Petteri Pennanen

Petteri Pennanen (born 19 September 1990) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.

Club career
A product of local Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), Pennanen made his senior début on 29 April 2007, aged 16, against VIFK. A month later, he was a starter against PK-35. That season he appeared in 13 first-team matches. In February 2009 Pennanen signed a two-year contract with the Dutch team Twente along with teammate Tuomas Rannankari.

After not making a single appearance for the Twente's first-team, Pennanen left the Dutch champions during winter 2011 and signed with TPS. He signed with RoPS before the 2014 season.

On 14 January 2020, Pennanen left KuPS and signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Persikabo 1973.

In 2021, Pennanen joined USL Championship side Sacramento Republic. Pennanen was released by Sacramento following the 2021 season.

On 14 December 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Ilves.

On 23 July 2023, Indian Super League club Hyderabad announced the signing of Pennanen on a one-year deal. In February 2024, Pennanen terminated his contract with Hyderabad due to unpaid salaries.

On 28 February 2024, Pennanen returned to Finland and Kuopio after signing a one-year deal with his hometown club KuPS, with an option to extend for one more.

Honours
Individual
 * Veikkausliiga Midfielder of the Year: 2018, 2019, 2022
 * Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2018, 2019
 * Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: April 2018, October 2018, April 2023