Sanni Maija Franssi (born 19 March 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera División club Real Sociedad and the Finland women's national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sanni Maija Franssi[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 19 March 1995||
Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Real Sociedad | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2017 | PK-35 | 87 | (50) |
2016–2017 | → FC Zürich (loan) | ? | (18) |
2017 | PK-35 | 4 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Juventus | 21 | (10) |
2018–2020 | Fortuna Hjørring | 41 | (19) |
2020– | Real Sociedad | 120 | (32) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Finland | 60 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:31, 18 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 April 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
editFirst spell at PK-35
editFranssi made her league debut against Åland United on 15 April 2012.[3] She scored her first league goal against GBK on 23 March 2016, scoring in the 9th minute.[4] In 2016 Franssi was named Naisten Liiga Player of the Season after hitting 20 league goals for her club, PK-35.[5]
FC Zürich Frauen
editFranssi spent the 2016–17 season with FC Zürich Frauen, scoring 18 goals and finishing as runner-up to FC Neunkirch in both the Nationalliga A and Swiss Women's Cup.[6]
Second spell at PK-35
editFranssi returned to PK-35 in July 2017.[7] She made her league debut against JyPK on 8 July 2017.[8] Franssi scored her first league goal against TPS on 15 July 2017, scoring in the 32nd minute.[9]
Juventus
editFranssi signed for newly founded Serie A club Juventus in September 2017.[10] She made her league debut against Atalanta on 30 September 2017.[11] Franssi scored her first league goal against Empoli on 28 October 2017, scoring in the 10th minute.[12]
Fortuna Hjørring
editFranssi made her league debut against Odense Boldklub Q on 8 September 2018.[13] She scored her first league goal against B 93 on 16 September 2018, scoring in the 67th minute.[14] On 27 April 2019, Franssi extended her contract by one year.[15]
Real Sociedad
editOn 17 July 2020, Franssi was announced at Real Sociedad.[16] She made her league debut against Deportivo de La Coruña on 11 October 2020.[17] Franssi scored her first league goal against Dux Logroño on 11 November 2020, scoring in the 70th and 79th minute.[18]
In December 2021 Franssi was playing for Real Sociedad of Spain's Primera División but was reported to be attracting transfer interest from multiple clubs in England's FA Women's Super League.[19]
On 6 April 2022, Franssi's contract was extended for two years.[20]
International career
editFranssi played her first senior international for Finland women's national team in February 2015 against Sweden. She had already represented her country at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[21]
She scored her first senior international goal in a 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying defeat by Portugal on 16 September 2016.[21]
Franssi was called up to the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup.[22] She was also called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup.[23]
Franssi was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup.[24]
Franssi was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[25]
Franssi was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.[26]
Personal life
editHer brother is ice hockey player Santeri Hatakka.[27]
Honours
edit- PK-35 Vantaa
- Naisten Liiga: Winner 2012, 2014, 2015
- Naisten Suomen Cup: Winner 2012, 2013
- Juventus FC
- Serie A: Winner 2017-18
- Fortuna Hjørring
- Danish Women's Cup: Winner 2018-2019
- Elitedivisionen: Winner 2019-2020
International goals
editNo. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 September 2016 | Estádio do CD Trofense, Trofa, Portugal | Portugal | 2–0 | 2–3 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
2. | 8 October 2019 | Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland | Albania | 3–0 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
3. | 21 October 2021 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
4. | 22 February 2023 | AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus | Romania | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup |
References
edit- ^ a b "List of Players - Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Sanni Franssi Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Åland United vs PK-35 Vantaa - 15 April 2012". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "PK-35 Vantaa vs GBK - 23 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Von Hertzen, Jesper (6 September 2017). "Juventus och Turin kallar för Damligans målskyttedrottning" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Fotbollsligans måldrottning tillbaka i Finland" (in Swedish). Hufvudstadsbladet. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Sanni Franssi palaa Punamustiin". pk35vantaa.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "PK-35 Vantaa vs JyPK - 8 July 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "TPS vs PK-35 Vantaa - 15 July 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Lisää suomalaisväriä Juventukseen - Sanni Franssi Vantaalta Torinoon" (in Finnish). Kaleva. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Atalanta vs Juventus - 30 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Empoli vs Juventus - 28 October 2017". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Odense Q vs Fortuna Hjørring - 8 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Fortuna Hjørring vs B 93 - 16 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Sanni tager et år mere". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Calidad para el ataque". www.realsociedad.eus (in Spanish).
- ^ "Deportivo de La Coruña vs Real Sociedad - 11 October 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Logroño vs Real Sociedad - 11 November 2020". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ Sanders, Emma (30 December 2021). "Women's Super League: What to expect in January transfer window". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
Finland international and Real Sociedad forward Sanni Maija Franssi is a target for a few WSL clubs
- ^ "Helmarien hyökkääjä jatkosopimukseen espanjalaisseuran kanssa – "Täällä on paljon kovia pelaajia"". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ a b Sanni Franssi Archived 15 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine profile at Football Association of Finland (SPL) (in Finnish)
- ^ "Finland squad announced to compete at the Cyprus Women's Cup 2018". Women's Soccer United. 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Naisten maajoukkue Cyprus cupiin nimetty" [Women's national team named in the Cyprus Cup]. Football Association of Finland. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Riihimäkeläinen puolustaja Santeri Hatakka, 15, kulkee päättäväisesti Leijona- polulla – "Aika huikea vuosi on ollut"". www.aamuposti.fi (in Finnish). 29 December 2016.
External links
edit- Sanni Franssi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sanni Franssi Archived 15 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine profile at Football Association of Finland (SPL) (in Finnish)
- Sanni Franssi at Soccerway