Jonne Kemppinen (born 25 August 1981) is a Finnish former professional footballer. He played 168 games for FC Lahti.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahti, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–2001 | Kuusysi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2013 | Lahti | 168 | (26) |
| 2002 | → TP-Lahti (loan) | 8 | (7) |
| 2008 | → City Stars (loan) | 1 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | → Hämeenlinna (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| Total | 182 | (36) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Kemppinen progressed through the youth teams of Kuusysi before making his senior debut as part of FC Lahti in February 2002 in a pre-season friendly against HJK Helsinki, scoring with his first touch.[1] His first competitive appearance followed six months later in a Veikkausliiga game against AC Allianssi, coming off the bench for Heikki Haara.[1] The following season, he scored his first professional goal in a match against FC Jazz.[1]
He became the top goalscorer of Lahti in the 2011 Ykkönen season alongside Drilon Shala with 17 goals each, as the club won promotion to the Veikkausliiga.[1][2] To date, he holds the record for most goals scored in a single match for Lahti, scoring five against Helsingin Ponnistus.[1]
In July 2013, Kemppinen suffered a knee injury which required surgery.[3] He decided to retire from professional football shortly after.
Honours edit
Lahti
- Ykkönen: 2011
- Finnish League Cup: 2007, 2013[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Jonne Kemppinen täyttää 40 vuotta". FC Lahti (in Finnish). 25 August 2021.
- ^ "FC Lahden valmentaja: Olimme siirtomarkkinoilla aikamoisia voittajia". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 11 April 2015.
- ^ Parkkinen, Jaakko (14 July 2013). "FC Lahti menettää konkarihyökkääjän kuukaudeksi". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish).
- ^ Lehtonen, Samu (9 April 2013). "Liigacupin voitto teki hyvää FC Lahden itseluottamukselle". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish).
External links edit
- Jonne Kemppinen at Guardian Football
- Hall of Fame at Veikkausliiga