Anssi Suhonen

Anssi Suhonen
Personal information
Full name	Anssi Tapio Suhonen
Date of birth	14 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Järvenpää, Finland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Jahn Regensburg; (on loan from Hamburger SV)
Number	34
Youth career
0000–2012	JäPS
2012–2016	KäPa
2017–2021	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–	Hamburger SV II
2021–	Hamburger SV
2025–	→ Jahn Regensburg (loan)
International career‡
2015	Finland U15
2016	Finland U16
2016–2018	Finland U17
2019	Finland U18
2018–2019	Finland U19
2021–2022	Finland U21
2022–	Finland
Medal record
Hamburger SV
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2025; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Anssi Tapio Suhonen (born 14 January 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Jahn Regensburg, on loan from Hamburger SV, and the Finland national team.^[4]

Early career

Born in Järvenpää, Suhonen started playing football in a youth team of the local club JäPS, before joining the Helsinki-based renowned Käpylän Pallo academy in 2012.

Club career

Hamburger SV

Suhonen joined the youth academy of Hamburger SV in 2017, moving from the Finnish club KäPa.^[5] Suhonen was the first player to move abroad from KäPa for a "significant transfer fee".^[6]

He advanced through the ranks of HSV U17 and U19 academy teams, playing 62 youth league matches and scoring 12 goals in total for both teams combined.^[7]

Suhonen made his professional debut with the club's first team in a 2–1 DFB-Pokal win over Eintracht Braunschweig 8 August 2021.^[8] He scored his first goal for HSV in 2. Bundesliga on 23 April 2022, in a 2–4 away win against Jahn Regensburg.^[9]

His major breakthrough has been delayed due to multiple consecutive injuries. In July 2020, while playing with the HSV II reserve team, Suhonen suffered a knee injury in training and was ruled out roughly for six months, eventually missing the whole 2020–21 season.^[10] In May 2022, he suffered a broken fibula in training and was ruled out for months.^[11] In July 2023, Suhonen suffered a broken fibula again in a HSV training camp in Austria.^[12] In October 2023, while still recovering, the same injury occurred again and required a surgery.^[13] On 3 February 2024, Suhonen made his first official appearance since June 2023, as a late substitute to Jean-Luc Dompé, in a 2–1 away win against Hertha Berlin.^[14]

Jahn Regensburg (loan)

On 3 January 2025, Suhonen was loaned out to Jahn Regensburg for the remainder of the season.^[15] Two weeks later on 17 January, Suhonen debuted for Regensburg in 2. Bundesliga, in a match against Hannover 96.

International career

Suhonen represented Finland at various youth national team levels.

He made his debut for the Finland senior national team on 17 November 2022, in a friendly match against North Macedonia in Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje.^[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 January 2025^[17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamburger SV II	2019–20	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2021–22	Regionalliga Nord	3	3	—		—		—		4	3
	2024–25	Regionalliga Nord	13	4	–		–		–		13	4
	Total		17	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	7
Hamburger SV	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	18	2	2	0	—		0^[b]	0	20	2
	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	16	0	1	0	—		1^[b]	0	18	0
	2023–24	2. Bundesliga	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	2024–25	2. Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	Total		48	2	3	0	0	0	1	0	52	2
Jahn Regensburg (loan)	2024–25	2. Bundesliga	2	0	0	0	–		–		2	0
Career total			67	9	3	0	0	0	1	0	71	9

^ Includes DFB-Pokal
^ ^a ^b Includes Bundesliga Promotion Play-Offs

International

As of match played on 4 June 2024.^[18]

National team	Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
National team	Year	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Finland	2022	0	0	2	0	2	0
	2023	4^[a]	0	0	0	4	0
	2024	0	0	2	0	2	0
Total		4	0	4	0	8	0

Notes

^ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.

References

^ "Yhdeksän lenkkiä viikossa! Suomalaislupaus sai seuraltaan kovan treeniohjelman – "kyllä siinä saa juosta"". www.iltalehti.fi.
^ 2. BUNDESLIGA table
^ 2. BUNDESLIGA table
^ "U21-miehet" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
^ "HSV: Anssi Suhonen ist ein GeFINNEr der Saison Vorbereitung". bild.de. July 11, 2021.
^ 16-vuotias Anssi Suhonen siirtyy HSV:n akatemiaan, Turun Sanomat, 13 February 2017
^ Anssi Suhonen » Club matches, worldfootball.net
^ "Eintracht Braunschweig vs. Hamburg - 8 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
^ "All goals of Anssi Suhonen". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
^ HSV:n suomalaislupaus koki kovia – paha polvivamma harjoituksissa/HSV's Finnish promise had a tough time - a severe knee injury in training, Iltalehti, 30 July 2020
^ Anssi Suhoselle, HSV:lle ja Pikkuhuuhkajille valtava takaisku – komean läpimurron tehneen suomalaispelaajan pohjeluu murtunut, Yle, 12 May 2022
^ Huuhkajapelaajan surkea epäonni jatkuu – seuralta lohduton tiedote/The Eagle-Owl player's bad luck continues - a disconsolate announcement from the club, Ilta-Sanomat, 13 July 2023
^ ANSSI SUHONEN HAS SUCCESSFUL SURGERY AFTER REPEAT INJURY, hsv.de/en, 13 October 2023
^ Hertha – HSV 1–2, soccerway
^ SSV Jahn Regensburg leiht Anssi Suhonen aus, ssv-jahn.de, 3 January 2025
^ "Huuhkajat pelasi Pohjois-Makedonian kanssa tasan – Antman teki Suomen maalin" [Eagle Owls played a draw with North Macedonia - Antman scored Finland's goal] (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ A. SUHONEN, int.soccerway.com
^ "Anssi Suhonen". Football Association of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 April 2023.

External links

[18] Includes DFB-Pokal

[BLPO-19] Includes Bundesliga Promotion Play-Offs

[21] Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.

[1] "Yhdeksän lenkkiä viikossa! Suomalaislupaus sai seuraltaan kovan treeniohjelman – "kyllä siinä saa juosta"". www.iltalehti.fi.

[2] 2. BUNDESLIGA table

[3] 2. BUNDESLIGA table

[4] "U21-miehet" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

[5] "HSV: Anssi Suhonen ist ein GeFINNEr der Saison Vorbereitung". bild.de. July 11, 2021.

[6] 16-vuotias Anssi Suhonen siirtyy HSV:n akatemiaan, Turun Sanomat, 13 February 2017

[7] Anssi Suhonen » Club matches, worldfootball.net

[8] "Eintracht Braunschweig vs. Hamburg - 8 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

[9] "All goals of Anssi Suhonen". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

[10] HSV:n suomalaislupaus koki kovia – paha polvivamma harjoituksissa/HSV's Finnish promise had a tough time - a severe knee injury in training, Iltalehti, 30 July 2020

[11] Anssi Suhoselle, HSV:lle ja Pikkuhuuhkajille valtava takaisku – komean läpimurron tehneen suomalaispelaajan pohjeluu murtunut, Yle, 12 May 2022

[12] Huuhkajapelaajan surkea epäonni jatkuu – seuralta lohduton tiedote/The Eagle-Owl player's bad luck continues - a disconsolate announcement from the club, Ilta-Sanomat, 13 July 2023

[13] ANSSI SUHONEN HAS SUCCESSFUL SURGERY AFTER REPEAT INJURY, hsv.de/en, 13 October 2023

[14] Hertha – HSV 1–2, soccerway

[15] SSV Jahn Regensburg leiht Anssi Suhonen aus, ssv-jahn.de, 3 January 2025

[16] "Huuhkajat pelasi Pohjois-Makedonian kanssa tasan – Antman teki Suomen maalin" [Eagle Owls played a draw with North Macedonia - Antman scored Finland's goal] (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[17] A. SUHONEN, int.soccerway.com

[Finland_profile-20] "Anssi Suhonen". Football Association of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 25 April 2023.

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