Pyry Soiri

Pyry Soiri (born 22 September 1994) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Super League Greece 2 club Anagennisi Karditsa.

Early life Soiri was born in Ekenäs, Finland, to a Finnish mother, Iina Soiri, and a Namibian father, he spent most of his childhood in Africa. He holds both Finnish and Namibian citizenships. His football journey began in the youth sector of PPJ in Helsinki in 2000.

Club career MYPA Soiri spent his last years on youth level in MYPA and debuted in Veikkausliiga with the first team in April 2012, aged 17, in a match against Jaro. During the 2012 season, he was also loaned out to Kakkonen teams JäPS and KTP in Finnish third level. During the next 2013 Veikkausliiga season, he secured his place in the team and gained 22 caps and 1 goal.

VPS In 2015 Soiri transferred to fellow Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS) signing a two-year deal.

Admira Wacker In August 2018 Soiri transferred to Austrian Bundesliga club Admira Wacker. Soiri made 12 appearances and scored two goals for the club, before he left after just one season.

Esbjerg Esbjerg fB in Danish Superliga announced on 18 June 2019, that they had signed Soiri on a contract until June 2022. However, after 54 appearances and five goals, the spell was cut short, when he got his contract terminated by mutual agreement on 25 August 2021.

HJK On 4 October 2021, he signed a two-year contract with HJK Helsinki, beginning in the 2022 season. He represented HJK in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League and the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League group phases.

Universitatea Craiova On 28 December 2023, Romanian Liga I club Universitatea Craiova announced the signing of Soiri on a two-and-a-half-year deal, on a free transfer. He left the club next summer, having made seven appearances in total.

Athens Kallithea On 4 July 2024, Soiri joined a newly promoted Super League Greece club Athens Kallithea for an undisclosed fee, which was reported to be in six figures. He scored his first goal in the Greek league on 18 January 2025, in a 2–0 home win against Volos. During the season, Soiri made 32 appearances in the league, scoring three goals, but couldn't help his team from relegating.

International career On 6 October 2017, Soiri made his debut for Finland's senior national team in a qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup against Croatia. Brought on as a substitute late in the match, he scored the equalising goal for the 1–1 draw in the 90th minute. Soiri was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021. In UEFA Euro 2020 Group B he gained one cap for Finland on 16 June 2021 in a match against Russia when he replaced Jukka Raitala as a substitute on 75th minute of the match. Soiri made his international debut for Finland in November 2017 and has since had over 30 caps. He appeared in 9 out of 10 of Finland's UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and thus helped Finland reach their first ever major tournament, the UEFA Euro 2020.

Personal life Soiri is in a relationship with Sara Sieppi, a Finnish social media personality and a former Miss Finland of 2011. Their dating was first revealed in June 2022.

Career statistics Club

International . Veikkausliiga: 2022, 2023 Finnish League Cup: 2023

Individual Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: July 2016