Akim Sairinen
FullnameAkim Saeed Sairinen
Height1.87 m
Birth date22 May 1994 (age 32)
Birth placeRistiina, Finland
PositionCentre back
CurrentclubTPS
Clubnumber4
Youthclubs 1MP
Youthclubs 2Fuengirola Los Boliches
Years 12012
Caps 11
Goals 10
Clubs 1MiKi
Years 22013–2015
Caps 269
Goals 24
Clubs 2MP
Years 32016
Caps 327
Goals 30
Clubs 3EIF
Years 42017
Caps 425
Goals 41
Clubs 4Gjøvik-Lyn
Years 52018–2019
Caps 572
Goals 55
Clubs 5Tammeka
Years 62020
Caps 612
Goals 61
Clubs 6Florø
Years 72021
Caps 735
Goals 70
Clubs 7Dainava
Years 82022
Caps 811
Goals 80
Clubs 8PIF
Years 92023
Caps 9?
Goals 9?
Clubs 9Panargiakos
Years 102024
Caps 1010
Goals 100
Clubs 10Lynx
Years 112024
Caps 117
Goals 110
Clubs 11MP
Years 122025–
Caps 1227
Goals 122
Clubs 12TPS
Club-update23 November 2025

Akim Saeed Sairinen (born 22 May 1994) is a Finnish professional football defender, playing for Ykkösliiga side TPS.

Career

Sairinen played in a youth sector of his hometown club Mikkelin Palloilijat since he was five years old.[1][2] Later in his teens, he lived briefly in Fuengirola, Spain, with his mother and played football there. After returning to Finland, he made his senior debut with MP's associate team Mikkelin Kissat in fourth-tier Kolmonen in 2012. With MP first team, Sairinen played two seasons in third-tier Kakkonen and one season in second-tier Ykkönen, followed by another Ykkönen season with Ekenäs IF in 2016, before moving to Gjøvik-Lyn in Norway in 2017.[3]

During 2018 and 2019, he played for JK Tammeka in Estonian premier division Meistriliiga,[4][5] before returning to Norway to sign with Florø SK for the 2020 season.

In 2021, Sairinen played for Lithuanian club FK Dainava in top-tier A Lyga. In the early 2022, he returned to Finland and signed with second-tier club Pargas IF.[6]

In January 2023, he moved to Greece and signed with Panargiakos in Gamma Ethniki for the rest of the 2022–23 season.

In January 2024, Sairinen signed with Lynx, playing in Gibraltar Football League, country's top-tier league.[7]

On 22 August 2024, Sairinen returned to Finland and signed with his former club MP for the remainder of the season.

On 28 February 2025, he joined TPS in second-tier Ykkösliiga. Sairinen scored his first goal for TPS on 2 May, in a 6–0 away win against JäPS.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MiKi2012Kolmonen1000—10
MP2013Kakkonen25400—254
2014Kakkonen21000—210
2015Ykkönen23010—240
Total6941000704
Ekenäs IF2016Ykkönen27010—280
Gjøvik-Lyn20173. divisjon25110—260
Tammeka2018Meistriliiga36440—404
2019Meistriliiga36141—402
Total7258100806
Florø20202. divisjon12100—121
Dainava2021A Lyga35000—350
Pargas IF2022Ykkönen11010—120
Panargiakos2022–23Gamma Ethniki
Lynx2023–24Gibraltar Football League10010—110
MP2024Ykkösliiga70——70
TPS2025Ykkösliiga121316[b]0212
Career total297121626031914
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Norwegian Cup, Estonian Cup, Lithuanian Cup and Gibraltar Rock Cup
  2. ^ Includes Ykkösliigacup

References

  1. ^ Niskanen, Ville (May 7, 2022). "MP:n kasvatti Akim Sairinen palasi Ykköseen viiden kauden jälkeen – miehen tähtäin on yhä ulkomailla". Länsi-Savo
  2. ^ "Sairinen jatkaa MP:ssä". Länsi-Savo. March 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Akim Sairisen peliura jatkuu ulkomailla — suunnaksi Norjan Gjøvik". Länsi-Savo. April 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Mikkeliläinen Akim Sairinen pelaa ammatikseen jalkapalloa Virossa — "Kentällä on vähän sellaista itäeurooppalaista mentaliteettia, että pelataan kovaa ja ehkä vähän sikaakin välillä"". Länsi-Savo. May 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Sopimuksettoman pelaajan arkea: "Epätietoisuus on stressaavaa"". Jpy.fi. January 2, 2020.
  6. ^ "Pargas IF Fotboll". www.piffootball.fi
  7. ^