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Antti Sumiala

Antti Sumiala
Personal information
Full name Antti Markus Sumiala
Date of birth (1974-02-20) 20 February 1974 (age 50)[1]
Place of birth Pori, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
PPT
Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1991 PPT 24 (7)
1992 Ikast
1993 Jazz 29 (20)
1994 Ikast 14 (4)
1994–1995 Emmen 17 (9)
1995–1997 NEC Nijmegen 66 (17)
1997–1999 Twente 32 (6)
1999–2000 Jokerit 52 (16)
2000–2001 SSV Reutlingen 13 (2)
2001 Jazz 14 (8)
2001–2002 Yimpaş Yozgatspor 15 (6)
2002–2003 IFK Norrköping 33 (20)
2003–2004 Akçaabat Sebatspor 13 (1)
2004–2005 Vaduz 27 (9)
2005 Kansas City Wizards 2 (0)
2006–2010 PoPa 100 (54)
2010 MuSa 1 (0)
Total 452 (179)
International career
1992–2004 Finland 36 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antti Markus Sumiala (born 20 February 1974) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a striker. He played his last years in his hometown team FC PoPa.

He was born in Pori and started playing football with local club Porin Pallo-Toverit before joining the youth team of Belgian side RSC Anderlecht.

Besides in his native Finland, Sumiala has played in Danish Superliga, Danish 1st Division, Eerste Divisie, Eredivisie, 2. Bundesliga, Süper Lig, Allsvenskan, Swiss Challenge League and MLS.

Sumiala has also worked as a sporting director of PoPa and is a main owner the club.[2]

International career

Sumiala appeared 36 times for the Finnish national team, scoring nine goals. He made his debut on 12 February 1992 in a friendly against Turkey (1-1).

International goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 October 1994 Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 0–3 0–7 Friendly
2. 0–7
3. 16 November 1994 Helsinki, Finland  Faroe Islands 1–0 5–0 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
4. 29 March 1995 San Marino  San Marino 0–2 0–2 UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
5. 6 October 1996 Helsinki, Finland   Switzerland 1–2 2–3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6. 30 April 1997 Oslo, Norway  Norway 0–1 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7. 8 June 1997 Helsinki, Finland  Azerbaijan 3–0 3–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
8. 6 September 1997 Lausanne, Switzerland   Switzerland 0–2 1–2 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
9. 11 October 1997 Helsinki, Finland  Hungary 1–0 1–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Career statistics

As of 7 May 2024[3][4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Porin Pallo-Toverit 1989 Ykkönen 5 1 5 1
1990 Ykkönen 11 4 11 4
1991 Veikkausliiga 8 2 8 2
Total 24 7 24 7
Ikast 1992–93 Danish 1st Division 6 6
Jazz 1993 Veikkausliiga 29 20 29 20
Lokeren 1993–94 Belgian Second Division 28 14 2 1 30 15
Ikast 1994–95 Danish Superliga 14 4 14 4
Emmen 1994–95 Eerste Divisie 17 9 17 9
NEC Nijmegen 1995–96 Eredivisie 33 9 4 0 37 9
1996–97 Eredivisie 33 8 4 3 37 11
Total 66 17 8 3 74 20
Twente 1997–98 Eredivisie 28 6 4 1 5[b] 1 37 8
1998–99 Eredivisie 4 0 1 0 4[c] 0 9 0
Total 32 6 5 1 9 1 46 8
Jokerit 1999 Veikkausliiga 16 5 1 2 3[c] 1 20 8
2000 Veikkausliiga 33 11 0 0 2[b] 1 35 12
Total 49 16 1 2 5 2 55 20
SSV Reutlingen 2000–01 2. Bundesliga 13 2 0 0 13 2
Jazz 2001 Veikkausliiga 14 8 0 0 14 8
Yimpaş Yozgatspor 2001–02 Süper Lig 15 5 15 5
IFK Norrköping 2002 Allsvenskan 12 11 12 11
2003 Superettan 21 9 21 9
Total 33 20 33 20
Akçaabat Sebatspor 2003–04 Süper Lig 15 1 1 0 16 1
Vaduz 2004–05 Swiss Challenge League 28 9 4 7 32 16
Kansas City Wizards 2005 MLS 2 0 2 0
Porin Palloilijat 2006 Kakkonen 19 13 19 13
2007 Kakkonen 21 12 21 12
2008 Kakkonen 24 22 24 22
2009 Ykkönen 24 4 1 0 25 4
2010 Ykkönen 12 3 12 3
Total 100 54 1 0 101 54
Career total 479 198 22 14 14 3 515 215

References

  1. ^ Soccerway profile
  2. ^ "Antti Sumiala tekee paluun MuSa:n paidassa | Yle Uutiset | yle.fi". yle.fi. Archived from the original on 2 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ Antti Sumiala, worldfootball
  4. ^ Antti Sumiala, National-Football-Teams