Teemu Penninkangas (born 24 July 1992) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He retired from his professional career after the

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season. Simultaneously he announced he would continue playing for Gilla FC in Finnish lower divisions.

Career

Penninkangas won the

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title with SJK in

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. It was also the first title in club history. Penninkangas made his SJK debut in 2010, back when the club was playing in

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, the third tier of Finnish football. On 16 January 2019 Penninkangas signed for

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He left a year later to

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. On 10 January 2020, he signed for

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side

. Penninkangas was released by Sligo Rovers at the end of the 2020 season because the club stopped paying wages due to COVID-19 pandemic. After a one-year spell at Sligo Rovers Penninkangas rejoined FC Lahti and extended his contract until 31 December 2022. On 15 December 2023,

Gnistan IF Gnistan (''Kipinä'' in Finnish; ''The Spark'' in English), commonly known as Gnistan, is a Finnish football club from the city of Helsinki, founded in 1924. The club is currently playing in the Veikkausliiga, the first tier of the Finnish le ...

from Northern Helsinki announced the signing of Penninkangas.

Career statistics

Teemu Penninkangas stats
Finnish FA

Honours

SJK Seinäjoki *

* Veikkausliiga runner-up:

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: 2014 Inter Turku * Finnish Cup: 2018

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Penninkangas, Teemu 1992 births People from Alavus Living people Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Men's association football defenders TP-Seinäjoki players FC Jazz players Ilves (football) players FC Inter Turku players FC Lahti players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players SJK Akatemia players IF Gnistan players Veikkausliiga players Ykkönen players Kakkonen players League of Ireland players Finnish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Footballers from South Ostrobothnia Kolmonen players Gilla FC players