Hannes Anier
{{Short description|Estonian footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hannes Anier
| image = Anier, Hannes.IMG 4805.JPG
| caption = Anier in 2012
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|16|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia
| height = 1.82 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Flora
| years1 = 2009–2011 | caps1 = 27 | goals1 = 11 | clubs1 = Flora
| years2 = 2009–2011 | caps2 = 42 | goals2 = 19 | clubs2 = → Flora II
| years5 = 2012–2013 | caps5 = 4 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = OB
| years6 = 2014–2015 | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Erzgebirge Aue
| years7 = 2015–2018 | caps7 = 8 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Flora
| years8 = 2016–2017 | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 6 | clubs8 = → Flora U21
| years9 = 2018 | caps9 = 6 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = Thisted FC
| years10= 2018–2020 | caps10= 60 | goals10= 17 | clubs10= Tallinna Kalev
| years11= 2021 | caps11= 14 | goals11= 3 | clubs11= FCI Levadia
| years12= 2022 | caps12= 26 | goals12= 3 | clubs12= Tallinna Kalev
| club-update = 1 January 2023
| nationalyears1 = 2008 | nationalteam1 = Estonia U16 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009 | nationalteam2 = Estonia U17 | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2010 | nationalteam3 = Estonia U18 | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2010–2012 | nationalteam4 = Estonia U19 | nationalcaps4 = 13 | nationalgoals4 = 4
| nationalyears5 = 2011–2014 | nationalteam5 = Estonia U21 | nationalcaps5 = 20 | nationalgoals5 = 4
| nationalyears6 = 2014–2016 | nationalteam6 = Estonia U23 | nationalcaps6 = 3 | nationalgoals6 = 0
| nationalyears7 = 2014 | nationalteam7 = Estonia | nationalcaps7 = 4 | nationalgoals7 = 1
| nationalteam-update = 27 February 2018
}}
Hannes Anier (born 16 January 1993) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Club career
Anier started his career at Flora. He remained there until 2012, after which he was recruited by Danish Odense Boldklub signing a three-year contract. Anier did not manage to get enough playing time for the first team and the contract was ended in 2013. After leaving Denmark, Anier went on trial with Scottish Premiership side Partick Thistle,{{cite news |url=http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/431427/EXCLUSIVE-Partick-Thistle-hand-trial-to-brother-of-Motherwell-striker-Henri-Anier |title=Partick Thistle hand trial to brother of Motherwell striker Henri Anier |work=Scottish Daily Express |date=22 September 2013 |accessdate=15 February 2014}} Norwegian Tippeligaen side Strømsgodset{{cite web|title=Godset tester spiss|url=http://www.rha.no/sport/godset-tester-spiss-1.8330252|website=rha.no|accessdate=13 August 2017}} and HJK{{cite web|title=Anier viibib Soome meistri juures testimisel|url=http://sport.postimees.ee/2629504/anier-viibib-soome-meistri-juures-testimisel|website=Postimes.ee|accessdate=13 August 2017}} before signing with German 2. Bundesliga club Erzgebirge Aue on a three-year deal until 2017.{{cite web | url = http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2013/aue-verpflichtet-die-brueder-anier---erzgebirge-aue.php | title = Aue verpflichtet die Brüder Anier | trans-title = Aue signs the Anier brothers | language = German | publisher = Deutsche Fußball Liga | access-date = 29 August 2014 | date = 19 July 2014 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140813094111/http://www.bundesliga.de/de/liga2/news/2013/aue-verpflichtet-die-brueder-anier---erzgebirge-aue.php | archive-date = 13 August 2014 | df = }} Anier played his first game for Erzgebirge Aue on 24 July 2014 in a friendly match against Bundesliga side VfB Stuttgart coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute.{{cite web|title=Anier mängis Bundesliga klubi vastu|url=http://soccernet.ee/anier-mangis-bundesliga-klubi-vastu|website=soccernet.ee|accessdate=13 August 2017}} His contract was terminated prematurely in early February 2015, after Anier had never been played for the club's first team.{{cite web|url=http://www.fc-erzgebirge.de/index.php?shlink=1659&artins=by_number&artval=10144|title=Veilchen trennen sich vorzeitig von Hannes Anier|trans-title=Veilchen split up with Hannes Anier|date=2 February 2015|accessdate=27 February 2015|language=German|publisher=FC Erzgebirge Aue}}
International career
Anier made his Estonia debut against Iceland on 4 June 2014.{{cite news|url=http://vana.jalgpall.ee/protocol.php?st=style_fp.css&nteam_id=1&proto=997|title=Island - Eesti|publisher=Estonian Football Association}} He scored his first goal on his second match against Tajikistan on 7 June 2014.
Personal life
Anier's older brother Henri Anier is also a professional footballer.
Career statistics
:Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Anier goal.{{cite web |url=http://jalgpall.ee/koondis/koosseis/player/10695|title=Hannes Anier|website=jalgpall.ee|publisher=Estonian Football Association|language=Estonian}}
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition |
scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |
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scope=row|1
|7 June 2014||A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia||align=center|2||{{fb|TJK}}||align=center|2–1||align=center|2–1||Friendly |
Honours
Flora
- Meistriliiga: 2011, 2017
- Estonian Cup: 2010–11
- Estonian Supercup: 2011
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{EFA|10695}}
- {{EFA2|171|old_id=10695}}
- {{Soccerway|hannes-anier/169698}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Anier, Hannes}}
Category:Footballers from Tallinn
Category:Estonian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Estonia men's international footballers
Category:Estonia men's youth international footballers
Category:Estonia men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Odense Boldklub players
Category:FC Erzgebirge Aue players
Category:FC Warrior Valga players
Category:JK Tallinna Kalev players
Category:Estonian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany