| William Kanerva | |
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| Full Name: | Yrjö William Kanerva |
| Birth Date: | 26 November 1902 |
| Birth Place: | Impilahti, Grand Duchy of Finland |
| Death Place: | Helsinki, Finland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 1919–1923 |
| Clubs1: | HJK |
| Years2: | 1923–1941 |
| Clubs2: | HPS |
| Caps2: | 113 |
| Goals2: | 33 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1922–1938 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 51 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 13 |
Yrjö William Kanerva (26 November 1902 – 10 October 1956) was a Finnish international footballer who earned 51 caps at international level between 1922 and 1938, scoring 13 goals.[1] Kanerva played club football for HJK and HPS, and he competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[2] [3] [4] In Mestaruussarja he played 113 matches and scored 33 times for HPS. In total he scored 55 goals for them, rest of the goals coming in cup-formatted Finnish championship tournaments. For HJK he scored 11 goals in 3 tournaments.[5]