Jere Koponen (born 23 May 1992) is a Finnish football goalkeeper for Ekenäs IF (EIF) in Veikkausliiga.

Jere Koponen
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-05-23) 23 May 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Turku, Finland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Ekenäs IF
Number 77
Youth career
TPS
Inter Turku
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Inter Turku 14 (0)
2011TuTo (loan) 11 (0)
2012KTP (loan) 9 (0)
2015–2016 SJK 3 (0)
2017–2018 Inter Turku 24 (0)
2019 Palanga 4 (0)
2019–2023 TPS 102 (0)
2024 SalPa 16 (0)
2024– EIF 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2024

Club career

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Koponen started his career at FC Inter Turku and won the Finnish U19 championship with his club in 2011.[1] In April 2012, he joined KTP on loan until August,[2] but he returned to FC Inter already in June after having made 9 appearances for KTP. In December 2012, he extended his contract with FC Inter until end of 2014.[3] For the 2015 season he joined SJK on a one-year contract[1] and won the Finnish championship as second goalkeeper behind Mihkel Aksalu with one appearance during the season.[4]

Koponen left Inter Turku for the second time, at the end of the 2018 season.[5]

From spring 2019 he is a member of lithuanian FK Palanga.[6] In summer 2019 he left FK Palanga. In August 2019, he then returned to his former club, TPS.[7]

Career statistics

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As of 28 August 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Turku 2010 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 Veikkausliiga 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2014 Veikkausliiga 7 0 1 0 3 0 11 0
Total 15 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 20 0
TuTo (loan) 2011 Kakkonen 11 0 0 0 11 0
KTP (loan) 2012 Kakkonen 9 0 0 0 9 0
SJK 2015 Veikkausliiga 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
2016 Veikkausliiga 2 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 7 0
Total 3 0 3 0 4 0 0 0 10 0
SJK Akatemia 2015 Kakkonen 9 0 9 0
2016 Kolmonen 1 0 1 0
Total 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
Inter Turku 2017 Veikkausliiga 8 0 0 0 8 0
2018 Veikkausliiga 16 0 3 0 19 0
Total 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
Palanga 2019 A Lyga 4 0 0 0 4 0
TPS 2019 Ykkönen 6 0 6 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 24 0 7 0 31 0
2021 Ykkönen 27 0 0 0 27 0
2022 Ykkönen 19 0 2 0 2 0 23 0
2023 Ykkönen 26 0 0 0 2 0 28 0
Total 102 0 9 0 4 0 0 0 15 0
SalPa 2024 Ykkösliiga 16 0 0 0 1 0 17 0
Ekenäs IF 2024 Veikkausliiga 1 0 1 0
Career total 195 0 17 0 12 0 0 0 224 0
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup, Ykköscup and Ykkösliigacup

Honours

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SJK

TPS

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Maalivahti Jere Koponen siirtyy SJK paitaan - SJK Seinäjoki" (in Finnish). Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho. 17 December 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2016.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "KTP lainasi Inter-lupauksen" (in Finnish). Kymen Sanomat. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ^ "Koponen jatkosopimukseen Interin kanssa" (in Finnish). Veikkausliiga. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Veikkausliigan kultamitalisti SJK mestari mestarilta" (in Finnish). Ilta-Sanomat. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  5. ^ Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019, veikkausliiga.com, 23 December 2018
  6. ^ Profile at A Lyga Archived 2019-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, alyga.lt
  7. ^ MAALIVAHTI JERE KOPONEN VAHVISTAA TPS:ÄÄ LOPPUKAUDEN, fc.tps.fi, 11 August 2019
  8. ^ SalPa teki merkittävimmän pelaajahankintansa pitkään aikaan – Ykkösen jo useampaan kertaan läpi pelannut maalivahti siirtyy liigan sijaan Saloon, Salon Seudun Sanomat, 4 March 2024
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