Samuel Anini Junior

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Samuel Anini
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Anini with HJK in 2024
Personal information
Full name Samuel Anini Junior
Date of birth (2002-09-07) 7 September 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Vantaa, Finland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
HJK
Youth career
Hakunilan Riento
0000–2014 FC Kontu
2014–2019 PK Keski-Uusimaa
2019–2022 HJK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 PK Keski-Uusimaa 7 (2)
2019– Klubi 04 51 (15)
2022– HJK 1 (0)
2022AC Oulu (loan) 15 (2)
2022OLS (loan) 3 (1)
2023IFK Mariehamn (loan) 17 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Finland U17 9 (1)
2019 Finland U18 2 (0)
2021 Finland U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2023

Samuel Anini (born 7 September 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club HJK.

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Club career

Samuel Anini Jr is a youth product of Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa. [1]

He transferred to HJK Helsinki in 2019 for an undisclosed fee. [2]

He spent the 2022 season on loan in AC Oulu, which was his first season in Veikkausliiga, the premier division in Finland. [3] He scored his first Veikkausliiga goal for AC Oulu on 23 July 2022, in a 3–1 home victory against IFK Mariehamn.

On 10 February 2023, Anini extended his contract with HJK until the end of 2024, and was immediately thereafter sent on loan to IFK Mariehamn for the 2023 season. [4] [5] [6]

International career

Anini Junior has represented Finland at under-17, under-18 and under-20 youth international levels.

Personal life

Anini Junior was born and raised in Finland to Ghanaian parents. [7] He holds a dual Finnish-Ghanaian citizenship.

Career statistics

As of 16 June 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PK Keski-Uusimaa 2019 Kolmonen 720072
Klubi 04 2019 Kakkonen 620062
2020 Kakkonen154003 [lower-alpha 2] 0184
2021 Ykkönen 269312910
2022Kakkonen1010
2024 Ykkönen3030
Total51153130005716
HJK 2023 Veikkausliiga 00001 [lower-alpha 3] 00010
2024 Veikkausliiga10101 [lower-alpha 3] 00030
Total1010200040
OLS (loan)2022Kakkonen3131
AC Oulu (loan) 2022 Veikkausliiga1523200184
IFK Mariehamn (loan) 2023 Veikkausliiga1715120242
Career total9421124700011325
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Includes Kakkonen Cup
  3. 1 2 Includes Finnish League Cup

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