Roni Peiponen
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.jpg) 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 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Klubi 04 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015 | HJK | 17 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Molde | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Åsane (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2016 | → HJK (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Klubi 04 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | HJK | 22 | (1) |
| 2022 | MPS | 7 | (7) |
| 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 | |||
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]
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]