Niilo Mäenpää

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]

Niilo Mäenpää
Mäenpää in 2023 with Warta Poznań
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-14) 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 54 (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 23 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:22, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

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]

Personal life

Mäenpää's twin brother Aapo is also a professional footballer.[9] 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 23 October 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Hämeenlinna 2014 Kakkonen 6060
Total 6060
FC Haka 2015 Ykkönen 1812[lower-alpha 1]0201
2016 2323[lower-alpha 1]0262
2017 2515[lower-alpha 1]5306
Total 664105769
Inter Turku 2018 Veikkausliiga 1704[lower-alpha 1]0210
2019 2117[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0291
Total 38111010501
IFK Mariehamn 2020 Veikkausliiga 2104[lower-alpha 1]0250
2021 2623[lower-alpha 1]0292
Total 47270542
Warta Poznań 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 120120
2022–23 31020330
2023–24 11010120
Total 54030570
Career total 21173151024312
  1. Includes appearances in the Finnish Cup
  2. Includes appearance in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Inter Turku

References

  1. "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. "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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