Rauno Sappinen
Sappinen with Flora in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 23 January 1996||
Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Flora | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004 | Kotkas Juunior | ||
2005 | Mustamäe | ||
2006–2012 | Flora | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012 | Flora III | 12 | (9) |
2012–2014 | Flora II | 32 | (6) |
2013–2022 | Flora | 194 | (118) |
2018 | → Beerschot Wilrijk (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Den Bosch (loan) | 30 | (6) |
2019–2020 | → Domžale (loan) | 10 | (2) |
2022–2023 | Piast Gliwice | 19 | (1) |
2023 | → Stal Mielec (loan) | 14 | (3) |
2023 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 0 | (0) |
2024– | Flora | 3 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2011 | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Estonia U17 | 15 | (1) |
2013–2014 | Estonia U19 | 16 | (1) |
2013–2018 | Estonia U21 | 20 | (4) |
2016 | Estonia U23 | 1 | (0) |
2015– | Estonia | 53 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023 |
Rauno Sappinen (born 23 January 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Flora and the Estonia national team.[2]
Club career
[edit]Flora
[edit]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.[3] 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.[4]
Loan to Beerschot Wilrijk
[edit]On 31 January 2018, Sappinen joined Belgian club Beerschot Wilrijk on loan until the end of the season.[5] He made his debut for the club on 9 February 2018, in a 0–0 home draw against Westerlo.[6]
Loan to Den Bosch
[edit]On 13 August 2018, Sappinen joined Dutch club Den Bosch on loan until the end of the season.[7] 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.[8]
Loan to Domžale
[edit]On 14 August 2019, Sappinen penned a three-year loan deal with Slovenian club Domžale.[9]
Return to Flora
[edit]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.[10] 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.[11]
Poland
[edit]On 22 December 2021, Sappinen signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice, effective from 1 February 2022.[12]
On 24 January 2023, Sappinen joined Stal Mielec on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy.[13]
Hapoel Jerusalem
[edit]In July 2023, Sappinen signed a one-year contract with Hapoel Jerusalem with an option for a two-year extension.[14] 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.[15] In September they decided to end the contract on mutual consent.[16]
International career
[edit]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.[17] He scored his first international goal on 19 November 2016, in a 1–1 away draw against Saint Kitts and Nevis in a friendly.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Flora III | 2012 | II liiga | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | |||
Flora II | 2012 | Esiliiga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
2013 | Esiliiga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
2014 | Esiliiga | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||
Total | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 6 | ||||
Flora | 2013 | Meistriliiga | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 5 | |
2014 | Meistriliiga | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 6 | ||
2015 | Meistriliiga | 32 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 18 | ||
2016 | Meistriliiga | 32 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2[d] | 1 | 1[c] | 1 | 41 | 24 | |
2017 | Meistriliiga | 35 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 39 | 27 | |
2018 | Meistriliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
2020 | Meistriliiga | 23 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3[f] | 2 | 1[c] | 1 | 30 | 25 | |
2021 | Meistriliiga | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3[d] | 4 | 1[c] | 1 | 22 | 18 | |
Total | 174 | 103 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 219 | 124 | ||
Beerschot Wilrijk (loan) | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Den Bosch (loan) | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[h] | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
Domžale (loan) | 2019–20 | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
Flora | 2020 | Meistriliiga | 28 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1[c] | 1 | 35 | 28 |
2021 | Meistriliiga | 30 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1[c] | 1 | 44 | 34 | |
Total | 58 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 79 | 62 | ||
Piast Gliwice | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Stal Mielec | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
Hapoel Jerusalem | 2023–24 | Israeli Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 292 | 130 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 346 | 151 |
- ^ Includes Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, Slovenian Football Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in Estonian Super Cup
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League play-offs
- ^ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs
International
[edit]National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 | |
Total | 53 | 12 |
- Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sappinen goal.[21]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 November 2016 | Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
2 | 12 November 2017 | National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | 13 | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
3 | 11 October 2020 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 28 | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–3 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
4 | 2–1 | ||||||
5 | 14 October 2020 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 29 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
6 | 15 November 2020 | National Arena Toše Proeski, Skopje, North Macedonia | 31 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
7 | 24 March 2021 | Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland | 33 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–6 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 | 4 June 2021 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 37 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
9 | 23 September 2022 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | 46 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D |
10 | 26 September 2022 | Olympic Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | 47 | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League D |
11 | 27 March 2023 | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria | 51 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
12 | 17 June 2023 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | 52 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Honours
[edit]Flora
- Meistriliiga: 2015, 2017, 2020
- Estonian Cup: 2012–13, 2015–16
- Estonian Supercup: 2014, 2016, 2021
Individual
[edit]- Estonian Footballer of the Year: 2020
- Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2015, 2018
- Meistriliiga Player of the Month: October 2015,[22] June 2017[23]
- Meistriliiga Player of the Year: 2017
- Meistriliiga Top scorer: 2017, 2020[24]
- Meistriliiga Fans Player of the Year: 2015, 2017
- Meistriliiga Team of the season: 2020[25]
References
[edit]- ^ UEFA.com. "Rauno Sappinen - Estonia - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Rauno Sappinen at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Parimateks juunioriteks valiti Sappinen ja Saar" [Sappinen and Saar named best juniors] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Premium liiga parimaks mängijaks valiti Rauno Sappinen" [Rauno Sappinen named Premium liiga Player of the Year] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Sappinen sõlmis lepingu Belgia klubiga" [Sappinen signed a contract with Belgian club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Sappineni debüüt piirdus ühe poolajaga" [Sappinen's debut limited to a half-time] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Rauno Sappinen asub mängima Hollandis" [Rauno Sappinen to play in the Netherlands] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Sappinen debüteeris Hollandis võiduväravaga" [Sappinen debuted in the Netherlands with a winning goal] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 17 August 2018.
- ^ Uredništvo (14 August 2019). "Domžale so se zatekle k ekonomični rešitvi za zamenjavo Nicholsona". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Flora 2–0 Hibernians". UEFA. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Hibernians 0–3 Flora". UEFA. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Rauno Sappinen nowym zawodnikiem Piasta Gliwice!" (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Rauno Sappinen podpisał kontrakt z FKS Stal Mielec S.A." stalmielec.com (in Polish). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Ben Ziv, Guy (13 July 2023). "הפועל ירושלים הודיעה על החתמת ראונו סאפינן" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Ilves, Kris (21 August 2023). "Karm hoop: Sappineni hooaeg on ränga põlvevigastuse tõttu lõppenud". soccernet.ee (in Estonian).
- ^ Kallas, Martti (8 September 2023). "Rauno Sappinen lahkus Iisraelist". soccernet.ee (in Estonian).
- ^ "Eesti alistas maavõistlusmängus Gruusia 3:0" [Estonia defeated Georgia 3–0 in a friendly] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 November 2015.
- ^ "VIDEO: Eesti alustas Kariibi mere maavõistlusi viigiga" [VIDEO: Estonia began the Caribbean friendlies with a draw] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Rauno Sappinen" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ a b "Sappinen, Rauno". National-Football-Teams.com.
- ^ a b "Rauno Sappinen" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "Hurt ja Sappinen teenisid kuu parima autasu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Koppel, Hansi ja Sappinen" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 July 2017.
- ^ "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
- ^ "Fännide lemmik 2020 - Rauno Sappinen (milline sai sümboolne koosseis?)". Soccernet.ee. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
External links
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- Rauno Sappinen at the Estonian Football Association (in Estonian)
- Rauno Sappinen national team profile at the Estonian Football Association (archive) (in Estonian)
- Rauno Sappinen – UEFA competition record
- Rauno Sappinen at Soccerway
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Estonian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Footballers from Tallinn
- Esiliiga players
- Meistriliiga players
- FC Flora players
- Challenger Pro League players
- K Beerschot VA players
- Eerste Divisie players
- FC Den Bosch players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- NK Domžale players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Piast Gliwice players
- Stal Mielec players
- Hapoel Jerusalem F.C. players
- Estonian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Estonian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Estonia men's youth international footballers
- Estonia men's under-21 international footballers
- Estonia men's international footballers
- Estonian people of Finnish descent