Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (born 26 December 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Super League Greece club Volos.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Volos | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | HJK | ||
| 2012–2014 | PK-35 | ||
| 2014 | PK-35 Vantaa | ||
| 2015 | HJK | ||
| 2015 | PK-35 Vantaa | ||
| 2016–2017 | Espoo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Espoo | 35 | (11) |
| 2018–2021 | Lahti | 69 | (17) |
| 2021–2023 | Emmen | 69 | (9) |
| 2023–2024 | Vejle | 13 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Volos (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2024– | Volos | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Finland U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2021 | Finland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editIn his youth years, Assehnoun played for Pitäjänmäen Tarmo, HJK Helsinki, Pallokerho-35, PK-35 Vantaa and FC Espoo.[2] His first senior team was FC Espoo, competing in the third-tier Kakkonen. In 2018, Assehnoun joined Veikkausliiga side FC Lahti, signing an initial two-year contract with the club.[3]
In July 2021, he signed a one-year contract with Dutch club FC Emmen.[4]
In July 2023, Assehnoun joined newly promoted Danish club Vejle on a two-year deal.[5] After half a year at Vejle, Assehnoun was loaned out to Super League Greece side Volos FC until June 2024 without any purchase options.[6][7] In the summer of 2024, Assehnoun returned to Vejle.[8] On 5 July 2024, he signed with Volos on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.[9]
International career
editA former youth international, Assehnoun was called up to the Finland national football team for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[10] He made his national team debut in that game, as a starter.[11]
On 25 May 2022, it was reported that Assehnoun had declined an invitation from the Finland national team head coach Markku Kanerva, and had considered switching his allegiance to represent Morocco.[12] On 14 September 2022, it was confirmed by Kanerva that Assehnoun was aiming for the Morocco national team.[13]
Personal life
editAssehnoun was born in Tampere, Finland, to a Moroccan father and a Finnish mother and holds dual Finnish-Moroccan citizenship.[3][14][15] His younger brother Hamza Assehnoun is also a footballer, currently playing for EBK.[16][17]
Career statistics
edit- As of 7 October 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Espoo | 2017 | Kakkonen | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | Kakkonen | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 8 | |||
| Total | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | ||
| Lahti | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 12 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 7 | |||
| Total | 69 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 24 | ||
| Emmen | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| Total | 69 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 10 | ||
| Vejle | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
| Volos (loan) | 2023–24 | Super League Greece | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 3 | ||
| Volos | 2024–25 | Super League Greece | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 207 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 233 | 51 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup, KNVB Cup, Danish Cup and Greek Cup
Honours
editEmmen
References
edit- ^ a b "Jasin Assehnoun". Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at Palloliitto.it
- ^ a b Jasin Assehnoun FC Lahteen, fclahti.fi, 13 April 2021
- ^ "FC EMMEN CONTRACTEERT JASIN-AMIN ASSEHNOUN" (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Jasin Assehnoun er ny VB'er" (in Danish). Vejle. 21 July 2023.
- ^ Jasin Assehnoun udlejes, vejle-boldklub.dk, 20 January 2024
- ^ Η ΠΑΕ Βόλος ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του, facebook.com, 20 January 2024
- ^ VB er i gang efter ferien: Derfor var der 10 spillere, der manglede på første arbejdsdag, vafo.dk, 17 June 2024
- ^ Vejle Boldklub har solgt Jasin Assehnoun, vejle-boldklub.dk, 5 July 2024
- ^ "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ "Sweden v Finland game report". ESPN. 29 May 2021.
- ^ Huuhkajissa vuosi sitten debytoinut Jasin Assehnoun pohtii, edustaako jatkossa Suomea vai Marokkoa – "Hän haluaa vähän miettiä kesän yli", Yle, 25 May 2022
- ^ Markku Kanerva paljasti: lupaava taituri tavoittelee MM-kisamaan edustamista – Jukka Raitalan maajoukkueura ohi?, Iltalehti, Anssi Karjalainen, 14 September 2022
- ^ "19-vuotias Jasin Assehnoun FC Lahteen kahden ja puolen vuoden sopimuksella" (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
... taiturilta löytyy Suomen ja Marokon kansalaisuus.
- ^ "Jasin Assehnoun - Tähti" (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
Hänen isänsä on marokkolainen ja äiti suomalainen.
- ^ Temperamenttinen maalipörssin kärki Firmino iski jälleen – seuraavaksi vuorossa on Porin paikallispeli, Satakunnan Kansa, 7 July 2022
- ^ EBK
- ^ a b Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
External links
edit- Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at WorldFootball.net
- Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at Football Association of Finland