Roope Paunio

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Roope Paunio
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
SJK
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2018 Honka
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Honka II 57 (0)
2021–2023 Honka 5 (0)
2024– SJK 4 (0)
International career
2018 Finland U16 2 (0)
2019 Finland U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024

Roope Paunio (born 14 December 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club SJK.

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Club career

Paunio spent his early years with FC Honka youth sector. [1]

He represented Honka until the end of 2023 Veikkausliiga season, when Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy and he was released. During 2020–2023, Paunio played in five Veikkausliiga matches with Honka first team, and additionally made 57 appearances with the club's reserve team in third tier Kakkonen. [2] [3]

On 20 November 2023, fellow Veikkausliiga club SJK announced the signing of Paunio. [4]

Honours

Honka

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