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Rauno Sappinen (born 23 January 1996) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraklasa side Piast Gliwice and the Estonia national team.[2]

Rauno Sappinen

Sappinen with Flora in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-01-23) 23 January 1996 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth	Tallinn, Estonia
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Piast Gliwice
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–	Piast Gliwice	18	(1)
National team‡
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	47	(10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 September 2022

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]

Piast Gliwice

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]

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.[13] He scored his first international goal on 19 November 2016, in a 1–1 away draw against Saint Kitts and Nevis in a friendly.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 July 2021[15][16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup[lower-alpha 1]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Flora III	2012	II liiga	12	9	—		—		—		12	9
Flora II	2012	Esiliiga	10	1	2	0	—		—		12	1
	2013	Esiliiga	8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	2014	Esiliiga	14	5	0	0	—		—		14	5
	Total		32	6	2	0	—		—		34	6
Flora	2013	Meistriliiga	23	5	5	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		29	5
	2014	Meistriliiga	12	2	3	4	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	16	6
	2015	Meistriliiga	32	16	3	2	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	—		37	18
	2016	Meistriliiga	32	19	6	3	2[lower-alpha 4]	1	1[lower-alpha 3]	1	41	24
	2017	Meistriliiga	35	27	1	0	2[lower-alpha 2]	0	1[lower-alpha 3]	0	39	27
	2018	Meistriliiga	2	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 5]	1	0	0	5	1
	2020	Meistriliiga	23	22	3	0	3[lower-alpha 6]	2	1[lower-alpha 3]	1	30	25
	2021	Meistriliiga	15	12	3	1	3[lower-alpha 4]	4	1[lower-alpha 3]	1	22	18
	Total		174	103	24	10	16	8	5	3	219	124
Beerschot Wilrijk (loan)	2017–18	Belgian First Division B	1	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 7]	0	2	0
Den Bosch (loan)	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	30	6	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 8]	0	32	6
Domžale (loan)	2019–20	Slovenian PrvaLiga	10	2	1	0	—		—		11	2
Career total			259	126	28	10	16	8	7	3	310	147

International

As of match played 26 September 2022[16][17]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Estonia	2015	2	0
	2016	9	1
	2017	5	1
	2018	2	0
	2019	7	0
	2020	7	4
	2021	11	2
	2022	4	2
Total		47	10

Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sappinen goal.[17]

List of international goals scored by Rauno Sappinen

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 November 2016	Warner Park, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis	11	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1–1	1–1	Friendly
2	12 November 2017	National Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta	13	Malta	1–0	3–0	Friendly
3	11 October 2020	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	28	North Macedonia	1–1	3–3	2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
4					2–1
5	14 October 2020	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	29	Armenia	1–1	1–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
6	15 November 2020	National Arena Toše Proeski, Skopje, North Macedonia	31	North Macedonia	1–1	1–2	2020–21 UEFA Nations League C
7	24 March 2021	Arena Lublin, Lublin, Poland	33	Czech Republic	1–0	2–6	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	4 June 2021	Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland	37	Finland	1–0	1–0	Friendly
9	23 September 2022	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	46	Malta	1–0	2–1	2022–23 UEFA Nations League D
10	26 September 2022	Olympic Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino	47	San Marino	3–0	4–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League D

Honours

Flora

• Meistriliiga: 2015, 2017, 2020
• Estonian Cup: 2012–13, 2015–16
• Estonian Supercup: 2014, 2016, 2021

Individual

• Estonian Footballer of the Year: 2020
• Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2015, 2018
• Meistriliiga Player of the Year: 2017
• Meistriliiga top scorer: 2017
• Meistriliiga Fans Player of the Year: 2015, 2017

References

External links

• Rauno Sappinen – UEFA competition record

На других языках

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- [en] Rauno Sappinen

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[es] Rauno Sappinen

Rauno Sappinen (Tallin, Estonia, 23 de enero de 1996) es un futbolista estonio. Su posición es la de delantero y su club es el Piast Gliwice de la Ekstraklasa de Polonia.[1]

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[fr] Rauno Sappinen

Rauno Sappinen, né le 23 janvier 1996 à Tallinn en Estonie, est un footballeur international estonien, qui évolue au poste de milieu offensif au Flora Tallinn.

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[it] Rauno Sappinen

Rauno Sappinen (Tallinn, 23 gennaio 1996) è un calciatore estone, attaccante del Piast Gliwice e della Nazionale di calcio dell'Estonia.

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[ru] Саппинен, Рауно

Рауно Саппинен (эст. Rauno Sappinen; род. 23 января 1996, Таллин, Эстония) — эстонский футболист, нападающий.

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