Jonne Kemppinen

Jonne Kemppinen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-08-25) 25 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1992–2001	Kuusysi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2013	Lahti	168	(26)
2002	→ TP-Lahti (loan)	8	(7)
2008	→ City Stars (loan)	1	(1)
2009–2010	→ Hämeenlinna (loan)	5	(2)
Total		182	(36)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jonne Kemppinen (born 25 August 1981) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played 168 games for FC Lahti.

Career

Kemppinen progressed through the youth teams of Kuusysi before making his senior debut as part of FC Lahti in February 2002 in a pre-season friendly against HJK Helsinki, scoring with his first touch.[1] His first competitive appearance followed six months later in a Veikkausliiga game against AC Allianssi, coming off the bench for Heikki Haara.[1] The following season, he scored his first professional goal in a match against FC Jazz.[1]

He became the top goalscorer of FC Lahti in the 2011 Ykkönen season alongside Drilon Shala with 17 goals each, as the club won promotion to the Veikkausliiga.[1][2] To date, he holds the record for most goals scored in a single match for Lahti, scoring five against Helsingin Ponnistus.[1]

In July 2013, Kemppinen suffered a knee injury which required surgery.[3] He decided to retire from professional football shortly after.

Honours

Lahti

• Ykkönen: 2011
• Finnish League Cup: 2007, 2013[4]

References

1. "Jonne Kemppinen täyttää 40 vuotta". FC Lahti (in Finnish). 25 August 2021.
2. "FC Lahden valmentaja: Olimme siirtomarkkinoilla aikamoisia voittajia". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 11 April 2015.
3. Parkkinen, Jaakko (14 July 2013). "FC Lahti menettää konkarihyökkääjän kuukaudeksi". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish).
4. Lehtonen, Samu (9 April 2013). "Liigacupin voitto teki hyvää FC Lahden itseluottamukselle". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish).

External links

• Jonne Kemppinen at Guardian Football
• Hall of Fame at Veikkausliiga