Henri Anier

Henri Anier (born 17 December 1990) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paide Linnameeskond and the Estonia national team.

Club career Flora Anier came through the Flora youth system. He moved to Esiliiga club Warrior on loan for the 2007 season, and scored 13 goals in 24 league appearances. In January 2008, Anier was promoted to Flora's first team. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 8 March 2008, in a 1–1 home draw against Nõmme Kalju. On 29 March 2008, aged 17 years 103 days, Anier became Flora's youngest ever goalscorer in the Meistriliiga when he scored in a 3–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev.

In August 2009, Anier joined Italian club Sampdoria on a season-long loan, where he played for the club's Primavera side.

Anier returned to Flora in July 2010. He scored 13 goals in 16 appearances and won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2010 season. He won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2011 season, and was Flora's top goalscorer with 21 goals.

Viking On 20 December 2011, Anier signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen club Viking. He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 26 March 2012, in a 2–2 away draw against Sandnes Ulf.

Loan to Fredrikstad On 4 April 2013, Anier joined Adeccoligaen club Fredrikstad on loan until 15 July.

Motherwell On 29 July 2013, Anier joined Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on an initial six-month loan, after being recommended by his Estonian teammate Henrik Ojamaa, who left the club the previous month. He made his first official appearance for Motherwell on 1 August 2013, in a 2–0 loss to Kuban Krasnodar in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. Anier made his debut in the Scottish Premiership on 4 August 2013, coming on as a substitute for Robert McHugh in the 69th minute and scoring the only goal of an away win over Hibernian. On 10 January 2014, Anier signed for Motherwell permanently on a two-and-a-half-year contract. He ended the 2013–14 season with 9 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions for the Steelmen.

Erzgebirge Aue On 19 June 2014, Anier and his brother Hannes signed three-year contracts with German 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue. He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2014, in a 5–1 home loss to VfL Bochum. Anier made eight appearances for Erzgebirge Aue, but struggled to break into the first team under new manager Tomislav Stipić.

Dundee United On 15 January 2015, Anier returned to the Scottish Premiership, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Dundee United. He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2015, in a 1–1 away draw against St Mirren.

Dundee United were relegated from the Scottish Premiership in the 2015–16 season. On 8 August 2016, Anier left Dundee United after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

Loan to Hibernian On 1 September 2015, Anier joined Scottish Championship side Hibernian on a season-long loan. However, on 14 January 2016, he was recalled by relegation-threatened Dundee United.

Kalmar FF On 10 August 2016, Anier signed for Swedish Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF until the end of the 2016 season. He made his debut in the Allsvenskan on 14 August 2016, in a 1–1 home draw against Malmö FF. On 17 September 2016, Anier scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 home win over Östersunds FK.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle On 16 January 2017, Anier returned to Scottish football, signing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle until the end of the 2016–17 season. He made his debut for the club on 21 January, in a 2–1 away victory over Elgin City in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

FC Lahti On 10 July 2017, Anier signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti.

Suwon FC On 1 February 2019, South Korean club Suwon FC announced the signing of Anier.

Go Ahead Eagles In February 2020, Anier moved to Netherlands to join Go Ahead Eagles.

Paide Linnameeskond On 14 August 2020, Anier moved back to his native country after 8 years joining Paide Linnameeskond.

Muangthong United On 4 January 2022, Anier moved to Thailand to join Thai League 1 side, Muangthong United.

Lee Man On 8 July 2023, Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man announced the signing of Anier.

International career Anier began his youth career in 2006 with the Estonia under-17 team. He also represented the under-19, under-21, and under-23 national sides.

On 25 May 2011, Anier made an unofficial senior debut for Estonia, in a 2–1 home loss to Basque Country in a non-FIFA match. On 10 June 2011, he was named by manager Tarmo Rüütli in the Estonia squad to face Chile and Uruguay in friendly matches. Anier made his senior international debut in a 4–0 lost to Chile on 19 June 2011. He scored his first international goal on 8 November 2012, in a 2–1 away win over Oman in a friendly.

On 22 March 2025, Anier featured in his 100th international match for Estonia in a 2–1 away defeat against Israel during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Personal life Anier's younger brother Hannes is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics Club

International

Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Anier goal.

Honours

Flora Meistriliiga: 2010, 2011 Estonian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11 Estonian Supercup: 2009, 2011

Lee Man Hong Kong Premier League: 2023–24

Estonia Baltic Cup: 2020, 2024

Individual Meistriliiga Team of the season: 2020 Meistriliiga Player of the Month: March/April 2021, Meistriliiga Top goalscorer: 2021 Hong Kong Premier League Top goalscorer: 2023–24 Hong Kong Premier League Team of the Season: 2023–24