Sini Laaksonen

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Sini Laaksonen
Personal information
Full name Sini Emilia Laaksonen
Date of birth (1996-03-05) March 5, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Masku, Finland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Länk Vilaverdense
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016 Nova Southeastern Sharks 18 (3)
2017–2019 UMass Minutewomen 54 (6)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2017 TPS 89 (10)
2018 Honka 0 (0)
2019 TPS 11 (1)
2020 Ferencváros
2020–2021 Santa Teresa 10 (0)
2022–2023 Länk Vilaverdense
2023–2024 Racing Power
2024– ABB Fomget
International career
2014 Finland U20 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sini Emilia Laaksonen (born 5 March 1996) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for ABB Fomget.

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Early life

Laaksonen was born in 1996 in Turku, Finland. [1] She was seen as a Finnish football prospect from a young age. [2]

College career

Laaksonen enrolled in Nova Southeastern University in the United States, where she experienced Hurricane Matthew. [3] She majored in biology. [4] Altogether, she made fifty-four appearances and scored five goals and recorded seven assists for their women's soccer team. [5]

After graduating from college, she had the opportunity to transfer to a Spanish side, but the transfer never happened. [6] She instead returned to the Finnish side TPS. [7]

Club career

Laaksonen started her career with Finnish side TPS, quickly establishing herself in the team. [8] In 2020, she signed for Hungarian side Ferencváros after making one hundred league appearances and scoring eleven goals for TPS. [9]

After that, she signed for Spanish side Santa Teresa. [10] In 2022, she signed for Portuguese side Länk Vilaverdense. [1] On 14 August 2023, Laaksonen was announced at Racing Power. [11] On 4 August 2024, she was announced at ABB Fomget. [12]

International career

Laaksonen represented Finland internationally at youth level at the U-19 European Championship. [13] She also represented Finland internationally at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [14]

Style of play

Laaksonen mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for her vision and passing ability. [15] She is also known for her tackling ability. [5]

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  2. ↑ "Sini on pelannut jalkapalloa ympäri maailmaa – haaveissa Suomen maajoukkuepaikka". suomalaisetmaailmalla.fi.
  3. ↑ "Suomalaiset odottavat Matthew-hirmumyrskyä pelonsekaisissa tunnelmissa: "Mitä sitten kun ikkunasta tulee palmu läpi?"". is.fi.
  4. ↑ "TPS:n Sini Laaksonen Unkarin mestarijoukkueeseen". Turun Sanomat.
  5. 1 2 "Sini Laaksonen, potencia nórdica". hoy.es.
  6. ↑ "Sini Laaksonen: "Jugar en España es mi sueño de la infancia"". badajozdeportes.com.
  7. ↑ "Laaksonen mukaan penkiltä". Turun Sanomat.
  8. ↑ "TPS:n keskikentän vahvan pelintekijän Sini Laaksosen asenne kohdallaan". Turun Sanomat.
  9. ↑ "Sini Laaksonen siirtyy Espanjaan – "Lapsuuden unelma toteutuu"". yle.fi.
  10. ↑ "Las piezas sin hueco en el puzle del Santa Teresa". hoy.es.
  11. ↑ Coimbra, Rodrigo. "Oficial: Sini Laaksonen deixa Länk Vilaverdense e assina pelo Racing Power". www.flashscore.pt (in Portuguese).
  12. ↑ "Sini Laaksonen deixa Racing Power e junta-se a Rafa Sudré na Turquia". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese).
  13. ↑ "Sini Laaksonen yllättäen alle 19-vuotiaiden EM-kisoihin". aamuset.fi (Archived). Archived from the original on 2014-08-08.
  14. ↑ "Komean maalin tehnyt Laaksonen: Aika tyytyväinen vetoon". is.fi.
  15. ↑ "Sini Laaksonen – Badajoz Deportes article".
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