Pyry Hannola

Pyry Hannola

Personal information
Full name	Pyry Petteri Hannola
Date of birth	(2001-10-21) 21 October 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Rovaniemi, Finland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Stal Mielec (on loan from SJK)
Number	26
Youth career
	Santa Claus
0000–2017	RoPS
2017–2020	Midtjylland
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	RoPS	2	(0)
2017–2020	Midtjylland	0	(0)
2020–2022	HJK	6	(0)
2020	→ Klubi 04	5	(0)
2021	→ SJK (loan)	22	(0)
2022–	SJK	77	(4)
2025–	→ Stal Mielec (loan)	1	(0)
International career
2016–2017	Finland U16	13	(0)
2017–2018	Finland U17	5	(0)
2019	Finland U19	6	(0)
2021–2022	Finland U21	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 January 2025

Pyry Petteri Hannola (born 21 October 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Stal Mielec, on loan from Finnish club SJK.[1]

Club career

RoPS

Hannola signed his first contract with RoPS in October 2016, 13 days before his 15th birthday.[2] He made his debut in the 2017 Finnish Cup in January 2017. He scored his first senior goal in the same competition, the second of a 9–0 victory over Oulun Palloseura.[3] He made his league debut in April 2017, coming on as a 90th minute substitute for Saku Ylätupa in a 3–1 victory over PS Kemi.[4]

Midtjylland

In early 2017, it was announced that Hannola would be joining Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland in the summer.[5][6][7] He signed a new three year deal with FC Midtjylland in June 2018, and was assigned to the club's academy squad.[8]

HJK and SJK

After playing the 2021 season for SJK on loan from HJK Helsinki, on 5 April 2022 Hannola returned to the club on a permanent basis with a long-term contract, for an undisclosed fee, reported to be €80,000.[9] On 3 August 2024, his deal was extended until the end of 2026.[10]

Stal Mielec (loan)

On 5 January 2025, Hannola joined Ekstraklasa club Stal Mielec on loan for the remainder of the season with an option to buy.[11]

International career

Hannola has represented Finland at the under-16 and under-17 level.[12][13] He made his debut for the under-21 squad in June 2021.[14]

Career statistics

As of match played 31 January 2025[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
RoPS	2017	Veikkausliiga	2	0	5	1	—		0	0	7	1
Klubi 04	2020	Kakkonen	5	0	—		—		—		5	0
HJK	2020	Veikkausliiga	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2021	Veikkausliiga	0	0	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2022	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	0	0	3[b]	0	3	0
	Total		6	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	10	0
SJK (loan)	2021	Veikkausliiga	22	0	—		—		—		22	0
SJK	2022	Veikkausliiga	23	0	1	1	4[c]	0	0	0	28	1
	2023	Veikkausliiga	25	0	2	0	—		5[b]	0	32	0
	2024	Veikkausliiga	29	4	5	2	—		5[b]	1	39	7
	Total		99	4	8	3	4	0	10	1	121	8
Stal Mielec (loan)	2024–25	Ekstraklasa	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Career total			113	4	13	3	4	0	13	1	143	8

Notes

1. Includes Suomen Cup
2. Appearances in Finnish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

HJK

• Veikkausliiga: 2020[16]

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Breakthrough of the Year: 2021

References

1. "Tervetuloa takaisin Pyry Hannola!". 5 April 2022.
2. "Veikkausliiga-seuralle kolme sopimusta". sportti.com (in Finnish). 8 October 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
3. "Niezwykły Wyczyn w Finlandii. Rocznik 2001 Trafia do Siatki!". Transfery Info (in Polish). 12 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
4. "RoPS 3-1 PS Kemi". RoPS (in Finnish). 29 April 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.^[permanent dead link‍]
5. "17-vuotias lupaus hakee läpimurtoa Saksassa: "Hieno buumi Suomifutiksessa"". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 15 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
6. "Veikkausliigaennakko: Nuorentunutta RoPSia ympäröivät negatiiviset pilvet". faneille.com (in Finnish). 31 March 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
7. "Svensk midtbanetalent aktuel for FC Midtjylland". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
8. "Profile". FC Midtjylland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 May 2018.
9. "Tervetuloa takaisin Pyry Hannola!" (Press release) (in Finnish). SJK. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
10. Pyry Hannolalle 100 ottelua SJK-paidassa ja uusi sopimus, sjk.fi, 3 August 2024
11. "Pyry Hannola zawodnikiem FKS Stal Mielec" [Pyry Hannola is a player of FKS Stal Mielec]. stalmielec.com (in Polish). 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
12. "¡Campeones! España golea a Finlandia (4-1) y gana el Torneo de Desarrollo de la UEFA". Se Futbol (in Spanish). 20 February 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
13. "U16 (2001) maajoukkue". Suomen Palloliitto (in Finnish). Retrieved 5 May 2017.
14. "Kliininen Ruotsi kaatoi Pikkuhuuhkajat" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
15. Pyry Hannola at Soccerway
16. "Pyry Hannola". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 January 2025.