Anthony Olusanya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Juhani Olusanya[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Jakobstad, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Patrick's Athletic | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pietarsaaren Into | |||
| –2017 | Jaro | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | JBK | 9 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Jaro | 60 | (18) |
| 2021–2024 | HJK | 75 | (14) |
| 2021 | → Klubi 04 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Haka (loan) | 10 | (7) |
| 2025–2026 | Kalmar | 39 | (8) |
| 2026– | St Patrick's Athletic | 4 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Finland U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2023– | Finland | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:43, 29 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:51, 9 August 2026 | |||
Anthony Juhani Olusanya (born 1 February 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic on loan from Swedish side Kalmar FF.
Club career
Olusanya started football in Pietarsaaren Into and later joined FF Jaro youth sector.
On 30 September 2021, when playing for HJK Helsinki in a UEFA Europa Conference League group phase game against Alashkert, he came on as a late substitute for Roope Riski and scored his first goal in a European club competition. HJK eventually won the game 4–2.
On 12 August 2024, he was loaned out to FC Haka for the rest of the season.[2] He made 10 appearances and scored seven goals for Haka, before returning to his parent club HJK after the season.
In January 2025, Olusanya joined Swedish side Kalmar on a two-year deal.[3] According to Österbottens Tidning, HJK's asking price for Olusanya was €110,000.[4] On 3 March, he scored his first goal for Kalmar, in a Svenska Cupen match against Hammarby.
On 28 July 2026, Olusanya signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic.[5][6][7] On 2 August 2026, he replaced Aidan Keena from the bench to make his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw with Derry City at Richmond Park.[8] The following game, he started for the first time and opened the scoring in a 2–1 victory away to Shelbourne with a 7th minute volley.[9] On 21 August 2026, he opened the scoring in a 2–0 victory away to Drogheda United.[10]
International career
Born in Jakobstad, Finland, Olusanya is of Nigerian descent on his father's side but does not have Nigerian citizenship. His mother is of Finnish background.[11][12]
He made his debut for the Finland U21 team on 3 June 2021 in a friendly match against Sweden U21. He then scored his first international goal against Estonia U21 on 3 September 2021 in an Under-21 European Championship qualifier.[13]
Olusanya made his senior debut for Finland on 9 January 2023 in a 2–0 loss to Sweden in a friendly replacing Kai Meriluoto from the bench in the 77th minute.[14]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jakobstads BK | 2017 | Kakkonen | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018 | Kakkonen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Jaro | 2018 | Ykkönen | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Ykkönen | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 21 | 11 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 24 | 12 | |||
| Total | 60 | 18 | 10 | 1 | – | – | 70 | 19 | ||||
| Klubi 04 | 2021 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| HJK Helsinki | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | 7[c] | 1 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12[d] | 0 | 37 | 7 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9[e] | 1 | 37 | 5 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | |
| Total | 75 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 120 | 21 | ||
| Haka (loan) | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 7 | – | – | – | 10 | 7 | |||
| Kalmar FF | 2025 | Superettan | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2026 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | 16 | 4 | |||
| Total | 39 | 8 | 7 | 3 | – | – | 46 | 11 | ||||
| St Patrick's Athletic | 2026 | League of Ireland Premier Division | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 199 | 50 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 2 | 263 | 61 | ||
- ↑ Includes Finnish Cup, Svenska Cupen & FAI Cup
- ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ↑ 1 appearances UEFA Champions League; 2 appearances in the UEFA Europa League; 4 appearances, 1 goal in the UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ 2 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 10 appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- ↑ 4 appearances in the UEFA Champions League; 2 appearances, 1 goal in the UEFA Europa League; 3 appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 12 January 2023
| Finland | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- ↑ Urheilukouluun valittiin 79 kesälajien urheilijaa lokakuun 2022 saapumiserään, intti.fi, 17 May 2022
- ↑ Anthony Olusanya lainalle Hakaan, hjk.fi, 12 August 2024
- ↑ Anthony Olusanya siirtyy Ruotsiin, hjk.fi, 25 January 2025
- ↑ Fotbollspodden, osterbottenstidning.fi
- ↑ "Anthony Olusanya Is A Saint". www.stpatsfc.com.
- ↑ "St Pat's snap up Finland striker as Stephen Kenny hails 'excellent signing'". Irish Mirror. July 28, 2026.
- ↑ Seery, Paul. "Anthony Olusanya Joins St Patrick's Athletic from Kalmar FF". extratime.com.
- ↑ Buttner, Paul (2 August 2026). "Clarke rescues point but Lynch tight-lipped on McClean" – via www.rte.ie.
- ↑ "New signing Anthony Olusanya scores as St Patrick's Athletic claim derby bragging rights over 10-man Shelbourne". Irish Independent. August 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Anthony Olusanya strikes early in Drogheda but Saints forced to work hard to close gap on leaders". Irish Independent. August 21, 2026.
- ↑ "Kaipaatko jotain Pietarsaaresta, Anthony Olusanya?". HJK Helsinki (in Finnish). 2022-03-04.
- ↑ "Nigerian Exports : Umraniyespor's Bentley Still Deadly From Long Range; HB Koge's Adedeji, Jaro's Olusanya, Falkenbergs' Nsima Strike:: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
- ↑ "Estonia U-21 v Finland U-21 game report". UEFA. 3 September 2021.
- ↑ https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match/_/gameId/658265/finland-sweden
- ↑ "Anthony Olusanya". Soccerway.
- ↑ Anthony Olusanya, Finnish FA
External links
- Anthony Olusanya at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Jakobstad
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finland men's international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finnish people of Nigerian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Jakobstads BK players
- Klubi 04 players
- FF Jaro players
- FC Haka players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Kalmar FF players
- St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Superettan players
- Ykkönen players
- Kakkonen players
- League of Ireland players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Allsvenskan players