Jonne Kemppinen

Jonne Kemppinen (born 25 August 1981) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played 168 games for FC Lahti.

Jonne Kemppinen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-08-25) 25 August 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1992–2001	Kuusysi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2013	Lahti	168	(26)
2002	→ TP-Lahti (loan)	8	(7)
2008	→ City Stars (loan)	1	(1)
2009–2010	→ Hämeenlinna (loan)	5	(2)
Total		182	(36)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Kemppinen progressed through the youth teams of Kuusysi before making his senior debut as part of FC Lahti in February 2002 in a pre-season friendly against HJK Helsinki, scoring with his first touch.^[1] His first competitive appearance followed six months later in a Veikkausliiga game against AC Allianssi, coming off the bench for Heikki Haara.^[1] The following season, he scored his first professional goal in a match against FC Jazz.^[1]

He became the top goalscorer of FC Lahti in the 2011 Ykkönen season alongside Drilon Shala with 17 goals each, as the club won promotion to the Veikkausliiga.^[1][2] To date, he holds the record for most goals scored in a single match for Lahti, scoring five against Helsingin Ponnistus.^[1]

In July 2013, Kemppinen suffered a knee injury which required surgery.^[3] He decided to retire from professional football shortly after.

Honours

Lahti

• Ykkönen: 2011
• Finnish League Cup: 2007, 2013^[4]