Petteri Pennanen

Petteri Pennanen
Pennanen playing for KuPS in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 KuPS
Number 8
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 26 (7)
International career
2009 Finland U19 5 (0)
2010–2012 Finland U21 10 (0)
2013 Finland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Petteri Pennanen (born 19 September 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.

Club career

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, reuniting with his former coach Jani Honkavaara.[9] On 24 July, his deal was extended for the 2025.[10] On 21 September, Pennanen helped his team to win the 2024 Finnish Cup title by scoring a brace in the final in a 2–1 win against Inter Turku. On 19 October, Pennanen scored the winning goal in the last match of the season against HJK Helsinki, helping his side secure the Veikkausliiga championship title and completing the club's first-ever double.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 26 7 3 3 2[b] 0 4[d] 0 35 10
Career total 375 64 29 15 12 2 12 0 431 83
  1. ^ a b c d Includes UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c d Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

TPS

KuPS

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Suomalaisfutaaja jättää Hollannin mestarin". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 11 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Petteri Pennanen RoPSiin" (in Finnish). RoPS. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Republic FC Signs Finnish Veteran Petteri Pennanen". 7 December 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "PETTERI PENNANEN SIIRTYY ILVEKSEEN!" (in Finnish). Ilves. 14 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ HFC Media (23 July 2023). "Hyderabad FC sign Finnish midfielder Petteri Pennanen". hyderabadfc.co.in.
  8. ^ Suomalaishuipun rahakas siirto muuttui nopeasti painajaiseksi – avautuu nyt häkellyttävästä ajastaan Intiassa: ”Loputtomasti valheita”, mtvuutiset.fi, 3 February 2024
  9. ^ Tervetuloa kotiin Petteri Pennanen!, kups.fi, 28 February 2024
  10. ^ Petteri Pennanen jatkaa Kuopiossa myös kaudella 2025!, kups.fi, 24 July 2024
  11. ^ a b "Petteri Pennanen". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  12. ^ Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
  13. ^ KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024
  14. ^ a b Captain's Ball 2024, Football Association of Finland
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Koplajoukkue 2024 nimetty - jalkapallotoimittajien valinnat vuoden parhaiksi palkitaan lauantaina, veikkausliiga.com, 19 October 2024
  17. ^ Petteri Pennanen kuukauden pelaajaksi – kuukauden valmentaja Toni Koskela johti RoPS:n ennätykseen, veikkausliiga.com, 2 May 2018
  18. ^ Petteri Pennanen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja, JPY, 31 October 2018
  19. ^ Petteri Pennanen äänestettiin Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaajaksi, JPY, 10 May 2023
  20. ^ KuPS:n Petteri Pennanen Veikkausliigan kuukauden pelaaja lokakuussa, veikkaus.fi, 6 November 2024