Ukko Happonen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ukko Antti Einari Happonen | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Tuusula, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TuPS[1] | |||
| ToTE | |||
| 2019–2023 | PKKU | ||
| 2023– | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Bologna | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Finland U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Finland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | Finland U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2026– | Finland U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2026 | |||
Ukko Antti Einari Happonen (born 13 March 2007) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Bologna.[2]
Youth career
[edit]In July 2023, it was announced that Happonen will transfer from PK Keski-Uusimaa to Bologna in Italy, signing a three-year deal with an option to extend, for an undisclosed fee. He is registered as a youth academy player.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]After occasionally appearing on the Bologna senior team's bench in the 2025–26 season, he started the 2026–27 season with the senior squad.
International career
[edit]Happonen was part of the Finland U16 squad that won the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in July 2023.[5]
On 4 October 2023, he was named in the Finland U17 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament.[6] In the tournament Finland drew with Ukraine and Germany 2–2 and 1–1, respectively, before winning Liechtenstein 3–0, placing 2nd in the group and advancing to the Elite round.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, U.Happonen, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ↑ Pikku seurasta maailmalle, Helsingin Sanomat, 2 February 2024
- ↑ PKKU:n Ukko Happonen, 16, muutti Italiaan Serie A:n Bolognaan, keski-uusimaa.fi, 27 July 2023
- ↑ Ufficiale: Federico Mangiameli, Ukko Happonen e Benjamin Idaro al Bologna, zerocinquantuno.it, 26 July 2023
- ↑ U16-pojat marssi Baltic Cupin mestaruuteen, Football Association of Finland/ Palloliitto, 2 July 2023
- ↑ U17-pojat avaa PM-turnauksen keskiviikkona, Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 1 August 2023
- ↑ U17-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Football Association of Finland/ Palloliitto, 4 October 2023
- ↑ U17-pojat selvitti tiensä EM-jatkokarsintoihin, Football Association of Finland/ Palloliitto, 21 October 2023
External links
[edit]- Ukko Happonen at Soccerway
- Ukko Happonen at WorldFootball.net
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tuusula
- Footballers from Uusimaa
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Italy