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 2024 Veikkausliiga season. Simultaneously he announced he would continue playing for Gilla FC in Finnish lower divisions.
Career Penninkangas won the Veikkausliiga title with SJK in 2015. It was also the first title in club history. Penninkangas made his SJK debut in 2010, back when the club was playing in Kakkonen, the third tier of Finnish football.
On 16 January 2019 Penninkangas signed for FC Lahti He left a year later to Sligo Rovers.
On 10 January 2020, he signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Sligo Rovers. 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 from Northern Helsinki announced the signing of Penninkangas.TEEMU PENNINKANGAS VAHVISTAA GNISTANIA, gnistan.fi, 15 December 2023
Career statistics Teemu Penninkangas stats, Finnish FA + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAPV2006Kolmonen10–––10TP-Seinäjoki2008Nelonen20–––20SJK Seinäjoki2011Kakkonen205–––2052012Ykkönen0010––102013Ykkönen13010––1402014Veikkausliiga1101070–1902015Veikkausliiga600040–1002016Veikkausliiga262513010352Total7678114010998SJK Akatemia2013Kakkonen143–––1432014Kakkonen85–––852015Kakkonen10–––102016Kolmonen10–––10Total248000000248Karhu (loan)2010Kolmonen10–––10Jazz (loan)2015Ykkönen161–––161Ilves2017Veikkausliiga19220––212Ilves II2017Kolmonen20–––20Inter Turku2018Veikkausliiga29140––331Lahti2019Veikkausliiga24140––281Sligo Rovers2020LOI Premier Division13010––140Lahti2021Veikkausliiga16000––1602022Veikkausliiga2443110–2852023Veikkausliiga2201040–270Total624415000715Gnistan2024Veikkausliiga2321050–292Career total302262422401035128
Honours SJK Seinäjoki Veikkausliiga: 2015 Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2014 Finnish Cup: 2016 Finnish League Cup: 2014
Inter Turku Finnish Cup: 2018
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