Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 September 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
Youth career | |||
−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 | 1 | (0) |
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 6 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.
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]
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