Antti Sumiala

Antti Markus Sumiala (born 20 February 1974) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a striker. He played his last years in his hometown team FC PoPa.

Antti Sumiala

Personal information
Full name	Antti Markus Sumiala
Date of birth	(1974-02-20) 20 February 1974 (age 51)[1]
Place of birth	Pori, Finland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	PPT
	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1991	PPT	24	(7)
1992	Ikast
1993	Jazz	29	(20)
1994	Ikast	14	(4)
1994–1995	Emmen	17	(9)
1995–1997	NEC Nijmegen	66	(17)
1997–1999	Twente	32	(6)
1999–2000	Jokerit	52	(16)
2000–2001	SSV Reutlingen	13	(2)
2001	Jazz	14	(8)
2001–2002	Yimpaş Yozgatspor	15	(6)
2002–2003	IFK Norrköping	33	(20)
2003–2004	Akçaabat Sebatspor	13	(1)
2004–2005	Vaduz	27	(9)
2005	Kansas City Wizards	2	(0)
2006–2010	PoPa	100	(54)
2010	MuSa	1	(0)
Total		452	(179)
International career
1992–2004	Finland	38	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He was born in Pori and started playing football with local club Porin Pallo-Toverit before joining the youth team of Belgian side RSC Anderlecht.

Besides in his native Finland, Sumiala has played in Danish Superliga, Danish 1st Division, Eerste Divisie, Eredivisie, 2. Bundesliga, Süper Lig, Allsvenskan, Swiss Challenge League and MLS.

Sumiala has also worked as a sporting director of PoPa and is a main owner the club.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 May 2024^[3][4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Porin Pallo-Toverit	1989	Ykkönen	5	1	–		–		5	1
	1990	Ykkönen	11	4	–		–		11	4
	1991	Veikkausliiga	8	2	–		–		8	2
	Total		24	7	–	–	–	–	24	7
Ikast	1992–93	Danish 1st Division		6	–		–			6
Jazz	1993	Veikkausliiga	29	20	–		–		29	20
Lokeren	1993–94	Belgian Second Division	28	14	2	1	–		30	15
Ikast	1994–95	Danish Superliga	14	4	–		–		14	4
Emmen	1994–95	Eerste Divisie	17	9	–		–		17	9
NEC Nijmegen	1995–96	Eredivisie	33	9	4	0	–		37	9
	1996–97	Eredivisie	33	8	4	3	–		37	11
	Total		66	17	8	3	–	–	74	20
Twente	1997–98	Eredivisie	28	6	4	1	5[b]	1	37	8
	1998–99	Eredivisie	4	0	1	0	4[c]	0	9	0
	Total		32	6	5	1	9	1	46	8
Jokerit	1999	Veikkausliiga	16	5	1	2	3[c]	1	20	8
	2000	Veikkausliiga	33	11	0	0	2[b]	1	35	12
	Total		49	16	1	2	5	2	55	20
SSV Reutlingen	2000–01	2. Bundesliga	13	2	0	0	–		13	2
Jazz	2001	Veikkausliiga	14	8	0	0	–		14	8
Yimpaş Yozgatspor	2001–02	Süper Lig	15	5	–		–		15	5
IFK Norrköping	2002	Allsvenskan	12	11	–		–		12	11
	2003	Superettan	21	9	–		–		21	9
	Total		33	20	–	–	–	–	33	20
Akçaabat Sebatspor	2003–04	Süper Lig	15	1	1	0	–		16	1
Vaduz	2004–05	Swiss Challenge League	28	9	4	7	–		32	16
Kansas City Wizards	2005	MLS	2	0	–		–		2	0
Porin Palloilijat	2006	Kakkonen	19	13	–		–		19	13
	2007	Kakkonen	21	12	–		–		21	12
	2008	Kakkonen	24	22	–		–		24	22
	2009	Ykkönen	24	4	1	0	–		25	4
	2010	Ykkönen	12	3	–		–		12	3
	Total		100	54	1	0	–	–	101	54
Career total			479	198	22	14	14	3	515	215

1. Includes Suomen Cup, Belgian Cup, KNVB Beker, Turkish Cup and Swiss Cup
2. Includes UEFA Cup
3. Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup

International

As of match played 7 February 2004

Finland
Year	Apps	Goals
1992	2	0
1993	0	0
1994	6	2
1995	7	1
1996	3	1
1997	7	4
1998	3	0
1999	0	0
2000	5	1
2001	0	0
2002	2	0
2003	1	0
2004	2	0
Total	38	9

International goals

As of match played 31 January 2000. Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sumiala goal.

International goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 October 1994	Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	3–0	7–0	Friendly
2.	16 November 1994	Helsinki, Finland	Faroe Islands	1–0	5–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
3.	29 March 1995	San Marino	San Marino	2–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
4.	6 October 1996	Helsinki, Finland	Switzerland	1–2	2–3	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
5.	30 April 1997	Oslo, Norway	Norway	1–0	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
6.	8 June 1997	Helsinki, Finland	Azerbaijan	3–0	3–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
7.	6 September 1997	Lausanne, Switzerland	Switzerland	2–0	2–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
8.	11 October 1997	Helsinki, Finland	Hungary	1–0	1–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
9.	31 January 2000	La Manga Stadium, La Manga, Spain	Faroe Islands	1–0	1–0	Friendly