Jere Koponen (born 23 May 1992) is a Finnish football goalkeeper for Peimari United in Kolmonen.
Club career Koponen started his career at FC Inter Turku and won the Finnish U19 championship with his club in 2011. In April 2012, he joined KTP on loan until August, but he returned to FC Inter already in June after having made 9 appearances for KTP. In December 2012, he extended his contract with FC Inter until end of 2014. For the 2015 season he joined SJK on a one-year contract and won the Finnish championship as second goalkeeper behind Mihkel Aksalu with one appearance during the season.
Koponen left Inter Turku for the second time, at the end of the 2018 season.Veikkausliigan siirrot talvella 2018-2019, veikkausliiga.com, 23 December 2018
From spring 2019 he is a member of Lithuanian FK Palanga.Profile at A Lyga , alyga.lt In summer 2019 he left FK Palanga. In August 2019, he then returned to his former club, TPS.MAALIVAHTI JERE KOPONEN VAHVISTAA TPS:ÄÄ LOPPUKAUDEN, fc.tps.fi, 11 August 2019
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsInter Turku2010Veikkausliiga0000––002011Veikkausliiga0000––002012Veikkausliiga00000000002013Veikkausliiga80100000902014Veikkausliiga701030–110Total150203000200TuTo (loan)2011Kakkonen11000––110KTP (loan)2012Kakkonen9000––90SJK2015Veikkausliiga100020–302016Veikkausliiga2030200070Total30304000100SJK Akatemia2015Kakkonen90–––902016Kolmonen10–––10Total100000000100Inter Turku2017Veikkausliiga8000––802018Veikkausliiga16030––190Total240300000270Palanga2019A Lyga4000––40TPS2019Ykkönen60–––602020Veikkausliiga24070––3102021Ykkönen27000––2702022Ykkönen1902020–2302023Ykkönen2600020–280Total1020904000150SalPa2024Ykkösliiga1600010–170Ekenäs IF2024Veikkausliiga10–––10Peimari United2025Kolmonen0000––00Career total1950170120002240
Honours SJK Veikkausliiga: 2015 Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2016
TPS Ykkönen runner-up: 2019, 2022 Ykköscup runner-up: 2022
Individual Ykkönen Goalkeeper of the Year: 2021, 2022SalPa teki merkittävimmän pelaajahankintansa pitkään aikaan – Ykkösen jo useampaan kertaan läpi pelannut maalivahti siirtyy liigan sijaan Saloon, Salon Seudun Sanomat, 4 March 2024
References
External links
Jere Koponen profile at Veikkausliiga