Akim Sairinen
{{Short description|Finnish footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Akim Sairinen
| image =
| fullname = Akim Saeed Sairinen
| height = 1.87 m
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|5|22}}
| birth_place = Ristiina, Finland
| position = Centre back
| currentclub = TPS
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = MP
| youthclubs2 = Fuengirola Los Boliches
| years1 = 2012 | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = MiKi
| years2 = 2013–2015 | caps2 = 69 | goals2 = 4 | clubs2 = MP
| years3 = 2016 | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 0 | clubs3 = EIF
| years4 = 2017 | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 1 | clubs4 = Gjøvik-Lyn
| years5 = 2018–2019 | caps5 = 72 | goals5 = 5 | clubs5 = Tammeka
| years6 = 2020 | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 1 | clubs6 = Florø
| years7 = 2021 | caps7 = 35 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Dainava
| years8 = 2022 | caps8 = 11 | goals8 = 0 | clubs8 = PIF
| years9 = 2023 | caps9 = ? | goals9 = ? | clubs9 = Panargiakos
| years10 = 2024 | caps10 = 10 | goals10 = 0 | clubs10 = Lynx
| years11 = 2024 | caps11 = 7 | goals11 = 0 | clubs11 = MP
| years12 = 2025– | caps12 = 3 | goals12 = 1 | clubs12 = TPS
| club-update = 2 May 2025
}}
Akim Saeed Sairinen (born 22 May 1994) is a Finnish professional football defender, playing for Ykkösliiga side TPS.
Career
Sairinen played in a youth sector of his hometown club Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) since he was five years old.[https://www.lansi-savo.fi/urheilu/4589936 MP:n kasvatti Akim Sairinen palasi Ykköseen viiden kauden jälkeen – miehen tähtäin on yhä ulkomailla], lansi-savo.fi, 7 May 2022[https://www.lansi-savo.fi/urheilu/3768331 Sairinen jatkaa MP:ssä], lansi-savo.fi, 24 March 2015 He made his senior debut with the club's associate team Mikkelin Kissat (MiKi) in fourth-tier Kolmonen in 2012. With MP first team, Sairinen played two seasons in third-tier Kakkonen and one season in second-tier Ykkönen, followed by another Ykkönen season with Ekenäs IF (EIF) in 2016, before moving to Gjøvik-Lyn in Norway in 2017.[https://www.lansi-savo.fi/urheilu/3740935 Akim Sairisen peliura jatkuu ulkomailla — suunnaksi Norjan Gjøvik], lansisavo.fi, 4 April 2017
During 2018 and 2019, he played for JK Tammeka in Estonian premier division Meistriliiga,[https://www.lansi-savo.fi/urheilu/3726162 Mikkeliläinen Akim Sairinen pelaa ammatikseen jalkapalloa Virossa — "Kentällä on vähän sellaista itäeurooppalaista mentaliteettia, että pelataan kovaa ja ehkä vähän sikaakin välillä"], lansi-savo.fi, 17 May 2018[https://jpy.fi/fi/uutiset/sopimuksettoman-pelaajan-arkea-quot-epatietoisuus-on-stressaavaa-quot- Sopimuksettoman pelaajan arkea: "Epätietoisuus on stressaavaa"], jpy.fi, 2 January 2020 before returning to Norway to sign with Florø SK for the 2020 season.
In 2021, Sairinen played for Lithuanian club FK Dainava in top-tier A Lyga. In the early 2022, he returned to Finland and signed with second-tier club Pargas IF.[https://www.piffootball.fi/Akim+Sairinen+liittyy+Piffenin+riveihin+Liettuan+paasarjasta Akim Sairinen Piffenin riveihin Liettuan pääsarjasta], piffootball.fi
In January 2023, he moved to Greece and signed with Panargiakos in Gamma Ethniki for the rest of the 2022–23 season.
In January 2024, Sairinen signed with Lynx, playing in Gibraltar Football League, country's top-tier league.{{LaPreferente| id=J520354C17131}}
On 22 August 2024, Sairinen returned to Finland and signed with his former club MP.
On 28 February 2025, he joined TPS in second-tier Ykkösliiga.
Career statistics
{{updated|2 May 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup, Estonian Cup, Lithuanian Cup and Gibraltar Rock Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| MiKi
|2012 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="4"|MP
|2013 |25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2014
|Kakkonen |21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!69 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 4 | |
| Ekenäs IF
|2016 |Ykkönen |27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | ||
| Gjøvik-Lyn
|2017 |25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Tammeka
|2018 |36 | 4 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 4 | ||
| 2019
|Meistriliiga |36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!72 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6 | |
| Florø
|2020 |12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | ||
| Dainava
|2021 |35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 0 | ||
| Pargas IF
|2022 |Ykkönen |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| Panargiakos | | | |||||||
| Lynx
|10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 0 | ||
| MP
|2024 |7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| TPS
|2025 |Ykkösliiga |3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6{{efn|Includes Ykkösliigacup}} | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!288 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 308 | 13 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|293694}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|akim-sairinen}}
- [https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/93276/player/seasons Akim Sairinen] at Football Association of Finland
- [https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/statistikk/?fiksId=3378742 Akim Sairinen] at Norwegian Football Federation
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Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Gibraltar Premier Division players
Category:Gamma Ethniki players
Category:Norwegian Second Division players
Category:Norwegian Third Division players
Category:Mikkelin Kissat players
Category:Mikkelin Palloilijat players
Category:UD Fuengirola Los Boliches players
Category:Pargas Idrottsförening players
Category:Tartu JK Tammeka players
Category:Panargiakos F.C. players
Category:FK Dainava Alytus players
Category:SK Gjøvik-Lyn players
Category:Turun Palloseura footballers
Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Estonia
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Estonia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Greece