Jere Koponen (born 23 May 1992) is a Finnish football goalkeeper for Ekenäs IF (EIF) in Veikkausliiga.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ekenäs IF | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TPS | |||
| Inter Turku | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Inter Turku | 14 | (0) |
| 2011 | → TuTo (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2012 | → KTP (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | SJK | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Inter Turku | 24 | (0) |
| 2019 | Palanga | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2023 | TPS | 102 | (0) |
| 2024 | SalPa | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | EIF | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2024 | |||
Club career
editKoponen started his career at FC Inter Turku and won the Finnish U19 championship with his club in 2011.[1] In April 2012, he joined KTP on loan until August,[2] but he returned to FC Inter already in June after having made 9 appearances for KTP. In December 2012, he extended his contract with FC Inter until end of 2014.[3] For the 2015 season he joined SJK on a one-year contract[1] and won the Finnish championship as second goalkeeper behind Mihkel Aksalu with one appearance during the season.[4]
Koponen left Inter Turku for the second time, at the end of the 2018 season.[5]
From spring 2019 he is a member of lithuanian FK Palanga.[6] In summer 2019 he left FK Palanga. In August 2019, he then returned to his former club, TPS.[7]
Career statistics
edit- As of 28 August 2024.
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Turku | 2010 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| TuTo (loan) | 2011 | Kakkonen | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| KTP (loan) | 2012 | Kakkonen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| SJK | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| SJK Akatemia | 2015 | Kakkonen | 9 | 0 | – | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Palanga | 2019 | A Lyga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| TPS | 2019 | Ykkönen | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Ykkönen | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Ykkönen | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 102 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| SalPa | 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |
| Ekenäs IF | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 195 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup, Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup
Honours
editSJK
- Veikkausliiga: 2015
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2016
TPS
Individual
References
edit- ^ a b "Maalivahti Jere Koponen siirtyy SJK paitaan - SJK Seinäjoki" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "KTP lainasi Inter-lupauksen" (in Finnish). Kymen Sanomat. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Koponen jatkosopimukseen Interin kanssa" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Veikkausliigan kultamitalisti SJK mestari mestarilta" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019, veikkausliiga.com, 23 December 2018
- ^ Profile at A Lyga Archived 2019-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, alyga.lt
- ^ MAALIVAHTI JERE KOPONEN VAHVISTAA TPS:ÄÄ LOPPUKAUDEN, fc.tps.fi, 11 August 2019
- ^ SalPa teki merkittävimmän pelaajahankintansa pitkään aikaan – Ykkösen jo useampaan kertaan läpi pelannut maalivahti siirtyy liigan sijaan Saloon, Salon Seudun Sanomat, 4 March 2024
External links
edit- Jere Koponen at Soccerway
- Jere Koponen profile at Veikkausliiga