Pyry Piirainen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jippo | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | KTP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | KTP | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Haminan Pallo-Kissat (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Peli-Karhut (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2022– | Jippo | 101 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2025 | |||
Pyry Piirainen (born 14 March 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ykkösliiga club Jippo.
Piirainen started playing football in the youth sector of his hometown club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP). He made his senior debut with the club's first team in the 2018 season in the second-tier Ykkönen.[1][2] In 2021, he debuted with KTP in top-tier Veikkausliiga.
For the 2022 season, he joined Jippo in third-tier Kakkonen. After the 2023 season, they won a promotion to new second-tier Ykkösliiga via promotion play-offs.[3][4][5] After the 2024 season, Piirainen was named the Ykkösliiga Goalkeeper of the Year as Jippo unexpectedly finished 3rd.