| Otto Ruoppi | |
| Height: | 1.80m |
| Birth Date: | 2006 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kuopio, Finland |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | KuPS |
| Clubnumber: | 34 |
| Youthclubs1: | KuPS |
| Youthyears1: | –2021 |
| Years1: | 2021 |
| Clubs1: | KuFu-98 |
| Caps1: | 11 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022– |
| Clubs2: | KuPS II |
| Caps2: | 15 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2023– |
| Clubs3: | KuPS |
| Caps3: | 20 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → MP (loan) |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022–2023 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Finland U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 18 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 March 2024 |
Otto Ruoppi (born 31 January 2006) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side KuPS.[1]
After playing in a youth sector of his home town club Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS), Ruoppi started his senior career in 2021 at the age of 15 with KuFu-98, the club's reserve team at the time, playing in third-tier Kakkonen.[2]
He was loaned out to second-tier Ykkönen club Mikkelin Palloilijat (MP) for the 2023 season.[3] [4] During the season, he made 30 appearances for MP in all competitions combined, scoring two goals, as MP surprisingly finished in the 3rd place of the 2023 Ykkönen.
On 6 April 2024, Ruoppi debuted in Veikkausliiga with KuPS first team, as a starter in the opening match of the 2024 season, in a 3–1 home win against HJK Helsinki.[5] He scored his first league goal in the next game on 13 April 2024, in a 2–2 away draw against IFK Mariehamn.[6] [7] On 31 May 2024, Ruoppi extended his deal until the end of 2026.[8] On 18 July 2024, he scored a brace as KuPS defeated UNA Strassen 5–0 in the first round of the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League qualifiers.[9]
Ruoppi is a regular Finnish youth international, and has represented his country at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 national team levels.[10] He was part of the Finland U17 squad, scoring once, in the 2023 UEFA Euro U17 Championship qualification, where Finland advanced to the Elite round.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| KuFu-98 | 2021 | Kakkonen | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| KuPS Akatemia | 2022 | Kakkonen | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||||
| KuPS | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 9 | ||
| Total | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 9 | |||
| MP (loan) | 2023 | Ykkönen | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 74 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 12 | |||
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