flora II | 8 | (7) |
2008–2011 | Flora | 86 | (52) |
2007 | → Warrior (loan) | 24 | (13) |
2012 | Viking 2 | 6 | (4) |
2012–2014 | Viking | 16 | (0) |
2013 | → Fredrikstad (loan) | 13 | (3) |
2013–2014 | → Motherwell (loan) | 19 | (7) |
2014 | Motherwell | 14 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Erzgebirge Aue | 6 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Dundee United | 20 | (2) |
2015–2016 | → Hibernian (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Kalmar FF | 9 | (1) |
2017 | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 13 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Lahti | 45 | (11) |
2019 | Suwon FC | 21 | (4) |
2020 | Go Ahead Eagles | 2 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Paide Linnameeskond | 41 | (36) |
2022–2023 | Muangthong United | 31 | (11) |
2023– | Lee Man | 20 | (17) |
International career‡ | |||
2006 | Estonia U17 | 3 | (0) |
2007–2009 | Estonia U19 | 19 | (2) |
2008–2012 | Estonia U21 | 21 | (2) |
2010 | Estonia U23 | 1 | (0) |
2011– | Estonia | 96 | (23) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Henri Anier (born 17 December 1990) is an Estonian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man and the Estonia national team.
Anier came through the Flora youth system. He moved to Esiliiga club Warrior on loan for the 2007 season, and scored 13 goals in 24 league appearances. In January 2008, Anier was promoted to Flora's first team. [1] He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 8 March 2008, in a 1–1 home draw against Nõmme Kalju. On 29 March 2008, aged 17 years 103 days, Anier became Flora's youngest ever goalscorer in the Meistriliiga when he scored in a 3–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev. [2]
In August 2009, Anier joined Italian club Sampdoria on a season-long loan, where he played for the club's Primavera side. [3]
Anier returned to Flora in July 2010. He scored 13 goals in 16 appearances and won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2010 season. [4] He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2011 season, and was Flora's top goalscorer with 21 goals. [5]
On 20 December 2011, Anier signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen club Viking. [6] He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 26 March 2012, in a 2–2 away draw against Sandnes Ulf. [7]
On 4 April 2013, Anier joined Adeccoligaen club Fredrikstad on loan until 15 July. [8]
On 29 July 2013, Anier joined Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on an initial six-month loan, after being recommended by his Estonian teammate Henrik Ojamaa, who left the club the previous month. [9] [10] He made his first official appearance for Motherwell on 1 August 2013, in a 2–0 loss to Kuban Krasnodar in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. [11] Anier made his debut in the Scottish Premiership on 4 August 2013, coming on as a substitute for Robert McHugh in the 69th minute and scoring the only goal of an away win over Hibernian. [12] On 10 January 2014, Anier signed for Motherwell permanently on a two-and-a-half-year contract. [13] [14] He ended the 2013–14 season with 9 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions for the Steelmen.
On 19 June 2014, Anier and his brother Hannes signed three-year contracts with German 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue. [15] [16] He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2014, in a 5–1 home loss to VfL Bochum. [17] Anier made eight appearances for Erzgebirge Aue, but struggled to break into the first team under new manager Tomislav Stipić. [18]
On 15 January 2015, Anier returned to the Scottish Premiership, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Dundee United. [19] He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2015, in a 1–1 away draw against St Mirren. [20]
Dundee United were relegated from the Scottish Premiership in the 2015–16 season. On 8 August 2016, Anier left Dundee United after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent. [21]
On 1 September 2015, Anier joined Scottish Championship side Hibernian on a season-long loan. [22] However, on 14 January 2016, he was recalled by relegation-threatened Dundee United. [23]
On 10 August 2016, Anier signed for Swedish Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF until the end of the 2016 season. [24] He made his debut in the Allsvenskan on 14 August 2016, in a 1–1 home draw against Malmö FF. On 17 September 2016, Anier scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 home win over Östersunds FK. [25]
On 16 January 2017, Anier returned to Scottish football, signing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle until the end of the 2016–17 season. [26] He made his debut for the club on 21 January, in a 2–1 away victory over Elgin City in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. [27]
On 10 July 2017, Anier signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti. [28]
On 1 February 2019, South Korean club Suwon FC announced the signing of Anier. [29]
In February 2020, Anier moved to Netherlands to join Go Ahead Eagles.
On 14 August 2020, Anier moved back to his native country after 8 years joining Paide Linnameeskond.
On 4 January 2022, Anier moved to Thailand to join Thai League 1 side, Muangthong United.
On 8 July 2023, Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man announced the signing of Anier. [30]
Anier began his youth career in 2006 with the Estonia under-17 team. He also represented the under-19, under-21, and under-23 national sides.
On 25 May 2011, Anier made an unofficial senior debut for Estonia, in a 2–1 home loss to Basque Country in a non-FIFA match. [31] On 10 June 2011, he was named by manager Tarmo Rüütli in the Estonia squad to face Chile and Uruguay in friendly matches. [32] Anier made his senior international debut in a 4–0 lost to Chile on 19 June 2011. [33] He scored his first international goal on 8 November 2012, in a 2–1 away win over Oman in a friendly. [34]
In his 90th cap, he scored his 22nd goal against Southeast Asia powerhouse, Thailand.
Anier's younger brother Hannes is also a professional footballer.
Club | Season | League | National cup [lower-alpha 1] | League cup [lower-alpha 2] | Continental [lower-alpha 3] | Other [lower-alpha 4] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Warrior (loan) | 2007 | Esiliiga | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 13 | |||
Flora II | 2008 | Esiliiga | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | |||
2009 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
Total | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | |||||
Flora | 2008 | Meistriliiga | 28 | 15 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 18 | |
2009 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |||
2010 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | |||
2011 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 10 | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 31 | |||
Total | 86 | 52 | 15 | 16 | — | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 113 | 68 | |||
Viking 2 | 2012 | 3. divisjon | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | ||||
Viking | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | |||||
Fredrikstad (loan) | 2013 | Adeccoligaen | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | |||
Motherwell | 2013–14 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 37 | 9 | |
Erzgebirge Aue | 2014–15 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
Dundee United | 2014–15 | Scottish Premiership | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
2015–16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||||
2016–17 | Scottish Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||
Total | 20 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||||
Hibernian (loan) | 2015–16 | Scottish Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Kalmar FF | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
Inverness Caledonian Thistle | 2016–17 | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
FC Lahti | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 6 | |||
2018 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 8 | ||||
Total | 45 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 52 | 14 | ||||
Suwon FC | 2019 | K League 2 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | ||||
Go Ahead Eagles | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Paide Linnameeskond | 2020 | Meistriliiga | 11 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 10 | |||
2021 | 30 | 26 | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34 | |||
Total | 41 | 36 | 1 | 8 | — | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 44 | |||
Muangthong United | 2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 8 | ||
2022–23 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 5 | ||||
Total | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 13 | ||||
Lee Man | 2023–24 | Hong Kong Premier League | 20 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 19 |
Career total | 397 | 170 | 39 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 470 | 208 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Estonia | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
2012 | 2 | 1 | |
2013 | 9 | 4 | |
2014 | 8 | 1 | |
2015 | 2 | 0 | |
2016 | 11 | 1 | |
2017 | 13 | 3 | |
2018 | 9 | 2 | |
2019 | 5 | 1 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 12 | 4 | |
2022 | 7 | 4 | |
2023 | 8 | 1 | |
2024 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 96 | 23 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 November 2012 | Sultan Qaboos Stadium, Muscat, Oman | 3 | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
2 | 26 March 2013 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 5 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 7 June 2013 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 7 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
4 | 19 November 2013 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein | 13 | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
5 | 3–0 | ||||||
6 | 18 November 2014 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 21 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
7 | 13 November 2016 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 32 | ![]() | 1–3 | 1–8 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 | 12 November 2017 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 44 | ![]() | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
9 | 19 November 2017 | ANZ Stadium, Suva, Fiji | 45 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
10 | 26 November 2017 | Stade Numa-Daly Magenta, Nouméa, New Caledonia | 47 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
11 | 7 January 2018 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 48 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
12 | 15 October 2018 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 55 | ![]() | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
13 | 11 January 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | 57 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
14 | 24 March 2021 | Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland | 66 | ![]() | 2–6 | 2–6 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
15 | 27 March 2021 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | 67 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
16 | 2–1 | ||||||
17 | 1 June 2021 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | 69 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2020 Baltic Cup |
18 | 9 June 2022 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 82 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D |
19 | 23 September 2022 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 83 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D |
20 | 26 September 2022 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | 84 | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D |
21 | 4–0 | ||||||
22 | 17 October 2023 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 90 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
23 | 8 June 2024 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | 95 | ![]() | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2024 Baltic Cup |
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