Roni Peiponen

Roni Peiponen (9 April 1997 – November/December 2022) was a Finnish professional footballer who played as a right-back. He retired in July 2020.[1]

Roni Peiponen
Peiponen in 2015 with Finland U21
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-09)9 April 1997
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Date of death November/December 2022 (aged 25)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
–2004 PETO
2005–2014 HJK Helsinki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Klubi 04 5 (0)
2015 HJK Helsinki 17 (1)
2015–2017 Molde 0 (0)
2016Åsane (loan) 14 (0)
2016HJK Helsinki (loan) 11 (0)
2017Klubi 04 (loan) 2 (0)
2018–2020 HJK Helsinki 22 (1)
2022 Malmin Palloseura
International career
2012 Finland U15 6 (2)
2013 Finland U16 13 (1)
2013 Finland U17 2 (0)
2014–2015 Finland U18 18 (2)
2015 Finland U19 8 (1)
2016 Finland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Molde

In November 2015, Peiponen moved from HJK Helsinki to Norwegian side Molde FK on a three-and-a-half year contract.[2] On 1 April 2016, he was loaned to Åsane on loan from Molde.[3] Following a successful loan spell at Åsane, he headed back to HJK Helsinki on loan until November 2017.[4]

Peiponen retired from professional football aged 23 in July 2020 after dealing with persistent injuries. However, he returned to the sport in 2022.[5]

Personal life and death

In 2020, Peiponen revealed that he had fallen ill with depression and took medication for sleep problems.

On 1 December 2022, it was announced that Peiponen had died at the age of 25.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi-04 2014 Kakkonen 4040
2015 1010
Total 5000000050
HJK Helsinki 2014 Veikkausliiga 00003030
2015 171204030261
Total 171207030291
Molde 2016 Tippeligaen 000000
Åsane (loan) 2016 OBOS-ligaen 14010150
HJK Helsinki (loan) 2016 Veikkausliiga 11010120
Klubi-04 (loan) 2017 Kakkonen 2020
HJK Helsinki 2018 Veikkausliiga 1111020141
2019 1104000150
2020 00104050
Total 221600060341
Malmin Palloseura 2022 1010
Career total 7121107090982

References

  1. "HJK:n Roni Peiponen lopettaa pelaajauransa vain 23-vuotiaana". www.yle.fi/ (in Finnish). YLE. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Roni Peiponen siirtyy Norjan pääsarjan Moldeen". www.hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  3. "Åsane leier Roni Peiponen". www.moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. "HJK Helsingfors leier Peiponen". www.moldefk.no (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 22 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
  5. "Roni Peiponen on kuollut 25-vuotiaana". Iltalehti. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  6. "R.Peiponen". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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