Niilo Mäenpää
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 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Halmstad | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hämeenlinna | |||
| 2015 | 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) |
| 2022–2024 | Warta Poznań | 67 | (0) |
| 2024– | Halmstad | 40 | (1) |
| 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 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:45, 7 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Niilo Mäenpää (born 14 January 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club Halmstad and the Finland national team.[1]
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] He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.[10]
Halmstad
On 15 July 2024, Swedish Allsvenskan club Halmstad announced the signing of Mäenpää.[11] He scored his first Allsvenskan goal on 19 October, in a 3–1 home win against Sirius.