Rauno Sappinen
{{short description|Estonian footballer}}
{{use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Rauno Sappinen
| image = Sappinen, Rauno.IMG 2495.JPG
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Sappinen with Flora in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|23|df=yes}}{{Cite web|last=UEFA.com|title=Rauno Sappinen - Estonia - UEFA Nations League|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/teams/players/250042139--rauno-sappinen/|access-date=2020-11-08|website=UEFA|language=en}}
| birth_place = Tallinn, Estonia
| height = 1.76 m
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Flora
| clubnumber = 11
| youthyears1 = 2004
| youthclubs1 = Kotkas Juunior
| youthyears2 = 2005
| youthclubs2 = Mustamäe
| youthyears3 = 2006–2012
| youthclubs3 = Flora
| years1 = 2012
| clubs1 = Flora III
| caps1 = 12
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2012–2014
| clubs2 = Flora II
| caps2 = 32
| goals2 = 6
| years3 = 2013–2022
| clubs3 = Flora
| caps3 = 194
| goals3 = 118
| years4 = 2018
| clubs4 = → Beerschot Wilrijk (loan)
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018–2019
| clubs5 = → Den Bosch (loan)
| caps5 = 30
| goals5 = 6
| years6 = 2019–2020
| clubs6 = → Domžale (loan)
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2022–2023
| clubs7 = Piast Gliwice
| caps7 = 19
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2023
| clubs8 = → Stal Mielec (loan)
| caps8 = 14
| goals8 = 3
| years9 = 2023
| clubs9 = Hapoel Jerusalem
| caps9 = 0
| goals9 = 0
| years10= 2024–
| clubs10= Flora
| caps10 = 5
| goals10= 1
| nationalyears1 = 2011
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Estonia U16
| nationalyears2 = 2011–2013
| nationalcaps2 = 15
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalteam2 = Estonia U17
| nationalyears3 = 2013–2014
| nationalcaps3 = 16
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalteam3 = Estonia U19
| nationalyears4 = 2013–2018
| nationalcaps4 = 20
| nationalgoals4 = 4
| nationalteam4 = Estonia U21
| nationalyears5 = 2016
| nationalcaps5 = 1
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| nationalteam5 = Estonia U23
| nationalyears6 = 2015–
| nationalcaps6 = 56
| nationalgoals6 = 13
| nationalteam6 = Estonia
| club-update = 5 September 2024
| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025
}}
Rauno Sappinen (born 23 January 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Flora and the Estonia national team.{{Worldfootball.net|rauno-sappinen}}
Club career
=Flora=
Sappinen came through the youth system at Flora and made his debut in the Meistriliiga on 2 March 2013, in a 4–1 home win over Tallinna Kalev. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2015 season. Sappinen's performances in 2015 also saw him voted Estonian Young Footballer of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/uudised/parimateks-juunioriteks-valiti-sappinen-ja-saar-n9024|title=Parimateks juunioriteks valiti Sappinen ja Saar|trans-title=Sappinen and Saar named best juniors|publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=22 November 2015|language=Estonian}} He was Flora's top goalscorer in the league for three consecutive seasons from 2015 to 2017, and joint top scorer in the Meistriliiga in 2017, alongside Albert Prosa. Sappinen won his second Meistriliiga title in the 2017 season, and was named Meistriliiga Player of the Year.{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/uudised/premium-liiga-parimaks-mangijaks-valiti-rauno-sappinen-n13046|title=Premium liiga parimaks mängijaks valiti Rauno Sappinen|trans-title=Rauno Sappinen named Premium liiga Player of the Year|publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=12 December 2017|language=Estonian}}
==Loan to Beerschot Wilrijk==
On 31 January 2018, Sappinen joined Belgian club Beerschot Wilrijk on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://sport.err.ee/679055/sappinen-solmis-lepingu-belgia-klubiga|title=Sappinen sõlmis lepingu Belgia klubiga|trans-title=Sappinen signed a contract with Belgian club|publisher=ERR Sport|date=31 January 2018|language=Estonian}} He made his debut for the club on 9 February 2018, in a 0–0 home draw against Westerlo.{{cite web|url=https://sport.err.ee/682331/sappineni-debuut-piirdus-uhe-poolajaga|title=Sappineni debüüt piirdus ühe poolajaga|trans-title=Sappinen's debut limited to a half-time|publisher=ERR Sport|date=10 February 2018|language=Estonian}}
==Loan to Den Bosch==
On 13 August 2018, Sappinen joined Dutch club Den Bosch on loan until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=https://sport.err.ee/853608/rauno-sappinen-asub-mangima-hollandis|title=Rauno Sappinen asub mängima Hollandis|trans-title=Rauno Sappinen to play in the Netherlands|publisher=ERR Sport|date=13 August 2018|language=Estonian}} He made his debut in the Eerste Divisie on 17 August 2018, and scored the winning goal in a 2–1 away victory over Volendam.{{cite web|url=https://sport.err.ee/854647/sappinen-debuteeris-hollandis-voiduvaravaga|title=Sappinen debüteeris Hollandis võiduväravaga|trans-title=Sappinen debuted in the Netherlands with a winning goal|publisher=ERR Sport|date=17 August 2018|language=Estonian}}
==Loan to Domžale==
On 14 August 2019, Sappinen penned a three-year loan deal with Slovenian club Domžale.{{cite web |title=Domžale so se zatekle k ekonomični rešitvi za zamenjavo Nicholsona |url=https://www.nogomania.com/Novica/Domzale-so-se-zatekle-k-ekonomicni-resitvi-za-zamenjavo-Nicholsona |author=Uredništvo|website=nogomania.com |access-date=14 August 2019 |language=sl |date=14 August 2019}}
==Return to Flora==
On 6 July 2021, Sappinen scored both goals in Flora's win over Hibernians in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League first qualifying round match.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032562/|title=Flora 2–0 Hibernians|website=UEFA|date=6 July 2021|access-date=21 July 2021}} He would score again in the second leg a week later as Flora won 5–0 on aggregate and progressed to the second qualifying round for just the third time in club history.{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/2032578/|title=Hibernians 0–3 Flora|website=UEFA|date=13 July 2021|access-date=21 July 2021}}
=Poland=
On 22 December 2021, Sappinen signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice, effective from 1 February 2022.{{cite web |title=Rauno Sappinen nowym zawodnikiem Piasta Gliwice! |url=https://piast-gliwice.eu/aktualnosci/newsy/rauno-sappinen-nowym-zawodnikiem-piasta-gliwice |publisher=Piast Gliwice |language=pl |date=22 December 2021}}
On 24 January 2023, Sappinen joined Stal Mielec on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy.{{cite web|url=https://stalmielec.com/rauno-sappinen-podpisal-kontrakt-z-fks-stal-mielec/|title=Rauno Sappinen podpisał kontrakt z FKS Stal Mielec S.A.|language=Polish|website=stalmielec.com|date=24 January 2023|accessdate=24 January 2023}}
=Hapoel Jerusalem=
In July 2023, Sappinen signed a one-year contract with Hapoel Jerusalem with an option for a two-year extension.{{cite web|url= https://www.one.co.il/Article/22-23/3,14,107,53623/440613.html?ref=hp|title= הפועל ירושלים הודיעה על החתמת ראונו סאפינן|first= Guy|last= Ben Ziv|date= 13 July 2023|accessdate= 13 July 2023|publisher= ONE|language= Hebrew}} Already on 19 August in a derby game against Beitar in the League Cup, Sappinen got a serious injury that meant his season was over.{{Cite web |last=Ilves |first=Kris |date=21 August 2023 |title=Karm hoop: Sappineni hooaeg on ränga põlvevigastuse tõttu lõppenud |url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/karm-hoop-sappineni-hooaeg-on-ranga-polvevigastuse-tottu-loppenud |website=soccernet.ee |language=et}} On 8 September 2023, his contract was terminated by mutual consent.{{Cite web |last=Kallas |first=Martti |date=8 September 2023 |title=Rauno Sappinen lahkus Iisraelist |url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/rauno-sappinen-lahkus-iisraelist |website=soccernet.ee |language=et}}
International career
Sappinen began his international career for Estonia in 2011 with the under-16 national team, and has captained the under-19 and under-21 national sides.
Sappinen made his senior international debut for Estonia on 11 November 2015, in a 3–0 home victory over Georgia in a friendly.{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/koondis/uudised/eesti-alistas-maavoistlusmangus-gruusia-30-n8973|title=Eesti alistas maavõistlusmängus Gruusia 3:0|trans-title=Estonia defeated Georgia 3–0 in a friendly|publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=11 November 2015|language=Estonian}} He scored his first international goal on 19 November 2016, in a 1–1 away draw against Saint Kitts and Nevis in a friendly.{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/koondis/uudised/video-eesti-alustas-kariibi-mere-maavoistlusi-viigiga-n11007|title=VIDEO: Eesti alustas Kariibi mere maavõistlusi viigiga|publisher=Estonian Football Association|language=Estonian|date=20 November 2016|trans-title=VIDEO: Estonia began the Caribbean friendlies with a draw}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 19 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/player/15620|title=Rauno Sappinen|publisher=Estonian Football Association|language=Estonian}}{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/61251/Rauno_Sappinen.html|title=Sappinen, Rauno|website=National-Football-Teams.com}}
| 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|National cup{{efn|Includes Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, Slovenian Cup}} !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Flora III
|2012 |12 | 9 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 12 | 9 | ||||
| rowspan=4|Flora II
|2012 |10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2013
|Esiliiga |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2014
|Esiliiga |14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 14 | 5 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 34 | 6 | |||
| rowspan=9|Flora
|2013 |23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan=2|— | 29 | 5 | ||
| 2014
|Meistriliiga |12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=ES|Appearances in Estonian Super Cup}} | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||
| 2015
|Meistriliiga |32 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan=2|— | 37 | 18 | ||
| 2016
|Meistriliiga |32 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 1 | 1{{efn|name=ES}} | |1 | 41 | 24 | |
| 2017
|Meistriliiga |35 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | 1{{efn|name=ES}} | |0 | 39 | 27 | |
| 2018
|Meistriliiga |2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3{{efn|Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | 0 | |0 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020
|Meistriliiga |23 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3{{efn|One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League}} | 2 | 1{{efn|name=ES}} | 1 | 30 | 25 | |
| 2021
|Meistriliiga |15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3{{efn|name=UCL}} | 4 | 1{{efn|name=ES}} | 1 | 22 | 18 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!174 | 103 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 219 | 124 | |
| Beerschot Wilrijk (loan)
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Europa League play-offs}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Den Bosch (loan)
|30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|Appearance in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs}} | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
| Domžale (loan)
|10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 11 | 2 | |||
| rowspan=3|Flora
|2020 |28 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=ES}} | 1 | 35 | 28 | |
| 2021
|Meistriliiga |30 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1{{efn|name=ES}} | 1 | 44 | 34 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!58 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 62 | |
| rowspan=3|Piast Gliwice
|8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022–23
|Ekstraklasa |11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
| Stal Mielec
|14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| Hapoel Jerusalem
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 5{{efn|Appearances in Toto Cup}} | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!292 | 130 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 351 | 152 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=11|Estonia
|2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 7 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 56 | 13 |
:Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sappinen goal.{{cite web|url=http://jalgpall.ee/koondis/koosseis/player/15620|title=Rauno Sappinen|publisher=Estonian Football Association|language=Estonian}}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Rauno Sappinen | |||||||
| scope=col|No.
!scope=col|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center|1 | 19 November 2016 | Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | align=center|11 | {{fb|SKN}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center|1–1 | Friendly |
| align=center|2 | |12 November 2017 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | align=center|13 | {{fb|MLT}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center|3–0 | Friendly |
| align=center|3 | rowspan=2|11 October 2020 | rowspan=2|A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | rowspan=2 align=center|28 | rowspan=2|{{fb|MKD}} | align=center|1–1 | rowspan=2 align=center|3–3 | rowspan=2|2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
| align=center|4
|align=center|2–1 | |||||||
| align=center|5
|14 October 2020 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | align=center|29 | {{fb|ARM}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center|1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C | |
| align=center|6 | 15 November 2020 | National Arena Toše Proeski, Skopje, North Macedonia | align=center|31 | {{fb|MKD}} | align=center|1–1 | align=center|1–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
| align=center|7 | 24 March 2021 | Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland | align=center|33 | {{fb|CZE}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center|2–6 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| align=center|8 | 4 June 2021 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | align=center|37 | {{fb|FIN}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center|1–0 | Friendly |
| align=center|9 | 23 September 2022 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | align=center|46 | {{fb|MLT}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center|2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D |
| align=center|10 | 26 September 2022 | Olympic Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | align=center|47 | {{fb|SMR}} | align=center|3–0 | align=center|4–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D |
| align=center|11 | 27 March 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria | align=center|51 | {{fb|AUT}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center|1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| align=center|12 | 17 June 2023 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | align=center|52 | {{fb|AZE}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center|1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
Flora
- Meistriliiga: 2015, 2017, 2020
- Estonian Cup: 2012–13, 2015–16
- Estonian Supercup: 2014, 2016, 2021
Individual
- Estonian Footballer of the Year: 2020
- Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2015, 2018
- Meistriliiga Player of the Year: 2017
- Meistriliiga Fans Player of the Year: 2015, 2017
- Meistriliiga Team of the Season: 2020{{Cite web |url=https://soccernet.ee/artikkel/fannide-lemmik-2020-rauno-sappinen|title=Fännide lemmik 2020 - Rauno Sappinen (milline sai sümboolne koosseis?)|publisher=Soccernet.ee |date=22 December 2020|access-date=22 December 2020}}
- Meistriliiga Top scorer: 2017, 2020{{cite web|url=http://vana.jalgpall.ee/statistics.php?b=ML&year=2020|title=MÄNGUDE AJALUGU|language=et|publisher=Estonian Football Association}}
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: October 2015,{{cite web|url=http://vana.jalgpall.ee/premium/news.php?id=9248|title=Hurt ja Sappinen teenisid kuu parima autasu|language=et|publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=5 November 2015}} June 2017{{cite web |url=http://jalgpall.ee/voistlused/uudised/premium-liiga-kuu-parimad-on-koppel-hansi-ja-sappinen-n12219|title=Premium liiga kuu parimad on Koppel, Hansi ja Sappinen|language=et|publisher=Estonian Football Association|date=6 July 2017}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category}}
- {{EFA|15620}}
- {{EFA2|1540|old_id=15620}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20191111232103/https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250042139/profile/index.html Rauno Sappinen] – UEFA competition record
- {{Soccerway}}
{{FC Flora squad}}
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