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]
.jpg.webp) Peiponen in 2015 with Finland U21 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2016 | → Åsane (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | → HJK Helsinki (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Klubi 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
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Klubi-04 | 2014 | Kakkonen | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| HJK Helsinki | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Molde | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Åsane (loan) | 2016 | OBOS-ligaen | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| HJK Helsinki (loan) | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Klubi-04 (loan) | 2017 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| HJK Helsinki | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Malmin Palloseura | 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 71 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 98 | 2 | ||
References
- "HJK:n Roni Peiponen lopettaa pelaajauransa vain 23-vuotiaana". www.yle.fi/ (in Finnish). YLE. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- "Roni Peiponen siirtyy Norjan pääsarjan Moldeen". www.hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). HJK. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- "Åsane leier Roni Peiponen". www.moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- "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.
- "Roni Peiponen on kuollut 25-vuotiaana". Iltalehti. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- "R.Peiponen". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
External links
- Roni Peiponen at HJK Helsinki
- Roni Peiponen at Soccerway