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 Anini with HJK in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Anini Junior | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | TPS | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hakunilan Riento | |||
| –2014 | Kontu | ||
| 2014–2019 | PK Keski-Uusimaa | ||
| 2019–2022 | HJK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | PK Keski-Uusimaa | 7 | (2) |
| 2019–2024 | Klubi 04 | 51 | (15) |
| 2022–2024 | HJK | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | → AC Oulu (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2022 | → OLS (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2023 | → IFK Mariehamn (loan) | 17 | (1) |
| 2024 | EIF | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | KäPa | 26 | (7) |
| 2026– | TPS | 11 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Finland U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2019 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Finland U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 October 2023 | |||
Samuel Anini (born 7 September 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Veikkausliiga club TPS.
Club career
[edit]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 with 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] On 23 August 2024, Anini left HJK and joined Ekenäs IF on a permanent transfer.[7]
On 28 March 2025, Anini joined Ykkösliiga club Käpylän Pallo.[8]
International career
[edit]Anini Junior has represented Finland at under-17, under-18 and under-20 youth international levels.
Personal life
[edit]Anini Junior was born and raised in Finland to Ghanaian parents, making him a dual Finnish-Ghanaian citizen.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 27 July 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| PK Keski-Uusimaa | 2019 | Kolmonen | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Klubi 04 | 2019 | Kakkonen | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Ykkönen | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 16 | ||
| HJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| AC Oulu (loan) | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 4 | |
| OLS (loan) | 2022 | Kakkonen | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
| IFK Mariehamn (loan) | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
| EIF | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| KäPa | 2025 | Ykkösliiga | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 9 | |
| TPS | 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | |
| Career total | 135 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 37 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
References
[edit]- ↑ Anini jr kiinnostaa jo ulkomailla, 23 Jan 2019, keski-uusimaa.fi
- ↑ Samuel Anini Junior siirtyy Helsingin Jalkapalloklubiin, 28 June 2019, PKKU
- ↑ Samuel Anini jr. lainapestistään: "Kova kilpailu kehittää", veikkausliiga.com, 2 Jun 2022
- ↑ Anini jr jatkoopimukseen ja lainalle IFK Mariehamniin, hjk.fi, 10 Feb 2023
- ↑ IFK lånar HJK-anfallare, Ålandstidningen, 10 Feb 2023
- ↑ Anini jr sänkte SJK, Ålandstidningen, 18 Mar 2023
- ↑ Mäntylä, Pekka (2024-08-23). "Samuel Anini Jr siirtyy EIF:ään". HJK Helsinki. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ "Tervetuloa Junnu!". Käpylän Pallo | Edustus (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ admin (2022-02-20). "Mikä on toistaiseksi ikimuistoisin ottelusi, Samuel Anini jr.?". HJK Helsinki (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-09-16.
External links
[edit]- Samuel Anini Junior at Soccerway
- Samuel Anini Junior at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Kolmonen players
- Kakkonen players
- Ykkönen players
- Ykkösliiga players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- AC Oulu players
- IFK Mariehamn players
- FC Kontu players
- Pallokerho Keski-Uusimaa players
- Oulun Luistinseura players
- Klubi 04 players
- Ekenäs IF players
- Käpylän Pallo players
- Turun Palloseura footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finnish people of Ghanaian descent