Samuel Anini Junior
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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 | KäPa | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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) |
| 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 24 November 2025 ‡ 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 Ykkösliiga club KäPa.
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
Anini Junior has represented Finland at under-17, under-18 and under-20 youth international levels.