Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

Sini Laaksonen

Sini Laaksonen
Personal information
Full name Sini Emilia Laaksonen
Date of birth (1996-03-05) March 5, 1996 (age 28)
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

Laaksonen was born in 1996 in Turku, Finland.[1] She was seen as a Finnish football prospect from a young age.[2]

College career

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

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

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

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

  1. ^ a b "Sini Laaksonen: "Quiero darle un impulso a mi carrera en Länk Vilaverdense"". futbolportuguesdesdeespana.com.
  2. ^ "Sini on pelannut jalkapalloa ympäri maailmaa – haaveissa Suomen maajoukkuepaikka". suomalaisetmaailmalla.fi.
  3. ^ "Suomalaiset odottavat Matthew-hirmumyrskyä pelonsekaisissa tunnelmissa: "Mitä sitten kun ikkunasta tulee palmu läpi?"". is.fi.
  4. ^ "TPS:n Sini Laaksonen Unkarin mestarijoukkueeseen". Turun Sanomat.
  5. ^ a b "Sini Laaksonen, potencia nórdica". hoy.es.
  6. ^ "Sini Laaksonen: "Jugar en España es mi sueño de la infancia"". badajozdeportes.com.
  7. ^ "Laaksonen mukaan penkiltä". Turun Sanomat.
  8. ^ "TPS:n keskikentän vahvan pelintekijän Sini Laaksosen asenne kohdallaan". Turun Sanomat.
  9. ^ "Sini Laaksonen siirtyy Espanjaan – "Lapsuuden unelma toteutuu"". yle.fi.
  10. ^ "Las piezas sin hueco en el puzle del Santa Teresa". hoy.es.
  11. ^ Coimbra, Rodrigo. "Oficial: Sini Laaksonen deixa Länk Vilaverdense e assina pelo Racing Power". www.flashscore.pt (in Portuguese).
  12. ^ "Sini Laaksonen deixa Racing Power e junta-se a Rafa Sudré na Turquia". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese).
  13. ^ "Sini Emilia Laaksonen" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Sini Laaksonen yllättäen alle 19-vuotiaiden EM-kisoihin". aamuset.fi (Archived). Archived from the original on 2014-08-08.
  15. ^ "Komean maalin tehnyt Laaksonen: Aika tyytyväinen vetoon". is.fi.
  16. ^ "Sini Laaksonen – Badajoz Deportes article".
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sini_Laaksonen