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Rauno Sappinen
Sappinen with Flora in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rauno Sappinen
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 28)[1]
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– Flora 158 (91)
2018 → Beerschot Wilrijk (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Den Bosch (loan) 30 (6)
2019–2020 → Domžale (loan) 10 (2)
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 31 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2020

Rauno Sappinen (born 23 January 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Meistriliiga side Flora and the Estonia national team.[2]

Club career

Flora

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

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

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

On 14 August 2019, Sappinen penned a three-year loan deal with Slovenian club Domžale.[9]

International career

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.[10] He scored his first international goal on 19 November 2016, in a 1–1 away draw against Saint Kitts and Nevis in a friendly.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 March 2021[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Europe Other Total
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[c] 1 1 1
Total 159 91 21 9 13 4 5 3 198 107
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
Career total 244 114 25 9 13 4 7 3 289 130
  1. ^ Includes Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, Slovenian Football Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance in the Estonian Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Two appearances and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, one appearance in the UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ One appearance and one goal in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in the UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Europa League play-offs
  8. ^ Appearance in the Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 15 November 2020[13][14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
2015 2 0
2016 9 1
2017 5 1
2018 2 0
2019 7 0
2020 6 4
Total 31 6

International goals

As of match played 15 November 2020. Estonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Sappinen goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Rauno Sappinen
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
2 12 November 2017 National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta 13  Malta 1–0 3–0
3 11 October 2020 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 28  North Macedonia 1–1 3–3 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
4 2–1
5 14 October 2020 29  Armenia 1–1 1–1
6 15 November 2020 National Arena Toše Proeski, Skopje, North Macedonia 31  North Macedonia 1–1 1–2

Honours

Flora

Individual

References

  1. ^ UEFA.com. "Rauno Sappinen - Estonia - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  2. ^ Rauno Sappinen at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Parimateks juunioriteks valiti Sappinen ja Saar" [Sappinen and Saar named best juniors] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 22 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Premium liiga parimaks mängijaks valiti Rauno Sappinen" [Rauno Sappinen named Premium liiga Player of the Year] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 12 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Sappinen sõlmis lepingu Belgia klubiga" [Sappinen signed a contract with Belgian club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 31 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Sappineni debüüt piirdus ühe poolajaga" [Sappinen's debut limited to a half-time] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 10 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Rauno Sappinen asub mängima Hollandis" [Rauno Sappinen to play in the Netherlands] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 13 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Sappinen debüteeris Hollandis võiduväravaga" [Sappinen debuted in the Netherlands with a winning goal] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 17 August 2018.
  9. ^ Uredništvo (14 August 2019). "Domžale so se zatekle k ekonomični rešitvi za zamenjavo Nicholsona". www.nogomania.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Eesti alistas maavõistlusmängus Gruusia 3:0" [Estonia defeated Georgia 3–0 in a friendly] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 November 2015.
  11. ^ "VIDEO: Eesti alustas Kariibi mere maavõistlusi viigiga" [VIDEO: Estonia began the Caribbean friendlies with a draw] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 20 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Rauno Sappinen" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  13. ^ a b "Sappinen, Rauno". National-Football-Teams.com.
  14. ^ a b "Rauno Sappinen" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
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