Aapo Mäenpää (born 14 January 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Ilves, as a right back.[2]
![]() Mäenpää in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Hämeenlinna, Finland[1] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right back[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
HJS | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Hämeenlinna | 5 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Haka | 30 | (1) |
2017–2021 | IFK Mariehamn | 86 | (0) |
2022– | Ilves | 60 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024 |
Club career
editOn 4 November 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Ilves, starting in 2022.[3] Later his contract was extended until the end of 2024.[4]
Personal life
editMäenpää's twin brother Niilo is also a professional footballer; the two played together during their early years at Hämeenlinna and Haka, before reuniting at Mariehamm in 2020.[5]
Career statistics
edit- As of 31 July 2024.[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hämeenlinna | 2014 | Kakkonen | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
Haka | 2015 | Ykkönen | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||
2016 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
Total | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
Pallo-Sepot 44 (loan) | 2016 | Kolmonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
IFK Mariehamn | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2018 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
2019 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
2020 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
2021 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 86 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 0 | ||
Ilves | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
2023 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | ||
2024 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 23 | 2 | |
Total | 60 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 3 | ||
Career total | 183 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 229 | 3 |
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
editIlves
IFK Mariehamn
References
edit- ^ a b c Aapo Mäenpää at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Aapo Mäenpää at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "AAPO MÄENPÄÄ VAHVISTAMAAN ILVEKSEN PUOLUSTUSTA" (in Finnish). Ilves. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Hämeenlinnalaislähtöinen Aapo Mäenpää nauttii europeleistä ja täysistä katsomoista: "On ollut ihan sairasta", Hämeen Sanomat, 30 July 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.
- ^ Aapo Mäenpää stats, Football Association of Finland
- ^ Kuvakooste: Kurkista Suomen cupin mestareiden pukukoppiin – Näin kuohujuoma lensi ja Ilves juhli Olympiastadionilla, Aamulehti, 30 September 2023