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,[2] and he competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

[3][4][5] 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.

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