Finnish footballer (born 1995)
Sanni Franssi
Full name
Sanni Maija Franssi[ 1] Date of birth
(1995-03-19 ) 19 March 1995 (age 29) [ 2] Place of birth
Vaasa , Finland Height
1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[ 1] Position(s)
Forward Current team
Real Sociedad Number
9 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
105
(31) 2015–
Finland
60
(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 April 2023 (UTC)
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 .
Club career
In 2016 Franssi was named Naisten Liiga Player of the Season after hitting 20 league goals for her club, PK-35.[ 3] Franssi 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 .[ 4] She returned to PK-35 in July 2017, only to sign for newly founded Serie A club Juventus in September.[ 5]
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 .[ 6]
International career
Franssi 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 .[ 7]
She scored her first senior international goal in a 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying defeat by Portugal on 16 September 2016.[ 7]
Honours
PK-35 Vantaa
Juventus FC
Fortuna Hjørring
International goals
References
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