Jasin-Amin Assehnoun (born 26 December 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Super League Greece club Volos.

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
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)
2023–2024 Vejle 13 (1)
2024Volos (loan) 14 (3)
2024– Volos 9 (0)
International career
2019–2020 Finland U21 13 (2)
2021 Finland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024

Club career

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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] In the summer of 2024, Assehnoun returned to Vejle.[8] On 5 July 2024, he signed with Volos on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee.[9]

International career

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A former youth international, Assehnoun was called up to the Finland national football team for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[10] He made his national team debut in that game, as a starter.[11]

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.[12] On 14 September 2022, it was confirmed by Kanerva that Assehnoun was aiming for the Morocco national team.[13]

Personal life

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Assehnoun was born in Tampere, Finland, to a Moroccan father and a Finnish mother and holds dual Finnish-Moroccan citizenship.[3][14][15] His younger brother Hamza Assehnoun is also a footballer, currently playing for EBK.[16][17]

Career statistics

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As of 7 October 2024[18]
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 14 3 0 0 14 3
Volos 2024–25 Super League Greece 7 0 1 0 8 0
Career total 207 41 26 10 0 0 0 0 233 51

Honours

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Emmen

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jasin Assehnoun". Archived from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  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. ^ VB er i gang efter ferien: Derfor var der 10 spillere, der manglede på første arbejdsdag, vafo.dk, 17 June 2024
  9. ^ Vejle Boldklub har solgt Jasin Assehnoun, vejle-boldklub.dk, 5 July 2024
  10. ^ "Näillä pelaajilla Huuhkajat lähtevät kohti EM-kisoja – kaksi nimeä kiinnostivat yli muiden" (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Sweden v Finland game report". ESPN. 29 May 2021.
  12. ^ Huuhkajissa vuosi sitten debytoinut Jasin Assehnoun pohtii, edustaako jatkossa Suomea vai Marokkoa – "Hän haluaa vähän miettiä kesän yli", Yle, 25 May 2022
  13. ^ Markku Kanerva paljasti: lupaava taituri tavoittelee MM-kisamaan edustamista – Jukka Raitalan maajoukkueura ohi?, Iltalehti, Anssi Karjalainen, 14 September 2022
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ "Jasin Assehnoun - Tähti" (in Finnish). FC Lahti. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021. Hänen isänsä on marokkolainen ja äiti suomalainen.
  16. ^ Temperamenttinen maalipörssin kärki Firmino iski jälleen – seuraavaksi vuorossa on Porin paikallispeli, Satakunnan Kansa, 7 July 2022
  17. ^ EBK
  18. ^ a b Jasin-Amin Assehnoun at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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