Rauno Sappinen

Rauno Sappinen

Sappinen with Flora in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rauno Sappinen
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals 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
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flora III2012II liiga12900129
Flora II2012Esiliiga10120121
2013800080
201414500145
Total326200000346
Flora2013Meistriliiga235501000295
20141223410166
201532163220003718
201632196321114124
Total9942179512112353
Career total14357199512116968

International

As of 20 November 2016.[6]
National team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
201520
201691
Total111

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 2016Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis11 Saint Kitts and Nevis1–11–1Friendly

Honours

Club

Flora

Individual

References

  1. "Tallinna FC Flora - JK Tallinna Kalev 4:1". Estonian Football Association.
  2. "Rauno Sappinen". FC Flora.
  3. "Sappinen, Rauno". Estonian Football Association.
  4. "Eesti - Gruusia". Estonian Football Association.
  5. "Eesti alustas Kariibi mere maavõistlusi viigiga" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 20 November 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Sappinen, Rauno". national-football-teams.com.
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