Rauno Sappinen
Sappinen with Flora in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-23) 23 January 1996[1]
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Jerusalem
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)
2013–2022 Flora 194 (118)
2018 → Beerschot Wilrijk (loan) 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Den Bosch (loan) 30 (6)
2019–2020 → Domžale (loan) 10 (2)
2022–2023 Piast Gliwice 19 (1)
2023 → Stal Mielec (loan) 14 (3)
2023– Hapoel Jerusalem 0 (0)
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 53 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 June 2023

Rauno Sappinen (born 23 January 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Israeli Premier League side Hapoel Jerusalem 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]

Return to Flora

On 6 July 2021, Sappinen scored both goals in Flora's win over Hibernians in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League first qualifying round match.[10] He would score again in the second leg a week later as Flora won 5–0 on aggregate and progressed to the second qualifying round for just the third time in club history.[11]

Poland

On 22 December 2021, Sappinen signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Piast Gliwice, effective from 1 February 2022.[12]

On 24 January 2023, Sappinen joined Stal Mielec on loan until the end of the season with an option to buy.[13]

Hapoel Jerusalem

In July 2023, Sappinen signed a one-year contract with Hapoel Jerusalem with an option for a two-year extension.[14]

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.[15] He scored his first international goal on 19 November 2016, in a 1–1 away draw against Saint Kitts and Nevis in a friendly.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 July 2023[17][18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flora III 2012 II liiga 129———129
Flora II 2012 Esiliiga 10120——121
2013 Esiliiga 8000——80
2014 Esiliiga 14500——145
Total 32620——346
Flora 2013 Meistriliiga 235501[lower-alpha 2]0—295
2014 Meistriliiga 12234—1[lower-alpha 3]0166
2015 Meistriliiga 3216322[lower-alpha 2]0—3718
2016 Meistriliiga 3219632[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 3]14124
2017 Meistriliiga 3527102[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]03927
2018 Meistriliiga 20003[lower-alpha 5]10051
2020 Meistriliiga 2322303[lower-alpha 6]21[lower-alpha 3]13025
2021 Meistriliiga 1512313[lower-alpha 4]41[lower-alpha 3]12218
Total 174103241016853219124
Beerschot Wilrijk (loan) 2017–18 Belgian First Division B 1000—1[lower-alpha 7]020
Den Bosch (loan) 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 30610—1[lower-alpha 8]0326
Domžale (loan) 2019–20 Slovenian PrvaLiga 10210——112
Flora 2020 Meistriliiga 282630311[lower-alpha 3]13528
2021 Meistriliiga 3023311091[lower-alpha 3]14434
Total 5849611310227962
Piast Gliwice 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 8010000090
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 111200000131
Total 191300000221
Stal Mielec 2022–23 Ekstraklasa 14300—00143
Hapoel Jerusalem 2023–24 Israeli Premier League 0000—0000
Career total 292130311016873346151
  1. ↑ Includes Estonian Cup, KNVB Cup, Slovenian Football Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in Estonian Super Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  7. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League play-offs
  8. ↑ Appearance(s) in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 20 June 2023[18][19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Estonia 201520
201691
201751
201820
201970
202074
2021112
202262
202342
Total5312
Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sappinen goal.[19]
List of international goals scored by Rauno Sappinen
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
119 November 2016Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis11 Saint Kitts and Nevis1–11–1Friendly
212 November 2017National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta13 Malta1–03–0Friendly
311 October 2020A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia28 North Macedonia1–13–32020–21 UEFA Nations League C
4 2–1
5 14 October 2020A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia29 Armenia1–11–12020–21 UEFA Nations League C
615 November 2020National Arena Toše Proeski, Skopje, North Macedonia31 North Macedonia1–11–22020–21 UEFA Nations League C
724 March 2021Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland33 Czech Republic1–02–62022 FIFA World Cup qualification
84 June 2021Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland37 Finland1–01–0Friendly
923 September 2022A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia46 Malta1–02–12022–23 UEFA Nations League D
1026 September 2022Olympic Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino47 San Marino3–04–02022–23 UEFA Nations League D
1127 March 2023Raiffeisen Arena, Linz, Austria51 Austria1–01–2UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
1217 June 2023Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan52 Azerbaijan1–01–1UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Honours

Flora

Individual

  • Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2015, 2018

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". nogomania.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Flora 2–0 Hibernians". UEFA. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  11. ↑ "Hibernians 0–3 Flora". UEFA. 13 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "Rauno Sappinen nowym zawodnikiem Piasta Gliwice!" (in Polish). Piast Gliwice. 22 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Rauno Sappinen podpisał kontrakt z FKS Stal Mielec S.A." stalmielec.com (in Polish). 24 January 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Ben Ziv, Guy (13 July 2023). "הפועל ירושלים הודיעה על החתמת ראונו סאפינן" (in Hebrew). ONE. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Eesti alistas maavõistlusmängus Gruusia 3:0" [Estonia defeated Georgia 3–0 in a friendly] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "VIDEO: Eesti alustas Kariibi mere maavõistlusi viigiga" [VIDEO: Estonia began the Caribbean friendlies with a draw] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 20 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Rauno Sappinen" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  18. 1 2 "Sappinen, Rauno". National-Football-Teams.com.
  19. 1 2 "Rauno Sappinen" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  20. ↑ "Hurt ja Sappinen teenisid kuu parima autasu" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 5 November 2015.
  21. ↑ "Premium liiga kuu parimad on Koppel, Hansi ja Sappinen" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 6 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "MÄNGUDE AJALUGU" (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association.
  23. ↑ "Fännide lemmik 2020 - Rauno Sappinen (milline sai sümboolne koosseis?)". Soccernet.ee. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
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