Helsinki Seagulls | |
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Position | Shooting guard, Power forward |
League | Korisliiga |
Personal information | |
Born | Helsinki, Finland | January 29, 2001
Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Listed weight | 88 kg (194 lb) |
Career information | |
High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy, ( Helsinki, Finland) |
Playing career | 2017–present |
Career history | |
2017–2021 | HBA-Märsky |
2021–2024 | Lahti Basketball |
2024–present | Helsinki Seagulls |
Erik Sajantila (born 29 January 2001) is a Finnish basketball player who plays for Helsinki Seagulls in Finnish Korisliiga. He played for Helsinki Basketball Academy team HBA-Märsky during 2017–2021, before starting his senior career with Lahti.
While playing for Lahti Basketball, Sajantila was named the Korisliiga Player of the Month in October 2023, with a record of 30.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game during a 30-day span. [1] He also scored 49 points against Bisons Loimaa. [2] [3] [4]
On 25 June 2024, Sajantila signed with fellow Korisliiga team Helsinki Seagulls. [5]
A former youth international, Sajantila also represented Finland in the postponed 2021 Summer Universiade competitions in Chengdu in the summer 2023, [6] where Finland finished 5th, the best position in the nation's history.
He is the son of Martti Sajantila, Finnish basketball coach and a former player who played for Finland national basketball team. [7]