Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sini Emilia Laaksonen | ||
Date of birth | March 5, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Masku, Finland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Länk Vilaverdense | ||
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– | Länk Vilaverdense | ||
International career | |||
2014 | Finland U20 | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Sini Emilia Laaksonen (born 5 March 1996) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Länk Vilaverdense.
Laaksonen was born in 1996 in Turku, Finland. [1] She was seen as a Finnish football prospect from a young age. [2]
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]
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]
Laaksonen represented Finland internationally at youth level at the U-19 European Championship. [11] She also represented Finland internationally at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [12]
Laaksonen mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for her vision and passing ability. [13] She is also known for her tackling ability. [5]