Roni Peiponen

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 25 November 2022(2022-11-25) (aged 25)
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position 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 Benjam Peiponen (9 April 1997 – 25 November 2022) was a Finnish professional footballer who played as a right-back. He retired in July 2020.

Club career

Molde

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

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

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.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Klubi 04 2014 Kakkonen 40———40
2015 Kakkonen 10———10
Total 5000000050
HJK 2014 Veikkausliiga 000030—30
2015 Veikkausliiga 171204030261
Total 171207030291
Molde 2016 Tippeligaen 0000——00
Åsane (loan) 2016 1. divisjon 14010——150
HJK (loan) 2016 Veikkausliiga 11010——120
Klubi 04 (loan) 2017 Kakkonen 20———20
HJK 2018 Veikkausliiga 11110—20141
2019 Veikkausliiga 11040—00150
2020 Veikkausliiga 0010—4050
Total 221600060341
MPS 2022 Kolmonen 7721——98
Career total 789121709010610

References

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