Pyry Soiri


Pyry Soiri is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga side Esbjerg fB and the Finland national team. Born to a Finnish mother and a Namibian father, he spent most of his childhood in Africa. He began his senior career at the age of 17 playing for MYPA. Soiri made his international debut for Finland in November 2017 and has since had over 20 caps. He appeared in 9 out of 10 of Finland´s UEFA Euro 2020 qualification matches and helped Finland national team for the first time secure its place in European Football Championship tournament´s group stage.

Career

Danish club Esbjerg fB announced on 18 June 2019, that they had signed Soiri on a contract until June 2022.

International career

On 6 October 2017, Soiri made his debut for Finland's senior national team in a qualifying match for the 2018 World Cup against Croatia. Brought on as a substitute late in the match, he scored the equalising goal for the 1–1 draw in the 90th minute.

Career statistics

International goals

NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 October 2017Stadion Rujevica, Rijeka, Croatia1–11–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.9 November 2017Telia 5G -areena, Helsinki, Finland1–03–0Friendly
3.26 March 2018Gloria Golf Resort Pitch A, Belek, Turkey5–05–0Friendly
4.15 October 2018Tampere Stadium, Tampere, Finland1–02–02018–19 UEFA Nations League C
5.26 March 2019Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia2–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification