Henri Anier (born 17 December 1990) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for
Hong Kong Premier League
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Flora
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Warrior
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History
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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 title in the 2010 season. He won his second Meistriliiga title 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
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who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9â ...
. He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 26 March 2012, in a 2–2 away draw against Sandnes Ulf.
Fredrikstad
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Motherwell
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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 2–0 loss to Kuban Krasnodar in the first leg of the
UEFA Europa League
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third qualifying round. Anier made his debut in the Scottish Premiership on 4 August 2013, coming on as a substitute 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 competitions 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 5–1 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.
Loan to Hibernian
On 1 September 2015, Anier joined
Scottish Championship
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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
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. 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
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,Veikkausliiga club FC Lahti.
Suwon FC
On 1 February 2019, South Korean club Suwon FC announced the signing of Anier.
Go Ahead Eagles
In February 2020, Anier moved to Netherlands to join Go Ahead Eagles.
Paide Linnameeskond
On 14 August 2020, Anier moved back to his native country after 8 years joining Paide Linnameeskond.
Hong Kong Premier League
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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
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match. On 10 June 2011, he was named by manager Tarmo Rüütli in the Estonia squad to face
Chile
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and
Uruguay
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in friendly matches. Anier made his senior international debut in a 4–0 lost to
Chile
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on 19 June 2011. He scored his first international goal on 8 November 2012, in a 2–1 away win over
Oman
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in a friendly.
On 22 March 2025, Anier featured in his 100th international match for Estonia in a 2–1 away defeat against
Israel
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2010
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,
2011
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Hong Kong Premier League
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2020
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2024
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2020
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2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
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Hong Kong Premier League
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List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
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