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 24 (0)
International career‡
2018 Finland U16 2 (0)
2019 Finland U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 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] [4]

On 20 November 2023, fellow Veikkausliiga club SJK announced the signing of Paunio on a two-year deal with a one-year option. [5] Paunio started the season as the team's first-choice goalkeeper.

Personal life

His older brother Atte is also a football goalkeeper who plays at an amateur level in Finland.

Career statistics

As of 2 November 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] League cup [lower-alpha 2] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Honka Akatemia2018 Kakkonen 10———10
2019Kakkonen60—20—80
2020 Kakkonen170—20—190
2021Kakkonen170———170
2022Kakkonen100———100
2023 Kakkonen60———60
Total570004000610
Honka 2021 Veikkausliiga 2000–0020
2022 Veikkausliiga101020—40
2023 Veikkausliiga2030100060
Total50403000120
SJK 2024 Veikkausliiga2404030—310
Career total96080100001140
  1. ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup

Honours

Honka

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