Anthony Olusanya
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000
Place of birth Jakobstad, Finland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 HJK
Number 29
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 JBK 9 (1)
2018–2020 Jaro 60 (18)
2021 Klubi 04 2 (0)
2021– HJK 59 (12)
International career‡
2021 Finland U21 7 (1)
2023– Finland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ 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 Veikkausliiga club HJK.

Club career

On 30 September 2021, 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 4–2.

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.[1][2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Kaipaatko jotain Pietarsaaresta, Anthony Olusanya?". HJK Helsinki (in Finnish). 2022-03-04.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Estonia U-21 v Finland U-21 game report". UEFA. 3 September 2021.


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