Tuomas Rannankari
{{short description|Finnish footballer (born 1991)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tuomas Rannankari
| image = Tuomas_Rannankari 1.jpg
| caption = With KuPS in 2015.
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|05|21|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Kuopio, Finland
| height = {{height|m=1.81}}
| position = Left back
| clubnumber =
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = 2003–2008
| youthclubs1 = KuPS
| years1 = 2008–2009
| clubs1 = KuPS
| caps1 = 13
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2009–2012
| clubs2 = Twente
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2012–2013
| clubs3 = Greuther Fürth II
| caps3 = 31
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2013–2017
| clubs4 = KuPS
| caps4 = 113
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2018
| clubs5 = Ilves
| caps5 = 19
| goals5 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2009
| nationalteam1 = Finland U-17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2008
| nationalteam2 = Finland U-18
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2010
| nationalteam3 = Finland U-19
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2011
| nationalteam4 = Finland U-21
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2012–2013
| nationalteam5 = Finland
| nationalcaps5 = 2
| nationalgoals5 = 0
| pcupdate = 20 January 2019
| ntupdate = 3 February 2013
}}
Tuomas Rannankari (born 21 May 1991) is a Finnish former professional footballer who last played for Veikkausliiga club Ilves.
Club career
Rannankari came through the youth system at KuPS. He made his first team debut in the 2009 season, during which he played 13 league games. He also played six games and scored his first goal in the Finnish League Cup in the same season.
On 22 June 2009, he was signed by FC Twente along with KuPS teammate Petteri Pennanen.{{cite news|url=http://www.kups.fi/kevat2007.php?we_objectID=2682|title=Rannankari and Pennanen move to Netherlands (Finnish)|publisher=KuPS|date=23 June 2009|access-date=25 June 2011}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} A three-year contract was agreed.{{cite news|url=http://www.fctwente.nl/nieuws/jaaroverzicht-2009-deel-1/|title=FC Twente 2009 chronicle (Dutch)|publisher=FC Twente|date=29 December 2009|access-date=24 June 2011}} For the 2010–11 season, he was given squad number 42 but did not feature in any first team games.{{cite news|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/137074/tuomas-rannankari?cc=5739|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026090925/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/137074/tuomas-rannankari?cc=5739|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2012|title=Tuomas Rannankari profile|publisher=ESPN Soccernet|date=29 December 2009|access-date=25 June 2011}}
In December 2011, he went on trial with Greenock Morton.{{cite news|url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/scottish-first/morton/287325-morton-take-spaniard-and-finn-on-trial/|title=Morton take Spaniard and Finn on trial|publisher=Scottish Television|date=12 December 2011|access-date=12 December 2011}}
In July 2012 he signed a contract for SpVgg Greuther Fürth U23 team which plays in Regionalliga (Fourth level). Rannankari played 31 matches and scored one goal but did not earn a place in Fürth's first team.
In July 2013, Rannankari went on trial with Plymouth Argyle.{{cite news|url=http://www.savonsanomat.fi/urheilu/tuomas-rannankari-plymouthin-testiin/1347895|title=Tuomas Rannankari Plymouthin testiin|publisher=Savon Sanomat|date=1 July 2013|access-date=1 July 2013}}
After five seasons with KuPS in the Veikkausliiga, Rannankari signed a two-year contract with Ilves in November, 2017.{{cite news|url=http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2017/11/12/tuomas-rannankari-isoin-odotuksin-ilvekseen|title=Tuomas Rannankari isoin odotuksin Ilvekseen|publisher=veikkausliiga.com|date=12 November 2017|access-date=9 May 2018}} He left the club at the end of 2018.[http://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2018/12/23/veikkausliigan-siirrot-talvella-2018-2019 Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019], veikkausliiga.com, 23 December 2018
International career
Rannankari has gained international recognition at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels.{{cite news|url= http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=1906968/profile/index.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121102204307/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=1906968/profile/index.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= November 2, 2012|title=International profile: Tuomas Rannankari|publisher=UEFA.com|access-date=25 June 2011}} He played his first game for the Finland under-21s in a 2–3 defeat against the Slovakia under-21s in a March 2011 friendly match.{{cite news|url=http://www.ftfinland.com/2011/03/finland-u21-squad-in-slovakia.html|title=Finland U21 squad vs Slovakia 26 - 28.3.2011|publisher=Scissor Kicks from Finland|access-date=25 June 2011}}{{cite news|url=http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=186929|title=U21s: Laurikaisen options for Malta match (Finnish)|publisher=Football Association of Finland|date=23 May 2011|access-date=25 June 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320125437/http://www.palloliitto.fi/viestinta/?num=186929|archive-date=20 March 2012}}
Rannankari made his senior national team debut on 26 May 2012 in 3−2 victory against Turkey.
Career statistics
{{updated|1 September 2024.}}[https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/247814/player/seasons Tuomas Rannankari 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}} !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=3|KuPS
|2008 |1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2009
|Veikkausliiga |12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 18 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Greuther Fürth II
|31 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 31 | 1 | ||||
| rowspan=6|KuPS
|2013 |Veikkausliiga |11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2014
|Veikkausliiga |33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|Veikkausliiga |29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2016
|Veikkausliiga |22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2017
|Veikkausliiga |18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 24 | 1 | |||
| colspan=2|Total
!113 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 3 | |
| KuFu-98 (loan)
|2016 |2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | colspan=2|– | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Ilves
|2018 |Veikkausliiga |19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 1{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League|name=uel}} | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!178 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 222 | 5 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|tuomas-rannankari/31507}}
- [http://www.fctwente.nl/jong-fctwente/ Official FC Twente youth team website] {{in lang|nl}}
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