Petteri Pennanen

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Petteri Pennanen
Petteri Pennanen KuPS (cropped).jpg
Pennanen playing for KuPS in 2007
Personal information
Full name Petteri Henri Juhana Pennanen
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*
YearsTeamApps(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 43 (11)
International career
2009 Finland U19 5 (0)
2010–2012 Finland U21 10 (0)
2013 Finland 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025

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

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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.

International career

Pennanen represented Finland at under-19 and under-21 youth national team levels. He made his full senior national team debut on 26 January 2013, in a friendly match against Sweden.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 April 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague National cup League cup ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KuPS 2007 Ykkönen 10000100
2008 Veikkausliiga 1700000170
Total270000000270
TPS 2011 Veikkausliiga32100002 [a] 0341
2012 Veikkausliiga2761082368
2013 Veikkausliiga3251074 [a] 20429
Total9112201546011416
RoPS 2014 Veikkausliiga721040122
KuPS 2015 Veikkausliiga914411146
2016 Veikkausliiga3274030440
Total4188441005013
Miedź Legnica 2016–17 I liga 140140
KuPS 2017 Veikkausliiga171171
2018 Veikkausliiga3312552 [a] 04017
2019 Veikkausliiga276504 [a] 0360
Total771910500609324
Persikabo 1973 2020 Indonesian Liga 1 3030
KuPS 2020 Veikkausliiga1834 [b] 0223
Sacramento Republic 2021 USL Championship 220220
Ilves 2022 Veikkausliiga26900312910
2023 Veikkausliiga1245351228
Total38135382005118
Hyderabad 2023–24 Indian Super League 111111
KuPS 2024 Veikkausliiga26733204 [c] 03510
2025 Veikkausliiga5200300082
Total3193350404312
Career total37564291512212043183

International

As of match played 26 January 2013
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland 201310
Total10

    Honours

    KuPS

    TPS

    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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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