Sini Emilia Laaksonen (born 5 March 1996) is a Finnish women's football midfielder who plays in the Turkish Super League for Ankara BB Fomget.
Laaksonen was born in 1996 in Turku, Finland. She was seen as a Finnish football prospect from a young age.
Laaksonen enrolled in Nova Southeastern University in the United States, where she experienced Hurricane Matthew. She majored in biology. Altogether, she made fifty-four appearances and scored five goals and recorded seven assists for their women's soccer team.
After graduating from college, she had the opportunity to transfer to a Spanish side, but the transfer never happened. She instead returned to the Finnish side TPS.
Laaksonen started her career with Finnish side TPS, quickly establishing herself in the team. In 2020, she signed for Hungarian side Ferencváros after making one hundred league appearances and scoring eleven goals for TPS.
After that, she signed for Spanish side Santa Teresa. In 2022, she signed for Portuguese side Länk Vilaverdense. On 14 August 2023, Laaksonen was announced at Racing Power.
In September 2024, she moved to Turkey, and signed a deal with Ankara BB Fomget to play in the 2024âÂÂ25 Super League. In that season, she won the champions title.
Laaksonen represented Finland internationally at youth level at the U-19 European Championship. She also represented Finland internationally at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Laaksonen mainly operates as a midfielder and is known for her vision and passing ability. She is also known for her tackling ability.
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