Essi Sainio
Height
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Transfer value
Contract end
Position
Primary
midfielder
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Started
22
Matches
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About
Biography and Personal Profile of Essi Sainio
Essi Sainio is a professional 39-year-old footballer who plays as a midfielder for HJK, born on September 8, 1986, who is right-footed. Known for his tactical intelligence, positional discipline, and technical skill on the pitch, he has become a key figure for both club and country. Follow Essi Sainio on FotLive for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotLive ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.
Essi Sainio Season Stats and Match Performance Analytics
In the current Kansallinen Liiga campaign, Essi Sainio has delivered standout performances. Over the course of 22 appearances (accumulating 0 minutes of active play), he has recorded 5 goals and 0 assists to his team's offensive output, securing a solid overall seasonal FotLive rating of 7.
Compared to other midfielders in the competition, Essi Sainio ranks in the upper tier for goals scored, ratings, and active minutes played on the pitch.
Recent Match Log & Individual Performance Ratings
Essi Sainio's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:
- July 25, 2026: null-null vs PK-35 Vantaa (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- July 19, 2026: null-null vs HPS (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- July 12, 2026: 0-0 draw away vs IF Gnistan (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- July 4, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs KuPS (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- June 27, 2026: 1-3 win away vs Ilves (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- June 12, 2026: 2-3 win away vs Åland United (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 29, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs VIFK (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 23, 2026: 5-0 win at home vs PK-35 Vantaa (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 17, 2026: 1-2 win away vs HPS (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
- May 9, 2026: 5-0 win at home vs IF Gnistan (90 minutes, 7 FotLive rating)
Tactical Style of Play & Graphic Analysis
Explore Essi Sainio's playing style with FotLive's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.
View Essi Sainio's shot map on FotLive to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.
Teammates, Career Path & International Representation
Essi Sainio currently plays for HJK alongside Vilma Hakala, Tuuli Enkkila, Roosa Tuominen, Hanna Ruohomaa, Alma Forstén, Maaria Roth, Jenna Topra, Kristina O'Donnell, Reetta Suomela, Laura Hillberg, Milja Kiviranta, Sofia Jahnukainen, Rebecca Viljamaa, Iiris Holmstroem, Miho Kamogawa. Visit their player pages on FotLive to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.
Essi Sainio's career has also included time at Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi, Freiburg, AIK Fotball, Turbine Potsdam, Finland.
On the international stage, Essi Sainio has represented Finland.
Other notable players from Finland include Miko Virtanen, Oliver Antman, Eetu Kolu, Jeremiah Streng, Tomi Ylinen, Juuso Rantala, Kevin Larsson, Miika Kolsi, Aatu Hakala, Ilmari Hieta, Onni Tiihonen, Richard Tiberi, Karim Jmaali, Augustin Irumwa, Eetu Olvinen. Explore each player's page on FotLive for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.
Essi Sainio has competed in Women's Champions League, Frauen-Bundesliga, DFB Pokal Frauen, Damallsvenskan. Each league page on FotLive provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.
FotLive provides comprehensive coverage of Essi Sainio, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Essi Sainio to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.