Teemu Penninkangas
Teemu Penninkangas (born 24 July 1992) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a left-back for Lahti.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 July 1992 | ||
Place of birth | Alavus, Finland | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lahti | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2007 | APV | ||
2008–2009 | TP-Seinäjoki | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006 | APV | 1 | (0) |
2008 | TP-Seinäjoki | 2 | (0) |
2010–2017 | SJK | 76 | (6) |
2010 | → Karhu (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2013–2015 | → Kerho 07 (loan) | 23 | (8) |
2015 | → FC Jazz (loan) | 16 | (1) |
2017 | Ilves | 21 | (2) |
2018 | Inter Turku | 29 | (1) |
2019 | Lahti | 24 | (1) |
2020 | Sligo Rovers | 13 | (0) |
2021– | Lahti | 59 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 September 2023 |
Career
SJK
Penninkangas won the Veikkausliiga title with SJK in 2015. It was also the first title in club history. Penninkangas made his SJK debut in 2010, back when the club was playing in Kakkonen, the third tier of Finnish football.[1]
FC Lahti
On 16 January 2019 Penninkangas signed for FC Lahti[2] He left a year later to Sligo Rovers.[3]
Silgo Rovers
On 10 January 2020, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers.[4] Penninkangas was released by Sligo Rovers at the end of the 2020 season because the club stopped paying wages due to COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Return to Lahti
After a one-year spell at Sligo Rovers Penninkangas rejoined FC Lahti and extended his contract until 31 December 2022.[6]
Honours
SJK Seinäjoki
- Finnish League Cup 2014
- Veikkausliiga 2014-2015
- Finnish Cup 2016
Inter Turku
- Finnish Cup 2018
References
- Teemu Penninkangas at Soccerway
- "Finland - FC Lahti - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- O'Callaghan, Will. "Finnish defender Teemu Penninkangas joins Sligo Rovers". Newstalk. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- "Finnish defender Penninkangas signs – Sligo Rovers".
- "More League of Ireland football clubs to stop paying wages as delay of three months looms due to coronavirus". independent. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ESS (10 November 2021). "Teemu Penninkangas jatkaa FC Lahdessa". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 November 2021.