Jasin-Amin Assehnoun

Finnish footballer (born 1998)

Jasin-Amin Assehnoun
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-26) 26 December 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Volos
(on loan from Vejle)
Number 77
Youth career
0000–2012 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– Vejle 13 (1)
2024– → Volos (loan) 13 (3)
International career
2019–2020 Finland U21 13 (2)
2021 Finland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024

Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (born 26 December 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Greek Super League club Volos FC, on loan from Danish Superliga side Vejle Boldklub.

Club career

In 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]

International career

Assehnoun was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[8] He made his national team debut in that game, as a starter.[9]

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.[10] On 14 September 2022, it was confirmed by Kanerva that Assehnoun was aiming for the Morocco national team.[11]

Personal life

Assehnoun was born in Tampere, Finland, to a Moroccan father and a Finnish mother and holds dual Finnish-Moroccan citizenship.[3][12][13]

Career statistics

As of 28 April 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 13 3 0 0 — — 13 3
Career total 199 41 25 10 0 0 0 0 224 51

References

  1. ^ a b "Jasin Assehnoun".
  2. ^ Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at Palloliitto.it
  3. ^ a b Jasin Assehnoun FC Lahteen, fclahti.fi, 13 April 2021
  4. ^ "FC EMMEN CONTRACTEERT JASIN-AMIN ASSEHNOUN" (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Jasin Assehnoun er ny VB'er" (in Danish). Vejle. 21 July 2023.
  6. ^ Jasin Assehnoun udlejes, vejle-boldklub.dk, 20 January 2024
  7. ^ Η ΠΑΕ Βόλος ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του, facebook.com, 20 January 2024
  8. ^ "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Sweden v Finland game report". ESPN. 29 May 2021.
  10. ^ Huuhkajissa vuosi sitten debytoinut Jasin Assehnoun pohtii, edustaako jatkossa Suomea vai Marokkoa – "Hän haluaa vähän miettiä kesän yli", Yle, 25 May 2022
  11. ^ Markku Kanerva paljasti: lupaava taituri tavoittelee MM-kisamaan edustamista – Jukka Raitalan maajoukkueura ohi?, Iltalehti, Anssi Karjalainen, 14 September 2022
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Jasin Assehnoun - Tähti" (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021. Hänen isänsä on marokkolainen ja äiti suomalainen.
  14. ^ Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

External links

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