Rauno Sappinen
 Sappinen with Flora in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rauno Sappinen | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Tallinn, Estonia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Flora | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | Flora | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Flora III | 12 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | Flora II | 32 | (6) |
| 2013– | Flora | 99 | (42) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Estonia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Estonia U17 | 15 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Estonia U19 | 17 | (1) |
| 2013– | Estonia U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2016– | Estonia U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Estonia | 11 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016. | |||
Rauno Sappinen (born 23 January 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Estonian Meistriliiga club Flora and the Estonia national football team.
Club career
Flora
Sappinen started playing football in his hometown Tallinn with the Flora Academy. He made his Meistriliiga debut on 2 March 2013, in a 4–1 home win against Tallinna Kalev.[1] Sappinen won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2015 season and was Flora's top goalscorer in the league with 16 goals.[2] He was the team's top goalscorer again in the 2016 season, with 19 goals.[3]
International career
Sappinen started his international youth career in 2011, and has captained the under-19 and under-21 national sides. He made his international debut for the senior national team on 11 November 2015, in a 3–0 friendly home win against Georgia.[4] He scored his first goal for Estonia on 19 November 2016, in a 1–1 friendly away draw against Saint Kitts and Nevis.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 November 2016.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flora III | 2012 | II liiga | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 9 | ||
| Flora II | 2012 | Esiliiga | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | ||
| Flora | 2013 | Meistriliiga | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| 2014 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | |||
| 2015 | 32 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 18 | ||
| 2016 | 32 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 24 | ||
| Total | 99 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 123 | 53 | ||
| Career total | 143 | 57 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 68 | ||
International
- As of 20 November 2016.[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | |||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 1 | |
International goals
- As of 20 November 2016. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sappinen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 November 2016 | Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Club
- Flora
- Meistriliiga: 2015
- Estonian Cup: 2012–13, 2015–16
- Estonian Supercup: 2014, 2016
Individual
References
- ↑ "Tallinna FC Flora - JK Tallinna Kalev 4:1". Estonian Football Association.
- ↑ "Rauno Sappinen". FC Flora.
- ↑ "Sappinen, Rauno". Estonian Football Association.
- ↑ "Eesti - Gruusia". Estonian Football Association.
- ↑ "Eesti alustas Kariibi mere maavõistlusi viigiga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 20 November 2016.
- 1 2 "Sappinen, Rauno". national-football-teams.com.
External links
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- Rauno Sappinen at Estonian Football Association (Estonian)