Roni Peiponen

Roni Peiponen
	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
2014	Klubi 04
2015	HJK Helsinki
2015–2017	Molde
2016	→ Åsane (loan)
2016	→ HJK Helsinki (loan)
2017	→ Klubi 04 (loan)
2018–2020	HJK Helsinki
2022	Malmin Palloseura
International career
2012	Finland U15
2013	Finland U16
2013	Finland U17
2014–2015	Finland U18
2015	Finland U19
2016	Finland U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Club career[edit]

Molde[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[6]
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Klubi-04	2014	Kakkonen	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
	2015	Kakkonen	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	Veikkausliiga	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[edit]

^ "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.
^ ^a ^b "Roni Peiponen on kuollut 25-vuotiaana". Iltalehti. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
^ "R.Peiponen". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2022.

External links[edit]

Roni Peiponen at HJK Helsinki
Roni Peiponen at Soccerway

[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.

[death-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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