Sanni Maija Franssi (; born 19 March 1995) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League 2 club Sunderland, on loan from London City Lionesses, and the Finland national team.
Club career Franssi has played in the youth sectors of , Hyvinkään Palloseura, Koivukylan Palloseura and .
Franssi made her league debut for PK-35 against Åland United on 15 April 2012. She scored her first league goal against GBK on 23 March 2016, scoring in the 9th minute. In 2016 Franssi was named Naisten Liiga Player of the Season after hitting 20 league goals for her club, PK-35.
Franssi spent the 2016–17 season with FC Zürich Frauen, scoring 16 goals and finishing as runner-up to FC Neunkirch in both the Nationalliga A and Swiss Women's Cup.
Franssi returned to PK-35 in July 2017. She made her league debut against JyPK on 8 July 2017. Franssi scored her first league goal against TPS on 15 July 2017, scoring in the 32nd minute.
Franssi signed for newly founded Serie A club Juventus in September 2017. She made her league debut against Atalanta on 30 September 2017. Franssi scored her first league goal against Empoli on 28 October 2017, scoring in the 10th minute.
Franssi made her league debut against Odense Boldklub Q on 8 September 2018. She scored her first league goal against B 93 on 16 September 2018, scoring in the 67th minute. On 27 April 2019, Franssi extended her contract by one year.
On 17 July 2020, Franssi was announced at Real Sociedad. She made her league debut against Deportivo de La Coruña on 11 October 2020. Franssi scored her first league goal against Dux Logroño on 11 November 2020, scoring in the 70th and 79th minute.
In December 2021 Franssi was playing for Real Sociedad of Spain's Primera División but was reported to be attracting transfer interest from multiple clubs in England's FA Women's Super League. On 6 April 2022, Franssi's contract was extended for two years.
On 4 July 2025, newly promoted Women's Super League club London City Lionesses announced the signing of Franssi.Sanni Franssi Signs for London City Lionesses, londoncitylionesses.com, 4 July 2025
On 24 July 2026, After featuring 23 times across all competitions the prior season, London City confirmed that Franssi was joining Sunderland in the Women's Super League 2, on a season-long loan.
International career
Franssi played her first senior international for Finland women's national team in February 2015 against Sweden. She had already represented her country at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
She scored her first senior international goal in a 3–2 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying defeat by Portugal on 16 September 2016.Sanni Franssi profile at Football Association of Finland (SPL)
Franssi was called up to the 2018 Cyprus Women's Cup. She was also called up to the 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup.
Franssi was called up to the 2020 Cyprus Women's Cup.
Franssi was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.
Franssi was part of the Finland squad that won the 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup for the first time.
On 19 June 2025, Franssi was called up to the Finland squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025.
Personal life Franssi's younger brother is ice hockey player Santeri Hatakka.
Career statistics Sanni Franssi, Football Association of Finland + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVJS2011Naisten Kakkonen70–––702012Naisten Ykkönen1817–––18172013Naisten Ykkönen181411––19152014Naisten Ykkönen11–––11Total44321100004533PK-35 Vantaa2012Naisten Liiga50––21712013Naisten Liiga203–51–2542014Naisten Liiga23192153–30232015Naisten Liiga23942––27112016Naisten Liiga152042––19222017Naisten Liiga432331–97Total90541281352111768Zürich (loan)2016–17Swiss Women's Super League17164072–2818Juventus2017–18Serie A Femminile211000––2110Fortuna Hjørring2018–19Danish Women's League22105420–29142019–20Danish Women's League19102040–2510Total41207460005424Real Sociedad2020–21Primera División311110––32112021–22Primera División301020––32102022–23Liga F2841020203342023–24Liga F29753––34102024–25Liga F28420–10314Total14636113203016239London City Lionesses2025–26Women's Super League0000–0000Career total359168351628751427192
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsFinland20153020164120178020181202019111202050202191202211020231122024100202582Total927
Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Franssi goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Sanni Franssi No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 16 September 2016 Estádio do CD Trofense, Trofa, Portugal 2–0 2–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying 2. 8 October 2019 Hietalahti Stadium, Vaasa, Finland 3–0 8–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying 3. 21 October 2021 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia 2–0 3–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 4. 22 February 2023 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus 4–0 4–0 2023 Cyprus Women's Cup 5. 27 October 2023 Bolt Arena, Helsinki, Finland 3–0 3–0 2023–24 UEFA Women's Nations League 6. 8 April 2025 Tammelan Stadion, Tampere, Finland 3–0 3–0 2025 UEFA Women's Nations League 7. 30 May 2025 Szent Gellért Fórum, Szeged, Hungary 1–0 3–0
Honours
PK-35 Vantaa Naisten Liiga: 2012, 2014, 2015 Finnish Women's Cup: 2012, 2013
Juventus FC Serie A: 2017–18
Fortuna Hjørring Danish Women's Cup: 2018–2019 Elitedivisionen: 2019–2020
References
External links
Sanni Franssi profile at Football Association of Finland (SPL)