Estonian footballer

Henri Anier (born 17 December 1990) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Thai League 1 club Muangthong United and the Estonia national team.

Contents

• 1 Club career
  • 1.1 Flora
  • 1.2 Viking
    • 1.2.1 Fredrikstad (loan)
  • 1.3 Motherwell
  • 1.4 Erzgebirge Aue
  • 1.5 Dundee United
    • 1.5.1 Hibernian (loan)
  • 1.6 Kalmar FF
  • 1.7 Inverness Caledonian Thistle
  • 1.8 FC Lahti
  • 1.9 Suwon FC
• 2 International career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Career statistics
  • 4.1 Club
  • 4.2 International
    • 4.2.1 International goals
• 5 Honours
  • 5.1 Club
• 6 References
• 7 External links

Club career

Flora

Anier came through the Flora youth system. He moved to Esiliiga club Warrior on loan for the 2007 season, and scored 13 goals in 24 league appearances. In January 2008, Anier was promoted to Flora's first team. He made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 8 March 2008, in a 1–1 home draw against Nõmme Kalju. On 29 March 2008, aged 17 years 103 days,Anier became Flora's youngest ever goalscorer in the Meistriliiga when he scored in a 3–0 away win over Tallinna Kalev.

In August 2009, Anier joined Italian club Sampdoria on a season-long loan, where he played for the club's Primavera side.

Anier returned to Flora in July 2010. He scored 13 goals in 16 appearances and won his first Meistriliiga *le in the 2010 season. He won his second Meistriliiga *le in the 2011 season, and was Flora's top goalscorer with 21 goals.

Viking

On 20 December 2011, Anier signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen club Viking. He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 26 March 2012, in a 2–2 away draw against Sandnes Ulf.

Fredrikstad (loan)

On 4 April 2013, Anier joined Adeccoligaen club Fredrikstad on loan until 15 July.

Motherwell

On 29 July 2013, Anier joined Scottish Premiership club Motherwell on an initial six-month loan, after being recommended by his Estonian teammate Henrik Ojamaa, who left the club the previous month. He made his first official appearance for Motherwell on 1 August 2013, in a 0–2 loss to Kuban Krasnodar in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round. Anier made his debut in the Scottish Premiership on 4 August 2013, coming on as a subs*ute for Robert McHugh in the 69th minute and scoring the only goal of an away win over Hibernian. On 10 January 2014, Anier signed for Motherwell permanently on a two-and-a-half-year contract. He ended the 2013–14 season with 9 goals in 37 appearances in all compe*ions for the Steelmen.

Erzgebirge Aue

On 19 June 2014, Anier and his brother Hannes signed three-year contracts with German 2. Bundesliga side Erzgebirge Aue. He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2014, in a 1–5 home loss to VfL Bochum. Anier made eight appearances for Erzgebirge Aue, but struggled to break into the first team under new manager Tomislav Stipić.

Dundee United

On 15 January 2015, Anier returned to the Scottish Premiership, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with Dundee United. He made his debut for the club on 21 January 2015, in a 1–1 away draw against St Mirren.

Dundee United were relegated from the Scottish Premiership in the 2015–16 season. On 8 August 2016, Anier left Dundee United after his contract was cancelled by mutual consent.

Hibernian (loan)

On 1 September 2015, Anier joined Scottish Championship side Hibernian on a season-long loan. However, on 14 January 2016, he was recalled by relegation-threatened Dundee United.

Kalmar FF

On 10 August 2016, Anier signed for Swedish Allsvenskan club Kalmar FF until the end of the 2016 season. He made his debut in the Allsvenskan on 14 August 2016, in a 1–1 home draw against Malmö FF. On 17 September 2016, Anier scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 home win over Östersunds FK.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

On 16 January 2017, Anier returned to Scottish football, signing for Inverness Caledonian Thistle until the end of the 2016–17 season. He made his debut for the club on 21 January, in a 2–1 away victory over Elgin City in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup.

FC Lahti

On 10 July 2017, Anier signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti.

Suwon FC

On 1 February 2019, South Korean club Suwon FC announced the signing of Anier.

International career

Anier began his youth career in 2006 with the Estonia under-17 team. He also represented the under-19, under-21, and under-23 national sides.

On 25 May 2011, Anier made an unofficial senior debut for Estonia, in a 1–2 home loss to Basque Country in a non-FIFA match. On 10 June 2011, he was named by manager Tarmo Rüütli in the Estonia squad to face Chile and Uruguay in friendly matches. Anier made his senior international debut in a 0–4 loss to Chile on 19 June 2011. He scored his first international goal on 8 November 2012, in a 2–1 away win over Oman in a friendly.

Personal life

Anier's younger brother Hannes is also a professional footballer.

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 November 2017.

International

As of 4 June 2021.

International goals

As of 4 June 2021. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Anier goal.

Honours

Club

Flora

• Meistriliiga: 2010, 2011
• Estonian Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11
• Estonian Supercup: 2009, 2011

References

External links

• Henri Anier at the Estonian Football *ociation (in Estonian)
• Henri Anier national team profile at the Estonian Football *ociation (in Estonian)
• Henri Anier – FIFA compe*ion record (archived)
• Henri Anier – UEFA compe*ion record (archive)
• Henri Anier at Soccerway