# Teemu Penninkangas

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.

## Career statistics

    As of 26 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| APV | 2006 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| TP-Seinäjoki | 2008 | Nelonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2011 | Kakkonen | 20 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | 5 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2012 | Ykkönen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2013 | Ykkönen | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2015 | Veikkausliiga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 2 |
| SJK Seinäjoki | Total | Total | 76 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 8 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2013 | Kakkonen | 14 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 3 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2014 | Kakkonen | 8 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 5 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2015 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2016 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| SJK Akatemia | Total | Total | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 |
| Karhu (loan) | 2010 | Kolmonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 0 |
| Jazz (loan) | 2015 | Ykkönen | 16 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16 | 1 |
| Ilves | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 21 | 2 |
| Ilves II | 2017 | Kolmonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Inter Turku | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 1 |
| Lahti | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 1 |
| Sligo Rovers | 2020 | LOI Premier Division | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Lahti | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 16 | 0 |
| Lahti | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 5 |
| Lahti | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 |
| Lahti | Total | Total | 62 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 5 |
| Gnistan | 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 302 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 351 | 28 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and FAI Cup
* ↑ Includes Finnish League Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

## Honours

SJK Seinäjoki
* Veikkausliiga: 2015
* Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2014
* Finnish Cup: 2016
* Finnish League Cup: 2014
Inter Turku
* Finnish Cup: 2018