Niilo Mäenpää
 Mäenpää in 2023 with Warta Poznań | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Hämeenlinna, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Warta Poznań | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Hämeenlinna | |||
| 2015 | FC Haka | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Hämeenlinna | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2018 | Haka | 66 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Inter Turku | 38 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | IFK Mariehamn | 47 | (2) |
| 2022– | Warta Poznań | 66 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Finland U16 | ||
| 2014–2015 | Finland U17 | 10 | (1) |
| 2016 | Finland U18 | 8 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Finland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Finland U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2022– | Finland | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:22, 10 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Niilo Mäenpää (born 14 January 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa side Warta Poznań and the Finland national team.[1]
Career[edit]
Hämeenlinna[edit]
Mäenpää started his senior career with the club, making his first competitive appearance on 23 May 2014 in a 1-0 home victory in the league over Tampereen-Viipurin Ilves-Kissat.[2] He was subbed on for Juho Saarinen in the 68th minute.
Haka[edit]
In January 2015, Mäenpää moved to Ykkönen club FC Haka. He made his league debut for the club on 2 May 2015, playing all ninety minutes in a 2-2 away draw with JJK.[3] He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 2 August 2015 in a 4-3 away victory in the league over MP.[4] His goal, scored in the 69th minute, made the score 4-1 to Haka.
Inter Turku[edit]
In November 2017, Mäenpää moved to Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku, arriving alongside Mikko Kuningas.[5] He made his league debut for the club on 7 April 2018 in a 2-0 away defeat to VPS, playing 63 minutes before being subbed off, to be replaced by Arttu Hoskonen.[6]
IFK Mariehamn[edit]
On 28 November 2019 it was confirmed, that Mäenpää would join IFK Mariehamn from the 2020 season, signing a deal until the end of 2021.[7]
Warta Poznań[edit]
On 22 December 2021, Mäenpää penned a two-and-a-half-year deal with Polish Ekstraklasa club Warta Poznań, effective from 1 January 2022.[8][9]
Personal life[edit]
Mäenpää's twin brother Aapo is also a professional footballer.[10] The two played together in their early years at Hämeenlinna and Haka, before reuniting at Mariehamm beginning in 2020.
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 28 April 2024[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Hämeenlinna | 2014 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| FC Haka | 2015 | Ykkönen | 18 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Ykkönen | 23 | 2 | 3[a] | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2017 | Ykkönen | 25 | 1 | 5[a] | 5 | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| Total | 66 | 4 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 76 | 9 | ||||
| Inter Turku | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 7[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | |||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | 3[a] | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 2 | ||||
| Warta Poznań | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 71 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 219 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 253 | 12 | |||
- ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in the Finnish Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
Honours[edit]
Inter Turku
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Finland – N. Mäenpää – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ "Hameenlinna vs. I-Kissat – 23 May 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Haka vs. JJK – 2 May 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "MP vs. Haka – 2 August 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Mikko Kuningas ja Niilo Mäenpää siirtyvät FC Interiin". fcinter.fi (in Finnish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ "VPS vs. Inter Turku – 7 April 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ IFK Mariehamnissa ensi kaudella kaksi Mäenpäätä, veikkausliiga.com, 28 November 2019
- ^ "Niilo Mäenpää będzie piłkarzem Warty Poznań" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 22 December 2021.
- ^ Kaikki päin helvettiä, Helsingin Sanomat, hs.fi, Ari Virtanen, 17 April 2024
- ^ "For the first time, the miracle duo of Finnish football Niilo and Aapo, 19, play apart: "It's different to be alone now"". yle.fi (in Finnish). 27 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
External links[edit]
- Niilo Mäenpää at Soccerbase
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's youth international footballers
- Finland men's international footballers
- FC Haka players
- FC Hämeenlinna players
- FC Inter Turku players
- IFK Mariehamn players
- Warta Poznań players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Sportspeople from Hämeenlinna
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finnish football midfielder stubs