Petteri Pennanen

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Petteri Pennanen
Pennanen playing for KuPS in 2007
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-09-19) 19 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
KuPS
Youth career
0000−2006 KuPS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 May 2014

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

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]

Honours[edit]

Individual

References[edit]

  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. ^ 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.

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