Sanni Franssi | |
Fullname: | Sanni Maija Franssi[1] |
Birth Date: | 19 March 1995[2] |
Birth Place: | Vaasa, Finland |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Real Sociedad |
Clubnumber: | 9 |
Years1: | 2012–2017 |
Clubs1: | PK-35 |
Caps1: | 87 |
Goals1: | 50 |
Years2: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs2: | → FC Zürich (loan) |
Caps2: | ? |
Goals2: | 18 |
Years3: | 2017 |
Clubs3: | PK-35 |
Caps3: | 4 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs4: | Juventus |
Caps4: | 21 |
Goals4: | 10 |
Years5: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs5: | Fortuna Hjørring |
Caps5: | 41 |
Goals5: | 19 |
Years6: | 2020– |
Clubs6: | Real Sociedad |
Caps6: | 105 |
Goals6: | 31 |
Nationalyears1: | 2015– |
Nationalteam1: | Finland |
Nationalcaps1: | 60 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Pcupdate: | 4 February 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 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.
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]
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.
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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 16 September 2016 | 2–0 | 2–3 | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | ||
2. | 8 October 2019 | 3–0 | 8–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying | ||
3. | 21 October 2021 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | ||
4. | 22 February 2023 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup | ||