Roope Paunio
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Honka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2023 | Honka II | 57 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Honka | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | SJK | 67 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Finland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Finland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Finland U21 | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 March 2025 | |||
Roope Paunio (born 14 December 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club SJK.
Club career
[edit]Paunio spent his early years with FC Honka youth sector.[1]
He represented Honka until the end of 2023 Veikkausliiga season, when Honka was suddenly declared for bankruptcy and he was released. During 2020–2023, Paunio played in five Veikkausliiga matches with Honka first team, and additionally made 57 appearances with the club's reserve team in third tier Kakkonen.[2][3][4]
On 20 November 2023, fellow Veikkausliiga club SJK announced the signing of Paunio on a two-year deal with a one-year option.[5] Paunio started the season as the team's first-choice goalkeeper.
International career
[edit]Paunio has played for Finland at under-U16 and under-U17 youth international levels. On 25 March 2025, he made his debut for the Finland U21 national team, in a friendly win against Slovenia.
Personal life
[edit]His older brother Atte is also a football goalkeeper who plays at an amateur level in Finland.
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 6 June 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honka Akatemia | 2018 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 17 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 2023 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | ||
| Honka | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| SJK | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 107 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- ↑ Includes Kakkonen Cup and Finnish League Cup
Honours
[edit]Honka
[edit]- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023
- Finnish League Cup: 2022
References
[edit]- ↑ Ammattiura jalkapallon parissa odottaa Haukilahden lukion urheilulinjalta valmistunutta Roope Pauniota, espoo.fi, 9 November 2022
- ↑ Roope Paunio nousi Hongan sankariksi - "Todella hyvät fiilikset voitosta!", veikkausliiga.com, 31 May 2023
- ↑ Roope Paunio ja Honka pitkään jatkosopimukseen, veikkausliiga.com, 26 August 2021
- ↑ Roopelle, 21, ei maksettu luvattuja rahoja – kertoo työnantajaltaan saamasta tylystä kohtelusta, Ilta-Sanomat, 16 June 2024
- ↑ Roope Paunio siirtyy Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerhoon, sjk.fi, 20 November 2023
External links
[edit]- Roope Paunio at Soccerway
- Roope Paunio at WorldFootball.net
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Kakkonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Pallohonka players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- FC Honka players
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Espoo
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers