Motherwell Football Club can today confirm the loan signing of Estonian International striker Henri Anier from Viking Fotballklubb.
The 22-year old came highly recommended by his Estonian teammate and former ‘Well forward Henrik Ojamaa and is the eighth new face of the summer.
The forward has already pulled on the Claret and Amber in a pre-season friendly against Newcastle Utd before scoring in his second match against Morecambe.
Anier came through the youth ranks at Flora Tallin before spending a year at the Sampdoria Academy in Italy.
He signed professional for FC Valga Warrior, netting 13 league goals in 24 starts in his rookie year. His performances earned his a move to Flora where he spent three seasons, scoring 52 times in just 86 matches.
That form earned him at move to Norway and Viking Stavanger. His time in Norway hasn’t been as profitable and he has been farmed out on loan to Fredrikstad Fotballklubb.
[pullquote]My first impressions are really positive; the lads are really friendly and everyone from the manager to the rest of the staff are great so I’m really happy to be here.[/pullquote]
Anier has been ever-present for Estonia’s youth national teams. He won his first cap full cap against Chile on 19 June 2011 and Uruguay on 23 June 2011, although he had played in non-FIFA Internationals prior to those games.
He scored his first goal for Estonia on November 2012 in an international friendly game against Oman. Further goals against Andorra and Trinidad & Tobago have followed, taking his tally to three in seven for the Sinisärgid.
He joins the Steelmen on an initial six-month loan and will be a part of the squad that faces FC Kuban Krasnodar this Thursday.
Speaking exclusively to MFC TV, Anier said: “I’m really happy to join and I’m really looking forward to starting.
“My first impressions are really positive; the lads are really friendly and everyone from the manager to the rest of the staff are great so I’m really happy to be here.
“I want to keep working hard and do really well for the team and hopefully we can be successful this season.
“Henrik (Ojamaa) is my good friend and recommended me, telling me all positives about the club so I’m delighed to have joined Motherwell.”
-WATCH HIS FIRST INTERVIEW EXCLUSIVELY ON MFC TV–
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