Antti Sumiala

Antti Sumiala

Personal information
Full name	Antti Markus Sumiala
Date of birth	(1974-02-20) 20 February 1974
Place of birth	Pori, Finland
Height
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989-1991	PPT	24	(7)
1993	FC Jazz	29	(20)
1994	Ikast FS	14	(4)
1994–1995	FC Emmen	17	(9)
1995–1997	NEC Nijmegen	66	(17)
1997–1999	FC Twente	32	(6)
1999–2000	FC Jokerit	52	(16)
2000–2001	SSV Reutlingen	13	(2)
2001	FC Jazz	14	(8)
2001–2002	Yimpaş Yozgatspor	15	(6)
2002–2003	IFK Norrköping	33	(20)
2003–2004	Akçaabat Sebatspor	13	(1)
2004–2005	FC Vaduz	27	(9)
2005	Kansas City Wizards	2	(0)
2006–2010	PoPa	100	(54)
2010	MuSa	1	(0)
International career
1992–2004	Finland	36	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Antti Markus Sumiala (born 20 February 1974 in Pori) is a Finnish former footballer. He played his last years in his hometown team FC PoPa. He played as a striker. He also worked as his teams sports director and is a main owner of FC PoPa.

National team

Sumiala appeared 36 times for the Finnish national team, scoring nine goals. He made his debut on 12 February 1992 in a friendly against Turkey (1-1).

International Goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 October 1994	Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	0–3	0–7	Friendly
2.	26 October 1994	Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	0–7	0–7	Friendly
3.	16 November 1994	Helsinki, Finland	Faroe Islands	1–0	5–0	Euro Qualifier
4.	29 March 1995	San Marino	San Marino	0–2	0–2	Euro Qualifier
5.	6 October 1996	Helsinki, Finland	Switzerland	1–2	2–3	World Cup Qualifier
6.	30 April 1997	Oslo, Norway	Norway	0–1	1–1	World Cup Qualifier
7.	8 June 1997	Helsinki, Finland	Azerbaijan	3–0	3–0	World Cup Qualifier
8.	6 September 1997	Lausanne, Switzerland	Switzerland	0–2	1–2	World Cup Qualifier
9.	11 October 1997	Helsinki, Finland	Hungary	1–0	1–1	World Cup Qualifier

References

• Antti Sumiala at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jeffrey Kooistra	N.E.C. Topscorer 9 Goals 1995 – 1996	Succeeded by Antti Sumiala
Sporting positions
Preceded by Antti Sumiala	N.E.C. Topscorer 8 Goals 1996 – 1997	Succeeded by Emiel van Eijkeren