{{Short description|Finnish footballer (born 2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Otto Ruoppi | image = | full_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2006|1|31}} | birth_place = Kuopio, Finland | height = 1.80 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = KuPS (on loan from Mainz 05) | clubnumber = 34 | youthclubs1 = KuPS | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021 | years1 = 2021 | clubs1 = KuFu-98 | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2022 | clubs2 = KuPS II | caps2 = 15 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2023–2025 | clubs3 = KuPS | caps3 = 57 | goals3 = 11 | years4 = 2023 | clubs4 = → MP (loan) | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 2 | years5 = 2026– | clubs5 = Mainz 05 | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2026– | clubs6 = → KuPS (loan) | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2021–2022 | nationalteam1 = Finland U16 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2022–2023 | nationalteam2 = Finland U17 | nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 2 | nationalyears3 = 2023–2024 | nationalteam3 = Finland U18 | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2023–2025 | nationalteam4 = Finland U19 | nationalcaps4 = 10 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = 2025– | nationalteam5 = Finland U21 | nationalcaps5 = 7 | nationalgoals5 = 3 | club-update = 15 November 2025 | nationalteam-update = 31 March 2026 }}
'''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.<ref>[https://www.savonsanomat.fi/urheilu/6585279 KuPSin kasvatti oli täysin pitelemätön AC Oulua vastaan – Valmentajalta kommentti pelaajahankintoihin], Savon Sanomat, 24 February 2024</ref>
==Club career== ===KuPS=== After 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.<ref>[https://www.savonsanomat.fi/urheilu/4227939 Vasta 15-vuotias Otto Ruoppi KuFu-98n parhaimmistoa], Savon Sanomat, Wesa Koistinen, 17 July 2021</ref>
====MP (loan)==== He was loaned out to second-tier Ykkönen club Mikkelin Palloilijat for the 2023 season.<ref>[https://www.lansi-savo.fi/urheilu/5927221 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</ref><ref>[https://mikkelinpalloilijat.fi/edustus-kupsn-ruoppi-ja-sahimaa-lainalle-mpn-keskikentalle/ EDUSTUS: KuPS:n Ruoppi ja Sahimaa lainalle MP:n keskikentälle], MP</ref> 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==== 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.<ref>[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/tilastot/2024/veikkausliiga/ottelut/3357059/tilastot/ KuPS – HJK], veikkausliiga.com</ref> He scored his first league goal in the next game on 13 April, in a 2–2 away draw against IFK Mariehamn.<ref>[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2024/04/13/ifk-mariehamn-ja-kups-jatkavat-tappioitta-ifk-mariehamn-kups-2-2 IFK Mariehamn ja KuPS jatkavat tappioitta (IFK Mariehamn-KuPS 2-2)], veikkausliiga.com, 13 April 2024</ref><ref>[https://www.savonsanomat.fi/urheilu/6696904 Otto Ruoppi kiitti uransa ensimmäisestä liigamaalista kokenutta puolustajaa: "Saku Savolainen lupasi, että palloja tulee sopivalle kohdalle"], Savon Sanomat, 13 April 2024</ref> On 31 May, Ruoppi extended his deal until the end of 2026.<ref>[https://kups.fi/otto-ruoppi-jatkaa-kuopion-palloseurassa/ Otto Ruoppi jatkaa Kuopion Palloseurassa!], kups.fi, 31 May 2024</ref> On 18 July, he scored a brace as KuPS defeated UNA Strassen 5–0 in the first round of the UECL qualifiers.<ref>[https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/kups-naytti-hjk-lle-eurokentilla-mallia-nain-se-homma-toimii/8975686 KuPS näytti HJK:lle eurokentillä mallia – näin se homma toimii], mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 18 July 2024</ref> 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.<ref>[https://www.savonsanomat.fi/urheilu/8670341 Otto Ruoppi jatkoi tehokasta eurotaivaltaan ja johdatti KuPSin karkumatkalle], Savon Sanomat, 8 July 2025</ref>
===Mainz 05=== On 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.<ref>[https://www.is.fi/veikkausliiga/art-2000011786749.html Jymypaukku! Bundesliigaseura ostaa Otto Ruopin ennätyssummalla], Ilta-Sanomat, 31 January 2025</ref>
==International career== 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.<ref>[https://mikkelinpalloilijat.fi/edustus-myos-otto-ruoppi-u19-maajoukkueeseen/ Myös Otto Ruoppi U19-maajoukkueeseen]</ref> 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 == {{updated|15 November 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Finnish Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |KuFu-98 |2021 |Kakkonen |11||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0 |- |KuPS Akatemia |2022 |Kakkonen |15||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||1 |- |rowspan="4"|KuPS |2023 |Veikkausliiga |0||0||0||0||2||0||0||0||2||0 |- |2024 |Veikkausliiga |25||3||5||1||6||3||4{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Conference League|name=uecl}}||2||40||9 |- |2025 |Veikkausliiga |32||8||4||0||6||0||16{{efn|Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League and eight appearances in UEFA Conference League}}||1||58||9 |- !colspan="2"|Total !57!!11!!9!!1!!14!!3!!20!!3!!100!!18 |- |MP (loan) |2023 |Ykkönen |28||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||30||2 |- |Mainz 05 |2025–26 |Bundesliga |0||0||0||0||colspan=2|–||0||0||0||0 |- |KuPS (loan) |2026 |Veikkausliiga |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !111!!14!!11!!1!!14!!3!!20!!3!!151!!21 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''KuPS''' *Veikkausliiga: 2024<ref>[https://yle.fi/a/74-20118969 Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun], Yle, 19 October 2024</ref>, 2025 *Finnish Cup: 2024<ref>[https://yle.fi/a/74-20113117 KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella], Yle, 21 September 2024</ref> *Finnish Cup runner-up: 2025 *Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2024
== References == {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Authority control}} * {{Soccerway|725173}} * {{WorldFootball.net|otto-ruoppi}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruoppi, Otto}} Category:Living people Category:2006 births Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen Category:Finnish men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Finland men's youth international footballers Category:Veikkausliiga players Category:Ykkönen players Category:Kakkonen players Category:SC Kuopio Futis-98 players Category:Kuopion Palloseura players Category:Mikkelin Palloilijat players Category:1. FSV Mainz 05 players Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany