Antti Sumiala
Finnish footballer (born 1974)
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Antti Markus Sumiala (born 20 February 1974) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a striker. He played his last years in his hometown team FC PoPa.
Full name
Antti Markus Sumiala
Date of birth
20 February 1974[1]
Place of birth
Pori, Finland
Height
1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antti Markus Sumiala | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1974[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pori, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| PPT | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | PPT | 24 | (7) |
| 1992 | Ikast | ||
| 1993 | Jazz | 29 | (20) |
| 1994 | Ikast | 14 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | Emmen | 17 | (9) |
| 1995–1997 | NEC Nijmegen | 66 | (17) |
| 1997–1999 | Twente | 32 | (6) |
| 1999–2000 | Jokerit | 52 | (16) |
| 2000–2001 | SSV Reutlingen | 13 | (2) |
| 2001 | Jazz | 14 | (8) |
| 2001–2002 | Yimpaş Yozgatspor | 15 | (6) |
| 2002–2003 | IFK Norrköping | 33 | (20) |
| 2003–2004 | Akçaabat Sebatspor | 13 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Vaduz | 27 | (9) |
| 2005 | Kansas City Wizards | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | PoPa | 100 | (54) |
| 2010 | MuSa | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 452 | (179) | |
| International career | |||
| 1992–2004 | Finland | 38 | (9) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was born in Pori and started playing football with local club Porin Pallo-Toverit before joining the youth team of Belgian side RSC Anderlecht.
Besides in his native Finland, Sumiala has played in Danish Superliga, Danish 1st Division, Eerste Divisie, Eredivisie, 2. Bundesliga, Süper Lig, Allsvenskan, Swiss Challenge League and MLS.
Sumiala has also worked as a sporting director of PoPa and is a main owner the club.[2]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Porin Pallo-Toverit | 1989 | Ykkönen | 5 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1990 | Ykkönen | 11 | 4 | – | – | 11 | 4 | |||
| 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 2 | – | – | 8 | 2 | |||
| Total | 24 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 7 | ||
| Ikast | 1992–93 | Danish 1st Division | 6 | – | – | 6 | ||||
| Jazz | 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 20 | – | – | 29 | 20 | ||
| Lokeren | 1993–94 | Belgian Second Division | 28 | 14 | 2 | 1 | – | 30 | 15 | |
| Ikast | 1994–95 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 4 | – | – | 14 | 4 | ||
| Emmen | 1994–95 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 9 | – | – | 17 | 9 | ||
| NEC Nijmegen | 1995–96 | Eredivisie | 33 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | 37 | 9 | |
| 1996–97 | Eredivisie | 33 | 8 | 4 | 3 | – | 37 | 11 | ||
| Total | 66 | 17 | 8 | 3 | – | – | 74 | 20 | ||
| Twente | 1997–98 | Eredivisie | 28 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5[b] | 1 | 37 | 8 |
| 1998–99 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 32 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 46 | 8 | ||
| Jokerit | 1999 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3[c] | 1 | 20 | 8 |
| 2000 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 35 | 12 | |
| Total | 49 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 55 | 20 | ||
| SSV Reutlingen | 2000–01 | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 2 | |
| Jazz | 2001 | Veikkausliiga | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 8 | |
| Yimpaş Yozgatspor | 2001–02 | Süper Lig | 15 | 5 | – | – | 15 | 5 | ||
| IFK Norrköping | 2002 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 11 | – | – | 12 | 11 | ||
| 2003 | Superettan | 21 | 9 | – | – | 21 | 9 | |||
| Total | 33 | 20 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 20 | ||
| Akçaabat Sebatspor | 2003–04 | Süper Lig | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |
| Vaduz | 2004–05 | Swiss Challenge League | 28 | 9 | 4 | 7 | – | 32 | 16 | |
| Kansas City Wizards | 2005 | MLS | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| Porin Palloilijat | 2006 | Kakkonen | 19 | 13 | – | – | 19 | 13 | ||
| 2007 | Kakkonen | 21 | 12 | – | – | 21 | 12 | |||
| 2008 | Kakkonen | 24 | 22 | – | – | 24 | 22 | |||
| 2009 | Ykkönen | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2010 | Ykkönen | 12 | 3 | – | – | 12 | 3 | |||
| Total | 100 | 54 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 101 | 54 | ||
| Career total | 479 | 198 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 515 | 215 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup, Belgian Cup, KNVB Beker, Turkish Cup and Swiss Cup
- Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup
International
- As of match played 7 February 2004
| Finland | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 9 | |
International goals
- As of match played 31 January 2000. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sumiala goal.
| International goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 26 October 1994 | Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 3–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 16 November 1994 | Helsinki, Finland |  Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 5–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier |
| 3. | 29 March 1995 | San Marino |  San Marino | 2–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier |
| 4. | 6 October 1996 | Helsinki, Finland |  Switzerland | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 5. | 30 April 1997 | Oslo, Norway |  Norway | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 6. | 8 June 1997 | Helsinki, Finland |  Azerbaijan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 7. | 6 September 1997 | Lausanne, Switzerland | Switzerland | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 8. | 11 October 1997 | Helsinki, Finland |  Hungary | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
| 9. | 31 January 2000 | La Manga Stadium, La Manga, Spain | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |