Otto Ruoppi

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Otto Ruoppi
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 KuPS
Youth career
0000–2021 KuPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 KuFu-98 11 (0)
2022– KuPS II 15 (1)
2023– KuPS 14 (3)
2023 → MP (loan) 28 (2)
International career‡
2021–2022 Finland U16 7 (1)
2022–2023 Finland U17 15 (2)
2023– Finland U18 4 (1)
2023– Finland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

Otto Ruoppi (born 31 January 2006) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side KuPS. [1]

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Club career

KuPS

After playing in a youth sector of his home town club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), Ruoppi started his senior career with KuFu-98, the club's reserve team at the time, in 2021 at the age of 15, playing in third-tier Kakkonen. [2]

MP (loan)

He was loaned out to second-tier Ykkönen club Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) for the 2023 season. [3] [4] During the season, he made 30 appearances for MP in all competitions combined, scoring two goals.

Return to KuPS

On 6 April 2024, Ruoppi debuted in Veikkausliiga with KuPS first team, as a starter in the opening match of the 2024 season, in a 3–1 home win against HJK Helsinki. [5] He scored his first league goal in the next game on 13 April 2024, in a 2–2 away draw against IFK Mariehamn. [6] [7] On 31 May 2024, Ruoppi extended his deal until the end of 2026. [8]

International career

Ruoppi is a regular Finnish youth international, and has represented his country at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 national team levels. [9] He was part of the Finland U17 squad, scoring once, in the 2023 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification, where Finland advanced to the Elite round.

Career statistics

As of 3 July 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KuFu-98 2021 Kakkonen 110———110
KuPS Akatemia2022Kakkonen151———151
KuPS 2023 Veikkausliiga 00002 [lower-alpha 2] 00020
2024 Veikkausliiga143316 [lower-alpha 2] 300237
Total143318300257
MP (loan) 2023 Ykkönen 28220——302
Career total6865183008110

Honours

KuPS

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