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Sanni Franssi
Franssi with Real Sociedad in 2021
Personal information
Full name Sanni Maija Franssi[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth RiihimÀki, Finland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sunderland (on loan from London City Lionesses)
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 VJS 44 (32)
2012–2017 PK-35 90 (54)
2016–2017 → FC ZĂŒrich (loan) 17 (16)
2017–2018 Juventus 21 (10)
2018–2020 Fortuna Hjþrring 41 (20)
2020–2025 Real Sociedad 146 (36)
2025– London City Lionesses 18 (0)
2026– → Sunderland (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2015– Finland 103 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2026

Sanni Maija Franssi (Finnish: [ˈsɑnːi ˈmɑijɑ ˈfrɑnsːi]; born 19 March 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League 2 club Sunderland, on loan from London City Lionesses, and the Finland national team.

Club career

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Franssi has played in the youth sectors of RiihimÀen Palloseura [fi], HyvinkÀÀn Palloseura, Koivukylan Palloseura and Vantaan Jalkapalloseura [fi].

Franssi made her league debut for PK-35 against Åland United on 15 April 2012.[3] She scored her first league goal against GBK on 23 March 2016, scoring in the 9th minute.[4] In 2016 Franssi was named Naisten Liiga Player of the Season after hitting 20 league goals for her club, PK-35.[5]

Franssi spent the 2016–17 season with FC ZĂŒrich Frauen, scoring 16 goals and finishing as runner-up to FC Neunkirch in both the Nationalliga A and Swiss Women's Cup.[6]

Franssi returned to PK-35 in July 2017.[7] She made her league debut against JyPK on 8 July 2017.[8] Franssi scored her first league goal against TPS on 15 July 2017, scoring in the 32nd minute.[9]

Franssi signed for newly founded Serie A club Juventus in September 2017.[10] She made her league debut against Atalanta on 30 September 2017.[11] Franssi scored her first league goal against Empoli on 28 October 2017, scoring in the 10th minute.[12]

Franssi made her league debut against Odense Boldklub Q on 8 September 2018.[13] She scored her first league goal against B 93 on 16 September 2018, scoring in the 67th minute.[14] On 27 April 2019, Franssi extended her contract by one year.[15]

On 17 July 2020, Franssi was announced at Real Sociedad.[16] She made her league debut against Deportivo de La Coruña on 11 October 2020.[17] Franssi scored her first league goal against Dux Logroño on 11 November 2020, scoring in the 70th and 79th minute.[18]

In December 2021 Franssi was playing for Real Sociedad of Spain's Primera DivisiĂłn but was reported to be attracting transfer interest from multiple clubs in England's FA Women's Super League.[19] On 6 April 2022, Franssi's contract was extended for two years.[20]

On 4 July 2025, newly promoted Women's Super League club London City Lionesses announced the signing of Franssi.[21]

On 24 July 2026, After featuring 23 times across all competitions the prior season, London City confirmed that Franssi was joining Sunderland in the Women's Super League 2, on a season-long loan.[22][23]

International career

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Franssi played her first senior international for Finland women's national team in February 2015 against Sweden. She had already represented her country at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[24]

She scored her first senior international goal in a 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying defeat by Portugal on 16 September 2016.[24]

Franssi was called up to the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup.[25] She was also called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup.[26]

Franssi was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup.[27]

Franssi was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[28]

Franssi was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.[29]

On 19 June 2025, Franssi was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.[30]

Personal life

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Franssi's younger brother is ice hockey player Santeri Hatakka.[31]

Career statistics

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As of 3 July 2025[32]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VJS 2011 Naisten Kakkonen 70–––70
2012 Naisten Ykkönen 1817–––1817
2013 Naisten Ykkönen 181411––1915
2014 Naisten Ykkönen 11–––11
Total 44321100004533
PK-35 Vantaa 2012 Naisten Liiga 50––2[b]171
2013 Naisten Liiga 203–5[c]1–254
2014 Naisten Liiga 2319215[c]3–3023
2015 Naisten Liiga 23942––2711
2016 Naisten Liiga 152042––1922
2017 Naisten Liiga 43233[c]1–97
Total 90541281352111768
ZĂŒrich (loan) 2016–17 Swiss Women's Super League 1716407[c]2–2818
Juventus 2017–18 Serie A Femminile 211000––2110
Fortuna Hjþrring 2018–19 Danish Women's League 2210542[c]0–2914
2019–20 Danish Women's League 19102040–2510
Total 41207460005424
Real Sociedad 2020–21 Primera División 311110––3211
2021–22 Primera División 301020––3210
2022–23 Liga F 284102[c]02[d]0334
2023–24 Liga F 29753––3410
2024–25 Liga F 28420–1[d]0314
Total 14636113203016239
London City Lionesses 2025–26 Women's Super League 0000–0000
Career total 359168351628751427192

International

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As of 2 July 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 201530
201641
201780
2018120
2019111
202050
202191
2022110
2023112
2024100
202582
Total927
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Franssi goal.
List of international goals scored by Sanni Franssi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 September 2016Estádio do CD Trofense, Trofa, Portugal Portugal2–02–3UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2.8 October 2019Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland Albania3–08–1UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying
3.21 October 2021Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia Georgia2–03–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
4.22 February 2023AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus Romania4–04–02023 Cyprus Women's Cup
5.27 October 2023Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland Croatia3–03–02023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League
6.8 April 2025Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland Hungary3–03–02025 UEFA Women's Nations League
7.30 May 2025Szent GellĂ©rt FĂłrum, Szeged, Hungary Belarus1–03–0
8.9 October 2026Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland Serbia3–13–12027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification – UEFA play-offs

Honours

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PK-35 Vantaa
Juventus FC
Fortuna HjĂžrring

References

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  1. 1 2 "List of Players - Finland" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Sanni Franssi Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Åland United vs PK-35 Vantaa - 15 April 2012". int.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "PK-35 Vantaa vs GBK - 23 March 2016". int.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ Von Hertzen, Jesper (6 September 2017). "Juventus och Turin kallar för Damligans mĂ„lskyttedrottning" (in Swedish). Yle. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fotbollsligans mĂ„ldrottning tillbaka i Finland" (in Swedish). Hufvudstadsbladet. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Sanni Franssi palaa Punamustiin". pk35vantaa.fi (in Finnish).
  8. ↑ "PK-35 Vantaa vs JyPK - 8 July 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  9. ↑ "TPS vs PK-35 Vantaa - 15 July 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  10. ↑ "LisÀÀ suomalaisvĂ€riĂ€ Juventukseen - Sanni Franssi Vantaalta Torinoon" (in Finnish). Kaleva. 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Atalanta vs Juventus - 30 September 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  12. ↑ "Empoli vs Juventus - 28 October 2017". int.soccerway.com.
  13. ↑ "Odense Q vs Fortuna Hjþrring - 8 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  14. ↑ "Fortuna Hjþrring vs B 93 - 16 September 2018". int.soccerway.com.
  15. ↑ "Sanni tager et Ă„r mere". www.fortunahjorring.dk (in Danish). 27 April 2019. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  16. ↑ "Calidad para el ataque". www.realsociedad.eus (in Spanish). October 2016.
  17. ↑ "Deportivo de La Coruña vs Real Sociedad - 11 October 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  18. ↑ "Logroño vs Real Sociedad - 11 November 2020". int.soccerway.com.
  19. ↑ Sanders, Emma (30 December 2021). "Women's Super League: What to expect in January transfer window". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 January 2022. Finland international and Real Sociedad forward Sanni Maija Franssi is a target for a few WSL clubs
  20. ↑ "Helmarien hyökkÀÀjĂ€ jatkosopimukseen espanjalaisseuran kanssa – "TÀÀllĂ€ on paljon kovia pelaajia"". www.palloliitto.fi (in Finnish).
  21. ↑ Sanni Franssi Signs for London City Lionesses, londoncitylionesses.com, 4 July 2025
  22. ↑ "Sanni Frannsi joins Sunderlan Women on loan". Sunderland F.C. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Sanni Franssi makes Sunderland Loan Switch". London City Lionesses. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
  24. 1 2 Sanni Franssi Archived 15 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine profile at Football Association of Finland (SPL) (in Finnish)
  25. ↑ "Finland squad announced to compete at the Cyprus Women's Cup 2018". Women's Soccer United. 13 February 2018. Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  26. ↑ "Naisten maajoukkue Cyprus cupiin nimetty" [Women's national team named in the Cyprus Cup]. Football Association of Finland. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  27. ↑ "Helmarit nimetty Cyprus Cupiin 2020" [Helmarit named to the Cyprus Cup 2020] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 25 February 2020.
  28. ↑ "Helmareiden EM-kisajoukkue valittu" (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2022.
  29. ↑ "RumĂ€nien utklassat av fotbollsdamerna – Cyprus Cup blev en framgĂ„ngssaga för Finland". svenska.yle.fi. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  30. ↑ "Helmarit nimetty EM-lopputurnaukseen" [Helmarit named for the European Championship finals] (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 19 June 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  31. ↑ "RiihimĂ€kelĂ€inen puolustaja Santeri Hatakka, 15, kulkee pÀÀttĂ€vĂ€isesti Leijona- polulla – "Aika huikea vuosi on ollut"". www.aamuposti.fi (in Finnish). 29 December 2016.
  32. ↑ Sanni Franssi, Football Association of Finland
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