Sini Laaksonen

Sini Emilia Laaksonen (born 5 March 1996) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Länk Vilaverdense.

Sini Laaksonen
Personal information
Full name Sini Emilia Laaksonen
Date of birth (1996-03-05) 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

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]

International career

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]

Style of play

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]

References
  1. "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". ts.fi.
  5. "Sini Laaksonen, potencia nórdica". hoy.es.
  6. "Sini Laaksonen: "Jugar en España es mi sueño de la infancia"". badajozdeportes.com.
  7. "Laaksonen mukaan penkiltä". ts.fi.
  8. "TPS:n keskikentän vahvan pelintekijän Sini Laaksosen asenne kohdallaan". ts.fi.
  9. "Sini Laaksonen siirtyy Espanjaan – "Lapsuuden unelma toteutuu"". yle.fi.
  10. "Las piezas sin hueco en el puzle del Santa Teresa". hoy.es.
  11. "Sini Laaksonen yllättäen alle 19-vuotiaiden EM-kisoihin". aamuset.fi (Archived).
  12. "Komean maalin tehnyt Laaksonen: Aika tyytyväinen vetoon". is.fi.
  13. "Sini Laaksonen – Badajoz Deportes article".


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