Henri Anier (born 17 December 1990) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Paide Linnameeskond and the Estonia national team.
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 1âÂÂ1 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 3âÂÂ0 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.
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 2âÂÂ2 away draw against Sandnes Ulf.
On 4 April 2013, Anier joined Adeccoligaen club Fredrikstad on loan until 15 July.
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 2âÂÂ0 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 2013âÂÂ14 season with 9 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions for the Steelmen.
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 5âÂÂ1 home loss to VfL Bochum. Anier made eight appearances for Erzgebirge Aue, but struggled to break into the first team under new manager Tomislav StipiÃÂ.
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 1âÂÂ1 away draw against St Mirren.
Dundee United were relegated from the Scottish Premiership in the 2015âÂÂ16 season. On 8 August 2016, Anier left Dundee United after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.
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.
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 1âÂÂ1 home draw against Malmö FF. On 17 September 2016, Anier scored his first goal for the club in a 2âÂÂ0 home win over ÃÂstersunds FK.
On 16 January 2017, Anier returned to Scottish football, signing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle until the end of the 2016âÂÂ17 season. He made his debut for the club on 21 January, in a 2âÂÂ1 away victory over Elgin City in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.
On 10 July 2017, Anier signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti.
On 1 February 2019, South Korean club Suwon FC announced the signing of Anier.
In February 2020, Anier moved to Netherlands to join Go Ahead Eagles.
On 14 August 2020, Anier moved back to his native country after 8 years joining Paide Linnameeskond.
On 4 January 2022, Anier moved to Thailand to join Thai League 1 side, Muangthong United.
On 8 July 2023, Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man announced the signing of Anier.
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 2âÂÂ1 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 4âÂÂ0 lost to Chile on 19 June 2011. He scored his first international goal on 8 November 2012, in a 2âÂÂ1 away win over Oman in a friendly.
On 22 March 2025, Anier featured in his 100th international match for Estonia in a 2âÂÂ1 away defeat against Israel during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Anier's younger brother Hannes is also a professional footballer.
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