| Roni Peiponen | |
| Birth Date: | 1997 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kuopio, Finland |
| Death Date: | November/December 2022 (aged 25) |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Youthyears1: | –2004 |
| Youthclubs1: | PETO |
| Youthyears2: | 2005–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | HJK Helsinki |
| Years1: | 2014 |
| Clubs1: | Klubi 04 |
| Caps1: | 5 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015 |
| Clubs2: | HJK Helsinki |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2015–2017 |
| Clubs3: | Molde |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Åsane (loan) |
| Caps4: | 14 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | → HJK Helsinki (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017 |
| Clubs6: | → Klubi 04 (loan) |
| Caps6: | 2 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs7: | HJK Helsinki |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Clubs8: | Malmin Palloseura |
| Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland U16 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 13 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland U17 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam4: | Finland U18 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 2 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam5: | Finland U19 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam6: | Finland U21 |
| Nationalcaps6: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
Roni Peiponen (9 April 1997 – November/December 2022) was a Finnish professional footballer who played as a right-back. He retired in July 2020.[1]
In November 2015, Peiponen moved from HJK Helsinki to Norwegian side Molde FK on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[2] On 1 April 2016, he was loaned to Åsane on loan from Molde.[3] Following a successful loan spell at Åsane, he headed back to HJK Helsinki on loan until November 2017.[4]
Peiponen retired from professional football aged 23 in July 2020 after dealing with persistent injuries. However, he returned to the sport in 2022.[5]
In 2020, Peiponen revealed that he had fallen ill with depression and took medication for sleep problems.
On 1 December 2022, it was announced that Peiponen had died at the age of 25.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Klubi-04 | 2014 | Kakkonen | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||
| HJK Helsinki | 2014 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |||
| Molde | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Åsane (loan) | 2016 | OBOS-ligaen | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| HJK Helsinki (loan) | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Klubi-04 (loan) | 2017 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| HJK Helsinki | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| Malmin Palloseura | 2022 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 71 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 98 | 2 | |||