Niilo Mäenpää

Niilo Mäenpää (born 14 January 1998) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder for IFK Mariehamn in the Veikkausliiga.[1]

Niilo Mäenpää
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998
Place of birth Hämeenlinna, Finland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 IFK Mariehamn
Number 21
Youth career
FC Hämeenlinna
2015 FC Haka
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 FC Hämeenlinna 6 (0)
2015–2018 FC Haka 66 (4)
2018–2019 Inter Turku 38 (1)
2020– IFK Mariehamn 47 (2)
National team
2013–2014 Finland U16 5 (1)
2014–2015 Finland U17 10 (1)
2016 Finland U18 8 (3)
2015–2017 Finland U19 9 (0)
2019–2020 Finland U21 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:50, 14 December 2021 (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]

Personal life

Mäenpää's twin brother Aapo is also a professional footballer.[8] The two played together in their early years at Hämeenlinna and Haka, before reuniting at Mariehamm beginning in 2020.

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. "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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