Pyry Soiri

Pyry Soiri
Personal information
Full name	Pyry Henri Hidipo Soiri
Date of birth	22 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth	Ekenäs, Finland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Esbjerg fB
Number	11
Youth career
2000–2009	PPJ
2010–2011	MYPA
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2014	MYPA
2012	→ JäPS (loan)
2012	→ KTP (loan)
2015–2017	VPS
2017–2018	Shakhtyor Soligorsk
2018–2019	Admira Wacker
2019–	Esbjerg fB
International career‡
2013	Finland U19
2013–2014	Finland U20
2014–2016	Finland U21
2017–	Finland
Medal record
Men's football
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020

Pyry Soiri (born 22 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga side Esbjerg fB and the Finland national team. Born to a Finnish mother and a Namibian father, he spent most of his childhood in Africa.^[1] He began his senior career at the age of 17 playing for MYPA. Soiri made his international debut for Finland in November 2017 and has since had over 20 caps. He appeared in 9 out of 10 of Finland´s UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and helped Finland national team for the first time secure its place in European Football Championship tournament´s group stage.

Career

Danish club Esbjerg fB announced on 18 June 2019, that they had signed Soiri on a contract until June 2022.^[2]

International career

On 6 October 2017, Soiri made his debut for Finland's senior national team in a qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup against Croatia. Brought on as a substitute late in the match, he scored the equalising goal for the 1–1 draw in the 90th minute.^[3]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.^[4]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 October 2017	Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia	Croatia	1–1	1–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	9 November 2017	Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland	Estonia	1–0	3–0	Friendly
3.	26 March 2018	Gloria Golf Resort Pitch A, Belek, Turkey	Malta	5–0	5–0	Friendly
4.	15 October 2018	Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland	Greece	1–0	2–0	2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
5.	26 March 2019	Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia	Armenia	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification