Otto Ruoppi (born 31 January 2006) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga side KuPS, on loan from Bundesliga side Mainz 05.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuopio, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS (on loan from Mainz 05) | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | KuPS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | KuFu-98 | 11 | (0) |
| 2022 | KuPS II | 15 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | KuPS | 57 | (11) |
| 2023 | → MP (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2026– | Mainz 05 | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → KuPS (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U16 | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Finland U17 | 15 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Finland U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Finland U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Finland U21 | 7 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026 | |||
Club career
editKuPS
editAfter playing in a youth sector of his home town club Kuopion Palloseura, 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]
MP (loan)
editHe was loaned out to second-tier Ykkönen club Mikkelin Palloilijat 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 third place of the 2023 Ykkönen.
Return to KuPS
editOn 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, in a 2–2 away draw against IFK Mariehamn.[6][7] On 31 May, Ruoppi extended his deal until the end of 2026.[8] On 18 July, he scored a brace as KuPS defeated UNA Strassen 5–0 in the first round of the UECL qualifiers.[9] In his debut season in Veikkausliiga, Ruoppi contributed in 25 appearances and scored three goals, helping KuPS to win the Finnish championship title and the Finnish Cup title, completing the club's first-ever double.
On 8 July 2025, Ruoppi scored the winning goal in a UCL qualifying win against Milsami Orhei.[10]
Mainz 05
editOn 2 February 2026, it was announced that Ruoppi had signed with Bundesliga club Mainz 05 for a transfer fee of €1.3 million. He would stay with KuPS on loan until July.[11]
International career
editRuoppi is a regular Finnish youth international, and has represented his country at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 national team levels.[12] 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.
Career statistics
edit- As of 15 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4[b] | 2 | 40 | 9 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 32 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16[c] | 1 | 58 | 9 | |
| Total | 57 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 100 | 18 | ||
| MP (loan) | 2023 | Ykkönen | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| Mainz 05 | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| KuPS (loan) | 2026 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 111 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 151 | 21 | ||
- ↑ Includes Finnish Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League and eight appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
editKuPS
- Veikkausliiga: 2024[13], 2025
- Finnish Cup: 2024[14]
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2025
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
References
edit- ↑ KuPSin kasvatti oli täysin pitelemätön AC Oulua vastaan – Valmentajalta kommentti pelaajahankintoihin, Savon Sanomat, 24 February 2024
- ↑ Vasta 15-vuotias Otto Ruoppi KuFu-98n parhaimmistoa, Savon Sanomat, Wesa Koistinen, 17 July 2021
- ↑ Lainasopimus toi Lauri Sahimaan, 18, ja Otto Ruopin, 17, Mikkeliin kehittymään jalkapalloilijoina – "Ykkönen tuntuu nyt aika sopivalle haasteelle", lansisavo.fi, Hanna Knaappila, 12 May 2023
- ↑ EDUSTUS: KuPS:n Ruoppi ja Sahimaa lainalle MP:n keskikentälle, MP
- ↑ KuPS – HJK, veikkausliiga.com
- ↑ IFK Mariehamn ja KuPS jatkavat tappioitta (IFK Mariehamn-KuPS 2-2), veikkausliiga.com, 13 April 2024
- ↑ Otto Ruoppi kiitti uransa ensimmäisestä liigamaalista kokenutta puolustajaa: "Saku Savolainen lupasi, että palloja tulee sopivalle kohdalle", Savon Sanomat, 13 April 2024
- ↑ Otto Ruoppi jatkaa Kuopion Palloseurassa!, kups.fi, 31 May 2024
- ↑ KuPS näytti HJK:lle eurokentillä mallia – näin se homma toimii, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 18 July 2024
- ↑ Otto Ruoppi jatkoi tehokasta eurotaivaltaan ja johdatti KuPSin karkumatkalle, Savon Sanomat, 8 July 2025
- ↑ Jymypaukku! Bundesliigaseura ostaa Otto Ruopin ennätyssummalla, Ilta-Sanomat, 31 January 2025
- ↑ Myös Otto Ruoppi U19-maajoukkueeseen
- ↑ Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
- ↑ KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024
External links
edit- Otto Ruoppi at Soccerway
- Otto Ruoppi at WorldFootball.net