Tuomas Rannankari
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Tuomas Rannankari is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Twente
in the Dutch Eredivisie
and for the Finland under-21s
.
at Finnish Premier League
club KuPS
. He made his first team debut in the 2009 season, during which he played 13 league games. He also played six games and scored his first goal in the Finnish League Cup
in the same season.
On 22 June 2009, he was signed by FC Twente
along with KuPS team-mate Petteri Pennanen
. A three year contract was agreed. For the 2010-11 season he was given squad number 42 but did not feature in any first team games.
Tuomas has also gained international recognition at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. He played his first game for the Finland under-21s
in a 2-3 defeat against the Slovakia under-21s
in a March 2011 friendly match.
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
in the Dutch Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
and for the Finland under-21s
Finland national under-21 football team
The Finnish national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Finland. The team qualified for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship final tournament in 2009.-UEFA U-21 Championship Record:...
.
Life and career
Tuomas came through the youth systemYouth system
Youth system is a sporting terminology used to refer to a youth investment program within a particular team or league, which develops and nurtures young talent in farm teams, with the vision of using them in the first team if they show enough promise, and to fill up squads numbers in some teams...
at Finnish Premier League
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga is the premier division of Finnish football, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Veikkausliiga is currently ranked as the 28th best league in Europe. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name...
club KuPS
KuPS
Kuopion Palloseura is a Finnish football club, based in the 8th most populated city of Finland, Kuopio. KuPS plays in Finland's Premier League, Veikkausliiga. The team plays its home matches at Kuopion keskuskenttä...
. He made his first team debut in the 2009 season, during which he played 13 league games. He also played six games and scored his first goal in the Finnish League Cup
Finnish League Cup
The Finnish League Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually during pre-season in winter by teams from Veikkausliiga.-Finnish League Cup finals:...
in the same season.
On 22 June 2009, he was signed by FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...
along with KuPS team-mate Petteri Pennanen
Petteri Pennanen
Petteri Pennanen is a Finnish football player currently playing for Finnish Veikkausliiga side Turun Palloseura.A product of local KuPS, Pennanen made his senior debut on 29 April 2007 at the age of 16 against VIFK. A month later, he was a starter against PK-35. During that season he managed to...
. A three year contract was agreed. For the 2010-11 season he was given squad number 42 but did not feature in any first team games.
Tuomas has also gained international recognition at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels. He played his first game for the Finland under-21s
Austria national under-21 football team
The Austria national under-21 football team is the national under-21 football team of Austria and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association....
in a 2-3 defeat against the Slovakia under-21s
Slovakia national under-21 football team
The Slovakia national under-21 football team, controlled by the Slovak Football Association, is Slovakia's national under 21 football team and is considered to be a feeder team for the Slovakia national football team.-European Under-21 Championship record:...
in a March 2011 friendly match.