Teemu Penninkangas
{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1992)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Teemu Penninkangas
| fullname =
| image = Teemu Penninkangas.jpg
| caption = Penninkangas in Inter Turku 2018
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|7|24}}
| birth_place = Alavus, Finland
| height = {{height|m=1.95}}
| currentclub = Gilla FC
| clubnumber =
| position = Left back
| youthyears1 = 2004–2007
| youthclubs1 = APV
| youthyears2 = 2008–2009
| youthclubs2 = TP-Seinäjoki
| years1 = 2006
| clubs1 = APV
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2008
| clubs2 = TP-Seinäjoki
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2010–2016
| clubs3 = SJK
| caps3 = 76
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2010
| clubs4 = → Karhu (loan)
| caps4 = 1
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2013–2015
| clubs5 = → Kerho 07 (loan)
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 8
| years6 = 2015
| clubs6 = → Jazz (loan)
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2017
| clubs7 = Ilves
| caps7 = 21
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2018
| clubs8 = Inter Turku
| caps8 = 29
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2019
| clubs9 = Lahti
| caps9 = 24
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2020
| clubs10 = Sligo Rovers
| caps10 = 13
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2021–2023
| clubs11 = Lahti
| caps11 = 62
| goals11 = 4
| years12 = 2024
| clubs12 = Gnistan
| caps12 = 23
| goals12 = 2
| years13 = 2025–
| clubs13 = Gilla FC
| caps13 =
| goals13 =
| pcupdate = 26 October 2024
| ntupdate =
}}
Teemu Penninkangas (born 24 July 1992) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He retired from his professional career after the 2024 Veikkausliiga season. Simultaneously he announced he would continue playing for Gilla FC in Finnish lower divisions.
Career
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.{{Soccerway|teemu-penninkangas/187729}}
On 16 January 2019 Penninkangas signed for FC Lahti{{Cite web|title=Finland - FC Lahti - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway|url=https://us.soccerway.com/teams/finland/football-club-lahti/817/|access-date=2021-11-11|website=us.soccerway.com}} He left a year later to Sligo Rovers.{{Cite web|last=O'Callaghan|first=Will|title=Finnish defender Teemu Penninkangas joins Sligo Rovers|url=https://www.newstalk.com/sport/finnish-defender-teemu-penninkangas-joins-sligo-rovers-948270|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Newstalk|language=en}}
On 10 January 2020, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sligorovers.com/finnish-defender-penninkangas-signs/|title = Finnish defender Penninkangas signs – Sligo Rovers}} Penninkangas was released by Sligo Rovers at the end of the 2020 season because the club stopped paying wages due to COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web|title=More League of Ireland football clubs to stop paying wages as delay of three months looms due to coronavirus|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/three-more-loi-clubs-to-stop-paying-wages-as-delay-of-three-months-looms-39059945.html|access-date=2021-11-11|website=independent|language=en}}
After a one-year spell at Sligo Rovers Penninkangas rejoined FC Lahti and extended his contract until 31 December 2022.{{Cite web|last=ESS|date=2021-11-10|title=Teemu Penninkangas jatkaa FC Lahdessa|url=https://www.ess.fi/urheilu/4362809|access-date=2021-11-11|website=Etelä-Suomen Sanomat|language=fi}}
On 15 December 2023, Gnistan from Northern Helsinki announced the signing of Penninkangas.[https://gnistan.fi/2023/12/teemu-penninkangas-vahvistaa-gnistania/ TEEMU PENNINKANGAS VAHVISTAA GNISTANIA], gnistan.fi, 15 December 2023
Career statistics
{{updated|26 October 2024.}}[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/87265/player/seasons Teemu Penninkangas stats], Finnish FA
| 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 and FAI Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| APV
|2006 |1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| TP-Seinäjoki
|2008 |2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=7|SJK Seinäjoki
|2011 |20 | 5 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 20 | 5 | ||||
| 2012
|0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013
|Ykkönen |13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2014
|11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|Veikkausliiga |6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2016
|Veikkausliiga |26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=ucl}} | 0 | 35 | 2 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!76 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 8 | |
| rowspan=5|SJK Akatemia
|2013 |Kakkonen |14 | 3 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 14 | 3 | ||||
| 2014
|Kakkonen |8 | 5 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 8 | 5 | ||||
| 2015
|Kakkonen |1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2016
|Kolmonen |1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | |
| Karhu (loan)
|2010 |Kolmonen |1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Jazz (loan)
|2015 |Ykkönen |16 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 16 | 1 | ||||
| Ilves
|2017 |Veikkausliiga |19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 21 | 2 | |||
| Ilves II
|2017 |Kolmonen |2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Inter Turku
|2018 |Veikkausliiga |29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 33 | 1 | |||
| Lahti
|2019 |Veikkausliiga |24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 28 | 1 | |||
| Sligo Rovers
|2020 |13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 14 | 0 | |||
| rowspan=4|Lahti
|2021 |Veikkausliiga |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2022
|Veikkausliiga |24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 28 | 5 | ||
| 2023
|Veikkausliiga |22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 27 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!62 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 5 | |
| Gnistan
|2024 |Veikkausliiga |23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 29 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!302 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 351 | 28 |
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Honours
SJK Seinäjoki
- Veikkausliiga: 2015
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2014
- Finnish Cup: 2016
- Finnish League Cup: 2014
Inter Turku
- Finnish Cup: 2018
References
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Category:Finnish men's footballers
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Category:Men's association football defenders
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Category:FC Inter Turku players
Category:Sligo Rovers F.C. players
Category:Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
Category:Veikkausliiga players
Category:League of Ireland players
Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland