Jere Koponen
{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jere Koponen
| fullname =
| image =
| height = {{height|m=1.86}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1992|5|23}}
| birth_place = Turku, Finland
| position = Goalkeeper
| currentclub = Peimari United
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = TPS
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Inter Turku
| years1 = 2010–2014
| clubs1 = Inter Turku
| caps1 = 14
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = → TuTo (loan)
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012
| clubs3 = → KTP (loan)
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015–2016
| clubs4 = SJK
| caps4 = 3
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2017–2018
| clubs5 = Inter Turku
| caps5 = 24
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2019
| clubs6 = Palanga
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2019–2023
| clubs7 = TPS
| caps7 = 102
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2024
| clubs8 = SalPa
| caps8 = 16
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2024
| clubs9 = EIF
| caps9 = 1
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2025–
| clubs10 = Peimari United
| caps10 = 0
| goals10 = 0
| pcupdate = 28 August 2024
}}
Jere Koponen (born 23 May 1992) is a Finnish football goalkeeper for Peimari United in Kolmonen.
Club career
Koponen started his career at FC Inter Turku and won the Finnish U19 championship with his club in 2011. In April 2012, he joined KTP on loan until August,{{cite web|title=KTP lainasi Inter-lupauksen|url=http://www.kymensanomat.fi/Online/2012/04/04/KTP+lainasi+Inter-lupauksen/2012313216617/4|publisher=Kymen Sanomat|accessdate=2 September 2016|language=fi-FI|date=4 April 2012}} but he returned to FC Inter already in June after having made 9 appearances for KTP. In December 2012, he extended his contract with FC Inter until end of 2014.{{cite web|title=Koponen jatkosopimukseen Interin kanssa|url=http://www.veikkausliiga.hs.prewise.com/News.aspx?type=1&ID=49960|publisher=Veikkausliiga|accessdate=2 September 2016|language=fi|date=19 December 2012}} For the 2015 season he joined SJK on a one-year contract{{cite web|title=Maalivahti Jere Koponen siirtyy SJK paitaan - SJK Seinäjoki|url=http://www.sjk2007.fi/uutiset/Maalivahti_Jere_Koponen_siirtyy_SJK_paitaan_8253.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141223181349/http://www.sjk2007.fi/uutiset/Maalivahti_Jere_Koponen_siirtyy_SJK_paitaan_8253.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 23, 2014|publisher=Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho|accessdate=2 September 2016|language=fi|date=17 December 2014}} and won the Finnish championship as second goalkeeper behind Mihkel Aksalu with one appearance during the season.{{cite web|title=Veikkausliigan kultamitalisti SJK mestari mestarilta|url=https://www.is.fi/veikkausliiga/art-2000001024920.html|publisher=Ilta-Sanomat|access-date=2 September 2016|language=fi-FI|date=25 October 2015}}
Koponen left Inter Turku for the second time, at the end of the 2018 season.[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2018/12/23/veikkausliigan-siirrot-talvella-2018-2019 Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019], veikkausliiga.com, 23 December 2018
From spring 2019 he is a member of lithuanian FK Palanga.[https://alyga.lt/zaidejas/jere-koponenas Profile at A Lyga] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420123255/https://alyga.lt/zaidejas/jere-koponenas |date=2019-04-20 }}, alyga.lt In summer 2019 he left FK Palanga. In August 2019, he then returned to his former club, TPS.[https://fc.tps.fi/fi/uutiset/maalivahti-jere-koponen-vahvistaa-tps-aa-loppukauden MAALIVAHTI JERE KOPONEN VAHVISTAA TPS:ÄÄ LOPPUKAUDEN], fc.tps.fi, 11 August 2019
Career statistics
{{updated|28 August 2024.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup, Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=6|Inter Turku
|2010 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2011
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2012
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013
|Veikkausliiga |8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2014
|Veikkausliiga |7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 11 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| TuTo (loan)
|2011 |11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 11 | 0 | |||
| KTP (loan)
|2012 |Kakkonen |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 9 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=3|SJK
|2015 |Veikkausliiga |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016
|Veikkausliiga |2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|SJK Akatemia
|2015 |Kakkonen |9 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2016
|1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Inter Turku
|2017 |Veikkausliiga |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2018
|Veikkausliiga |16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 19 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Palanga
|2019 |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 4 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=6|TPS
|2019 |6 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2020
|Veikkausliiga |24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 31 | 0 | |||
| 2021
|Ykkönen |27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|Ykkönen |19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2023
|Ykkönen |26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 28 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!102 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| SalPa
|2024 |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 17 | 0 | ||
| Ekenäs IF
|2024 |Veikkausliiga |1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Peimari United
|2025 |Kolmonen |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 0 | 0 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!195 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 0 |
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Honours
SJK
- Veikkausliiga: 2015
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2016
TPS
Individual
- Ykkönen Goalkeeper of the Year: 2021, 2022[https://www.sss.fi/2024/03/salpa-teki-merkittavimman-pelaajahankintansa-pitkaan-aikaan-ykkosen-jo-useampaan-kertaan-lapi-pelannut-maalivahti-siirtyy-liigan-sijaan-saloon/ SalPa teki merkittävimmän pelaajahankintansa pitkään aikaan – Ykkösen jo useampaan kertaan läpi pelannut maalivahti siirtyy liigan sijaan Saloon], Salon Seudun Sanomat, 4 March 2024
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|jere-koponen/133492}}
- [http://www.veikkausliiga.com/pelaajat/395382/koponen-jere Jere Koponen profile] at Veikkausliiga
{{EIF squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Koponen, Jere}}
Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Category:FC Inter Turku players
Category:Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players
Category:Turun Palloseura footballers
Category:Salon Palloilijat players
Category:Men's association football goalkeepers
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Lithuania
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Lithuania
Category:Footballers from Turku