Hannes Anier (born 16 January 1993) is an Estonian professional

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who plays as a forward.

Club career

Anier started his career at

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. He remained there until 2012, after which he was recruited by Danish

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signing a three-year contract. Anier did not manage to get enough playing time for the first team and the contract was ended in 2013. After leaving Denmark, Anier went on trial with Scottish Premiership side

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, Norwegian Tippeligaen side

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and HJK before signing with German 2. Bundesliga club

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on a three-year deal until 2017. Anier played his first game for Erzgebirge Aue on 24 July 2014 in a friendly match against

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side

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coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute. His contract was terminated prematurely in early February 2015, after Anier had never been played for the club's first team.

International career

Anier made his

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debut against

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on 4 June 2014. He scored his first goal on his second match against

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on 7 June 2014.

Personal life

Anier's older brother

Henri Anier Henri Anier (born 17 December 1990) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man and the Estonia national team. Club career Flora Anier came through the Flora youth system. He moved ...

is also a professional

Career statistics

:''Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Anier goal.''

Honours

Flora *

Meistriliiga Meistriliiga (), officially known as A. Le Coq Premium Liiga for sponsorship reasons, and commonly known as the Premium Liiga, is the highest division of the Estonian Football Association annual football championship. The league was founded i ...

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2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...

Estonian Cup The Estonian Cup () is the national knockout competition in Estonian football. In 2012, the competition was unofficially rebranded as Evald Tipner's Cup. The winner will compete in UEFA Europa Conference League first qualifying round. Finals ...

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: 2011

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Anier, Hannes 1993 births Living people Footballers from Tallinn Estonian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Estonia men's international footballers Estonia men's youth international footballers Estonia men's under-21 international footballers Esiliiga players Meistriliiga players Danish Superliga players FC Flora players Odense Boldklub players FC Erzgebirge Aue players FC Warrior Valga players FC Elva players JK Tallinna Kalev players Estonian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Estonian sportsmen