Petteri Pennanen (born 19 September 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.
.jpg) Pennanen playing for KuPS in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
| Youth career | |||
| −2006 | KuPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | KuPS | 30 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Twente | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | TPS | 91 | (12) |
| 2014 | RoPS | 7 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | KuPS | 41 | (8) |
| 2016–2017 | Miedź Legnica | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | KuPS | 77 | (19) |
| 2020 | Persikabo 1973 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | KuPS | 18 | (3) |
| 2021 | Sacramento Republic | 22 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Ilves | 38 | (13) |
| 2023 | Hyderabad | 11 | (1) |
| 2024– | KuPS | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Finland U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | Finland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2014 | |||
Club career edit
A product of local Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), Pennanen made his senior début on 29 April 2007, aged 16, against VIFK. A month later, he was a starter against PK-35. That season he appeared in 13 first-team matches. In February 2009 Pennanen signed a two-year contract with the Dutch team Twente along with teammate Tuomas Rannankari.
After not making a single appearance for the Twente's first-team, Pennanen left the Dutch champions during winter 2011 and signed with TPS.[1] He signed with RoPS before the 2014 season.[2]
On 14 January 2020, Pennanen left KuPS and signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Persikabo 1973.[3]
In 2021, Pennanen joined USL Championship side Sacramento Republic.[4] Pennanen was released by Sacramento following the 2021 season.[5]
On 14 December 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Ilves.[6]
On 23 July 2023, Indian Super League club Hyderabad announced the signing of Pennanen on a one-year deal.[7] In February 2024, Pennanen terminated his contract with Hyderabad due to unpaid salaries.[8]
On 28 February 2024, Pennanen returned to Finland and Kuopio after signing a one-year deal with his hometown club KuPS, with an option to extend for one more.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of match played 13 May 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KuPS | 2007 | Ykkönen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| TPS | 2011 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 2 | – | 36 | 8 | ||
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7[b] | 4[a] | 2 | 0 | 42 | 9 | |
| Total | 91 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 114 | 16 | ||
| RoPS | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | |
| KuPS | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | – | 14 | 6 | |
| 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 41 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 13 | ||
| Miedź Legnica | 2016–17 | I liga | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| KuPS | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 40 | 17 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| Total | 77 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 93 | 24 | ||
| Persikabo 1973 | 2020 | Indonesian Liga 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| KuPS | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 3 | — | — | 4[c] | 0 | 22 | 3 | ||
| Sacramento Republic | 2021 | USL Championship | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Ilves | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | — | 29 | 10 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 22 | 8 | ||
| Total | 38 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 18 | ||
| Hyderabad | 2023–24 | Indian Super League | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| KuPS | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Career total | 355 | 59 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 405 | 73 | ||
- ^ a b c d Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
Honours edit
Individual
References edit
- ^ "Suomalaisfutaaja jättää Hollannin mestarin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Petteri Pennanen RoPSiin" (in Finnish). RoPS. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Tira Persikabo rekrut eks timnas finlandia, patteri pennanen" (in Indonesian). indosport.com. 14 January 2020. Archived from the original on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Republic FC Signs Finnish Veteran Petteri Pennanen". 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Communications, Republic FC (12 November 2021). "Republic FC Exercise Contract Options on Four Players, Preparing for 2022 USL Championship Season". Sacramento Republic FC – USL. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "PETTERI PENNANEN SIIRTYY ILVEKSEEN!" (in Finnish). Ilves. 14 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ HFC Media (23 July 2023). "Hyderabad FC sign Finnish midfielder Petteri Pennanen". hyderabadfc.co.in.
- ^ Suomalaishuipun rahakas siirto muuttui nopeasti painajaiseksi – avautuu nyt häkellyttävästä ajastaan Intiassa: ”Loputtomasti valheita”, mtvuutiset.fi, 3 February 2024
- ^ Tervetuloa kotiin Petteri Pennanen!, kups.fi, 28 February 2024
- ^ "U. NISSILÄ". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ Liimatta, Ville (1 December 2023). "Vuoden 2022 Captain's Ball: Kaikki voittajat ja palkitut kootusti". SuomiFutis (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Petteri Pennanen kuukauden pelaajaksi – kuukauden valmentaja Toni Koskela johti RoPS:n ennätykseen, veikkausliiga.com, 2 May 2018
- ^ Petteri Pennanen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 31 October 2018
- ^ Petteri Pennanen äänestettiin Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaajaksi, JPY, 10 May 2023
External links edit
- Profile at RoPS (in Finnish)
- Petteri Pennanen at Soccerway
- Petteri Pennanen at National-Football-Teams.com
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