Roope Paunio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Honka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Honka II | 57 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Honka | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | SJK | 22 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Finland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 | |||
Roope Paunio (born 14 December 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club SJK.
Club career
[edit]Paunio spent his early years with FC Honka youth sector.[1]
He represented Honka until the end of 2023 Veikkausliiga season, when Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy and he was released. During 2020–2023, Paunio played in five Veikkausliiga matches with Honka first team, and additionally made 57 appearances with the club's reserve team in third tier Kakkonen.[2][3][4]
On 20 November 2023, fellow Veikkausliiga club SJK announced the signing of Paunio on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[5] Paunio started the season as the team's first-choice goalkeeper.
Personal life
[edit]His older brother Atte is also a football goalkeeper who plays at an amateur level in Finland.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 22 October 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honka Akatemia | 2018 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 17 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Honka | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| SJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| Career total | 94 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
Honours
[edit]Honka
[edit]- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023
- Finnish League Cup: 2022
References
[edit]- ^ Ammattiura jalkapallon parissa odottaa Haukilahden lukion urheilulinjalta valmistunutta Roope Pauniota, espoo.fi, 9 November 2022
- ^ Roope Paunio nousi Hongan sankariksi - "Todella hyvät fiilikset voitosta!", veikkausliiga.com, 31 May 2023
- ^ Roope Paunio ja Honka pitkään jatkosopimukseen, veikkausliiga.com, 26 August 2021
- ^ Roopelle, 21, ei maksettu luvattuja rahoja – kertoo työnantajaltaan saamasta tylystä kohtelusta, Ilta-Sanomat, 16 June 2024
- ^ Roope Paunio siirtyy Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerhoon, sjk.fi, 20 November 2023
External links
[edit]- Roope Paunio at Soccerway
- Roope Paunio at WorldFootball.net