Sini Laaksonen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sini Emilia Laaksonen | ||
| Date of birth | March 5, 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Masku, Finland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ankara BB Fomget | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Nova Southeastern Sharks | 18 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | UMass Minutewomen | 54 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | TPS | 89 | (10) |
| 2018 | Honka | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | TPS | 11 | (1) |
| 2020 | Ferencváros | ||
| 2020–2021 | Santa Teresa | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Länk Vilaverdense | ||
| 2023–2024 | Racing Power | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | ABB Fomget | ||
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Finland U20 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 | |||
Sini Emilia Laaksonen (born 5 March 1996) is a Finnish women's football midfielder who plays in the Turkish Super League for Ankara BB Fomget.
Early life
[edit]Laaksonen was born in 1996 in Turku, Finland.[1] She was seen as a Finnish football prospect from a young age.[2]
College career
[edit]Laaksonen enrolled in Nova Southeastern University in the United States, where she experienced Hurricane Matthew.[3] She majored in biology.[4] Altogether, she made fifty-four appearances and scored five goals and recorded seven assists for their women's soccer team.[5]
After graduating from college, she had the opportunity to transfer to a Spanish side, but the transfer never happened.[6] She instead returned to the Finnish side TPS.[7]
Club career
[edit]Laaksonen started her career with Finnish side TPS, quickly establishing herself in the team.[8] In 2020, she signed for Hungarian side Ferencváros after making one hundred league appearances and scoring eleven goals for TPS.[9]
After that, she signed for Spanish side Santa Teresa.[10] In 2022, she signed for Portuguese side Länk Vilaverdense.[1] On 14 August 2023, Laaksonen was announced at Racing Power.[11] On 4 August 2024, she was announced at ABB Fomget.[12]
In September 2024, she moved to Turkey, and signed a deal with Ankara BB Fomget to play in the 2024–25 Super League.[13]
International career
[edit]Laaksonen represented Finland internationally at youth level at the U-19 European Championship.[14] She also represented Finland internationally at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[15]
Style of play
[edit]Laaksonen mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for her vision and passing ability.[16] She is also known for her tackling ability.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sini Laaksonen: "Quiero darle un impulso a mi carrera en Länk Vilaverdense"". futbolportuguesdesdeespana.com.
- ^ "Sini on pelannut jalkapalloa ympäri maailmaa – haaveissa Suomen maajoukkuepaikka". suomalaisetmaailmalla.fi.
- ^ "Suomalaiset odottavat Matthew-hirmumyrskyä pelonsekaisissa tunnelmissa: "Mitä sitten kun ikkunasta tulee palmu läpi?"". is.fi.
- ^ "TPS:n Sini Laaksonen Unkarin mestarijoukkueeseen". Turun Sanomat.
- ^ a b "Sini Laaksonen, potencia nórdica". hoy.es.
- ^ "Sini Laaksonen: "Jugar en España es mi sueño de la infancia"". badajozdeportes.com.
- ^ "Laaksonen mukaan penkiltä". Turun Sanomat.
- ^ "TPS:n keskikentän vahvan pelintekijän Sini Laaksosen asenne kohdallaan". Turun Sanomat.
- ^ "Sini Laaksonen siirtyy Espanjaan – "Lapsuuden unelma toteutuu"". yle.fi.
- ^ "Las piezas sin hueco en el puzle del Santa Teresa". hoy.es.
- ^ Coimbra, Rodrigo. "Oficial: Sini Laaksonen deixa Länk Vilaverdense e assina pelo Racing Power". www.flashscore.pt (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Sini Laaksonen deixa Racing Power e junta-se a Rafa Sudré na Turquia". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Sini Emilia Laaksonen" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Sini Laaksonen yllättäen alle 19-vuotiaiden EM-kisoihin". aamuset.fi (Archived). Archived from the original on 2014-08-08.
- ^ "Komean maalin tehnyt Laaksonen: Aika tyytyväinen vetoon". is.fi.
- ^ "Sini Laaksonen – Badajoz Deportes article".
External links
[edit]- Sini Laaksonen at playmakerstats.com
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Masku
- Finnish women's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish women
- Women's association football midfielders
- Finland women's youth international footballers
- Kansallinen Liiga players
- Turun Palloseura (women's football) players
- Finnish expatriate women's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Nova Southeastern Sharks women's soccer players
- UMass Minutewomen soccer players
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Expatriate women's footballers in Hungary
- Ferencvárosi TC (women) footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- Liga F players
- Santa Teresa CD players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Portugal
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey
- Turkish Women's Football Super League players
- Fomget Gençlik ve Spor players