Anthony Olusanya

Anthony Juhani Olusanya (born 1 February 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic on loan from Swedish side Kalmar FF.

Club career Olusanya started football in Pietarsaaren Into and later joined FF Jaro youth sector.

On 30 September 2021, when playing for HJK Helsinki in a UEFA Europa Conference League group phase game against Alashkert, he came on as a late substitute for Roope Riski and scored his first goal in a European club competition. HJK eventually won the game 4–2.

On 12 August 2024, he was loaned out to FC Haka for the rest of the season. He made 10 appearances and scored seven goals for Haka, before returning to his parent club HJK after the season.

In January 2025, Olusanya joined Swedish side Kalmar on a two-year deal. According to Österbottens Tidning, HJK's asking price for Olusanya was €110,000. On 3 March, he scored his first goal for Kalmar, in a Svenska Cupen match against Hammarby.

On 28 July 2026, Olusanya signed for League of Ireland Premier Division club St Patrick's Athletic. On 2 August 2026, he replaced Aidan Keena from the bench to make his debut for the club in a 1–1 draw with Derry City at Richmond Park. The following game, he started for the first time and opened the scoring in a 2–1 victory away to Shelbourne with a 7th minute volley. On 21 August 2026, he opened the scoring in a 2–0 victory away to Drogheda United.

International career Born in Jakobstad, Finland, Olusanya is of Nigerian descent on his father's side but does not have Nigerian citizenship. His mother is of Finnish background.

He made his debut for the Finland U21 team on 3 June 2021 in a friendly match against Sweden U21. He then scored his first international goal against Estonia U21 on 3 September 2021 in an Under-21 European Championship qualifier.

Olusanya made his senior debut for Finland on 9 January 2023 in a 2–0 loss to Sweden in a friendly replacing Kai Meriluoto from the bench in the 77th minute.

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