| Pyry Soiri | |
| Fullname: | Pyry Henri Hidipo Soiri |
| Birth Date: | 1994 9, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Ekenäs, Finland |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Midfielder, defender |
| Currentclub: | Athens Kallithea |
| Clubnumber: | 23 |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | PPJ |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2011 |
| Youthclubs2: | MYPA |
| Years1: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs1: | MYPA |
| Caps1: | 50 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | → JäPS (loan) |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012 |
| Clubs3: | → KTP (loan) |
| Caps3: | 12 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs4: | VPS |
| Caps4: | 62 |
| Goals4: | 14 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Shakhtyor Soligorsk |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Years6: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs6: | Admira Wacker |
| Caps6: | 12 |
| Goals6: | 2 |
| Years7: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs7: | Esbjerg fB |
| Caps7: | 50 |
| Goals7: | 4 |
| Years8: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs8: | HJK |
| Caps8: | 37 |
| Goals8: | 3 |
| Years9: | 2022 |
| Clubs9: | → Klubi 04 |
| Caps9: | 1 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2024 |
| Clubs10: | Universitatea Craiova |
| Caps10: | 5 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Athens Kallithea |
| Caps11: | 1 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland U20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam4: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps4: | 45 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 7 |
| Pcupdate: | 18 August 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 4 June 2024 |
Pyry Soiri (born 22 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Athens Kallithea and the Finland national team.
Soiri was born in Ekenäs, Finland, to a Finnish mother, Iina Soiri, and a Namibian father, he spent most of his childhood in Africa.[1] He holds both Finnish and Namibian citizenships.[2] His football journey began at age 17 with MYPA, his hometown club.[3]
Soiri spent his last years on youth level in MYPA and debuted in Veikkausliiga in April 2012 in a match against Jaro.[4] During season 2012 he was also loaned out to Kakkonen teams JäPS and KTP. During season 2013 he secured his place in the team and gained 22 caps and 1 goal.[5]
In 2015 Soiri transferred to fellow Veikkausliiga club VPS signing a two-year deal.
In February 2017 Soiri signed a deal with Belarusian Premier League side Shakhtyor Soligorsk.[6]
In August 2018 Soiri transferred to Austrian Bundesliga club Admira Wacker.[7]
Esbjerg fB in Danish Superliga announced on 18 June 2019, that they had signed Soiri on a contract until June 2022.[8] However, after 54 appearances and five goals, the spell was cut short, when he got his contract terminated by mutual agreement on 25 August 2021.[9]
On 4 October 2021, he signed a two-year contract with HJK Helsinki, beginning in the 2022 season.[10] [11]
On 28 December 2023, Romanian Liga I club Universitatea Craiova announced the signing of Soiri on a two-and-a-half-year deal, on a free transfer.[12]
On 4 July 2024, Soiri joined a newly promoted Super League Greece club Athens Kallithea for an undisclosed fee.[13]
On 6 October 2017, Soiri made his debut for Finland's senior national team in a qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup against Croatia. Brought on as a substitute late in the match, he scored the equalising goal for the 1–1 draw in the 90th minute.[14] Soiri was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[15] In UEFA Euro 2020 Group B he gained one cap for Finland on 16 June 2021 in a match against Russia when he replaced Jukka Raitala as a substitute on 75th minute of the match.[16] Soiri made his international debut for Finland in November 2017 and has since had over 30 caps. He appeared in 9 out of 10 of Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and thus helped Finland reach their first ever major tournament, the UEFA Euro 2020.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| MYPA | 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[17] | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 70 | 1 | ||||
| JäPS (loan) | 2012 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| KTP (loan) | 2012 Kakkonen | 2012 | Kakkonen | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||
| VPS | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[18] | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 30 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 62 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 73 | 15 | ||||
| Shakhtyor Soligorsk | 2017 | Belarusian Premier League | 22 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | 1[19] | 0 | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| 2018 | Belarusian Premier League | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | 2[20] | 0 | — | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 8 | ||||
| Admira Wacker | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | |||||
| Esbjerg | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[21] | 0 | — | 27 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 53 | 4 | ||||
| Klubi 04 | 2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| HJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13[22] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13[23] | 0 | — | 40 | 3 | |||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 0 | — | 69 | 4 | ||||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2023–24 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| Athens Kallithea | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 257 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 336 | 36 | |||
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| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Finland | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 30 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 45 | 7 | ||
As of match played on 20 November 2023. Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 October 2017 | Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2. | 9 November 2017 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–0 | Friendly | ||
| 3. | 26 March 2018 | Gloria Golf Resort Pitch A, Belek, Turkey | align=center | 5–0 | align=center | 5–0 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 15 October 2018 | Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C | |
| 5. | 26 March 2019 | Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | |
| 6. | 20 November 2023 | Stadio Olimpico de Serravalle, Serravalle, San Marino | 1–0 | align=center rowspan="2" | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification | ||
| 7. | 2–0 |
Shakhtyor Soligorsk
HJK[24]
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