Petteri Pennanen

Petteri Pennanen

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
0000−2006	KuPS
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
KuPS	2007	Ykkönen	10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2008	Veikkausliiga	17	0	0	0	0	0	—		17	0
	Total		27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
TPS	2011	Veikkausliiga	32	1	0	0	0	0	2 [a]	0	34	1
	2012	Veikkausliiga	27	6	1	0	8	2	—		36	8
	2013	Veikkausliiga	32	5	1	0	7	4 [a]	2	0	42	9
	Total		91	12	2	0	15	4	6	0	114	16
RoPS	2014	Veikkausliiga	7	2	1	0	4	0	—		12	2
KuPS	2015	Veikkausliiga	9	1	4	4	1	1	—		14	6
	2016	Veikkausliiga	32	7	4	0	3	0	—		44	0
	Total		41	8	8	4	4	1	0	0	50	13
Miedź Legnica	2016–17	I liga	14	0	—		—		—		14	0
KuPS	2017	Veikkausliiga	17	1	—		—		—		17	1
	2018	Veikkausliiga	33	12	5	5	—		2 [a]	0	40	17
	2019	Veikkausliiga	27	6	5	0	—		4 [a]	0	36	0
	Total		77	19	10	5	0	0	6	0	93	24
Persikabo 1973	2020	Indonesian Liga 1	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
KuPS	2020	Veikkausliiga	18	3	—		—		4 [b]	0	22	3
Sacramento Republic	2021	USL Championship	22	0	—		—		—		22	0
Ilves	2022	Veikkausliiga	26	9	0	0	3	1	—		29	10
	2023	Veikkausliiga	12	4	5	3	5	1	—		22	8
	Total		38	13	5	3	8	2	0	0	51	18
Hyderabad	2023–24	Indian Super League	11	1	—		—		—		11	1
KuPS	2024	Veikkausliiga	26	7	3	3	2	0	4 [c]	0	35	10
	2025	Veikkausliiga	5	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	8	2
	Total		31	9	3	3	5	0	4	0	43	12
Career total			375	64	29	15	12	2	12	0	431	83

1. Includes UEFA Europa League
2. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 26 January 2013

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	2013	1	0
Total		1	0

Honours

KuPS

• Veikkausliiga: 2019, ^[11] 2024 ^[12]
• Finnish Cup: 2024 ^[13]
• Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024

TPS

• Finnish League Cup: 2012 ^[11]

Individual

• Veikkausliiga Player of the Year: 2024 ^[14]
• Veikkausliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2018, 2019, 2022, ^[15] 2024 ^[14]
• Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2018, 2019, 2024 ^[16]
• Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: April 2018, ^[17] October 2018, ^[18] April 2023, ^[19] October 2024 ^[20]

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. "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. 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

External links

• Profile at RoPS (in Finnish)
• Petteri Pennanen at Soccerway
• Petteri Pennanen at National-Football-Teams.com