Jasin-Amin_Assehnoun
Jasin-Amin Assehnoun
Finnish footballer (born 1998)
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.
| 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) | 11 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Finland U21 | 13 | (2) |
| 2021 | Finland | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 April 2024 | |||
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]
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]
Assehnoun was born in Tampere, Finland, to a Moroccan father and a Finnish mother and holds dual Finnish-Moroccan citizenship.[3][12][13]
- As of 14 April 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 197 | 41 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 | 51 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup, KNVB Cup and Danish Cup
- Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at Palloliitto.it
- Jasin Assehnoun FC Lahteen, fclahti.fi, 13 April 2021
- "FC EMMEN CONTRACTEERT JASIN-AMIN ASSEHNOUN" (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- "Jasin Assehnoun er ny VB'er" (in Danish). Vejle. 21 July 2023.
- Jasin Assehnoun udlejes, vejle-boldklub.dk, 20 January 2024
- Η ΠΑΕ Βόλος ανακοινώνει την απόκτηση του, facebook.com, 20 January 2024
- "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- "Sweden v Finland game report". ESPN. 29 May 2021.
- Markku Kanerva paljasti: lupaava taituri tavoittelee MM-kisamaan edustamista – Jukka Raitalan maajoukkueura ohi?, Iltalehti, Anssi Karjalainen, 14 September 2022
- "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.
- "Jasin Assehnoun - Tähti" (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
Hänen isänsä on marokkolainen ja äiti suomalainen.
- Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at WorldFootball.net
- Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at Football Association of Finland
