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

First spell at PK-35

Franssi made her league debut against Åland United on 15 April 2012.[3] She scored her first league goal against GBK on 23 March 2016, scoring in the 9th minute.[4] In 2016 Franssi was named Naisten Liiga Player of the Season after hitting 20 league goals for her club, PK-35.[5]

FC Zürich Frauen

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.[6]

Second spell at PK-35

Franssi returned to PK-35 in July 2017.[7] She made her league debut against JyPK on 8 July 2017.[8] Franssi scored her first league goal against TPS on 15 July 2017, scoring in the 32nd minute.[9]

Juventus

Franssi signed for newly founded Serie A club Juventus in September 2017.[10] She made her league debut against Atalanta on 30 September 2017.[11] Franssi scored her first league goal against Empoli on 28 October 2017, scoring in the 10th minute.[12]

Fortuna Hjørring

Franssi made her league debut against Odense Boldklub Q on 8 September 2018.[13] She scored her first league goal against B 93 on 16 September 2018, scoring in the 67th minute.[14] On 27 April 2019, Franssi extended her contract by one year.[15]

Real Sociedad

On 17 July 2020, Franssi was announced at Real Sociedad.[16] She made her league debut against Deportivo de La Coruña on 11 October 2020.[17] Franssi scored her first league goal against Dux Logroño on 11 November 2020, scoring in the 70th and 79th minute.[18]

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.[19]

On 6 April 2022, Franssi's contract was extended for two years.[20]

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.[21]

She scored her first senior international goal in a 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying defeat by Portugal on 16 September 2016.[21]

Franssi was called up to the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup.[22] She was also called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup.[23]

Franssi was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup.[24]

Franssi was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[25]

Franssi was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.[26]

Personal life

Her brother is ice hockey player Santeri Hatakka.[27]

Honours

PK-35 Vantaa
Juventus FC
Fortuna Hjørring

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 September 2016 Estádio do CD Trofense, Trofa, Portugal  Portugal 2–0 2–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2. 8 October 2019 Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland  Albania 3–0 8–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
3. 21 October 2021 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Georgia 2–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4. 22 February 2023 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus  Romania 4–0 4–0 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup
5. 27 October 2023 Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland  Croatia 3–0 3–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League B

References

  1. ^ a b "List of Players - Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Sanni Franssi Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Åland United vs PK-35 Vantaa - 15 April 2012". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ^ "PK-35 Vantaa vs GBK - 23 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ^ Von Hertzen, Jesper (6 September 2017). "Juventus och Turin kallar för Damligans målskyttedrottning" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Fotbollsligans måldrottning tillbaka i Finland" (in Swedish). Hufvudstadsbladet. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Sanni Franssi palaa Punamustiin". pk35vantaa.fi (in Finnish).
  8. ^ "PK-35 Vantaa vs JyPK - 8 July 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ^ "TPS vs PK-35 Vantaa - 15 July 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ^ "Lisää suomalaisväriä Juventukseen - Sanni Franssi Vantaalta Torinoon" (in Finnish). Kaleva. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Atalanta vs Juventus - 30 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Empoli vs Juventus - 28 October 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ^ "Odense Q vs Fortuna Hjørring - 8 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ^ "Fortuna Hjørring vs B 93 - 16 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ^ "Sanni tager et år mere". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 27 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Calidad para el ataque". www.realsociedad.eus (in Spanish).
  17. ^ "Deportivo de La Coruña vs Real Sociedad - 11 October 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ^ "Logroño vs Real Sociedad - 11 November 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  19. ^ Sanders, Emma (30 December 2021). "Women's Super League: What to expect in January transfer window". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2022. Finland international and Real Sociedad forward Sanni Maija Franssi is a target for a few WSL clubs
  20. ^ "Helmarien hyökkääjä jatkosopimukseen espanjalaisseuran kanssa – "Täällä on paljon kovia pelaajia"". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  21. ^ a b Sanni Franssi Archived 15 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine profile at Football Association of Finland (SPL) (in Finnish)
  22. ^ "Finland squad announced to compete at the Cyprus Women's Cup 2018". Women's Soccer United. 13 February 2018.
  23. ^ "Naisten maajoukkue Cyprus cupiin nimetty" [Women's national team named in the Cyprus Cup]. Football Association of Finland. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
  25. ^ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  26. ^ "Rumänien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgångssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  27. ^ "Riihimäkeläinen puolustaja Santeri Hatakka, 15, kulkee päättäväisesti Leijona- polulla – "Aika huikea vuosi on ollut"". www.aamuposti.fi (in Finnish). 29 December 2016.
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