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Niilo Mäenpää (born 14 January 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I liga club Warta Poznań and the Finland national team.[1]

Career

Hämeenlinna

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

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

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

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

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

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

Club

As of match played 25 May 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 24 0 3 0 — — 27 0
Total 67 0 5 0 — — 72 0
Career total 224 7 33 5 1 0 — 258 12
  1. ^ a b c d e f g Appearances in the Finnish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Inter Turku

References

  1. ^ a b c "Finland – N. Mäenpää – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Hameenlinna vs. I-Kissat – 23 May 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  3. ^ "Haka vs. JJK – 2 May 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  4. ^ "MP vs. Haka – 2 August 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Mikko Kuningas ja Niilo Mäenpää siirtyvät FC Interiin". fcinter.fi (in Finnish). 3 November 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. ^ "VPS vs. Inter Turku – 7 April 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  7. ^ IFK Mariehamnissa ensi kaudella kaksi Mäenpäätä, veikkausliiga.com, 28 November 2019
  8. ^ "Niilo Mäenpää będzie piłkarzem Warty Poznań" (in Polish). Warta Poznań. 22 December 2021.
  9. ^ Kaikki päin helvettiä, Helsingin Sanomat, hs.fi, Ari Virtanen, 17 April 2024
  10. ^ "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.

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