| Daniel Håkans | |
| Fullname: | Daniel Noel Mikael Håkans |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Birth Date: | 2000 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vaasa, Finland |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Lech Poznań |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthclubs1: | BK-48 |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2019–2022 |
| Caps3: | 44 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Jerv (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023 |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2023–2024 |
| Caps6: | 33 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Years7: | 2024– |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2024– |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U15 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland U21[1] |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 4 |
| Club-Update: | 17 August 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
Daniel Håkans (born 26 October 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer playing as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Finland national team. Born in Vaasa, Håkans is a Swedish-speaking Finn.
He started to play football with a local club VIFK, before moving to Seinäjoki and signing with Veikkausliiga club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) in 2019, starting in the club's academy team SJK Akatemia in the second-tier. He said in an interview that he didn't speak any Finnish before moving to Seinäjoki, and learned the language there.[2] [3] In SJK, Håkans was deployed in many different roles, as a wing-back and as a midfielder as well.
In the summer 2022, Håkans signed a loan deal with Norwegian Eliteserien club Jerv for the rest of the season, with a purchase option. Despite Jerv being relegated after the season, the club exercised their option and Håkans signed a permanent deal, for a total fee of €210,000.
However, after only a short time, Håkans was acquired by fellow Eliteserien side Vålerenga[4] on a four-year deal as the replacement for Osame Sahraoui, for a transfer fee of €400,000.[5] He usually celebrates his goals with a Käärijä-celebration.
On 1 August 2024, Håkans officially joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań on a deal until June 2028,[6] for a reported fee of €850,000 which would rise to €1.27 million per add-ons.[7]
On 8 June 2023, he was called up to the Finland national team for the first time; he made his senior national team debut on 16 June 2023 against Slovenia.[8] [9] On 19 June 2023, in his second international appearance, he scored his first goals for his country – a hat-trick during a nine-minute span – after coming off the bench for Oliver Antman in the 60th minute of in a 6–0 win against San Marino during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.[10] [11]
Håkans made six appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification campaign, scoring four goals.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| VIFK | 2018 | Kakkonen | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| SJK Akatemia | 2019 | Kakkonen | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | |||
| SJK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 2 | |||
| Jerv (loan) | 2022 | Eliteserien | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Vålerenga | 2023 | Eliteserien | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 6 | |||
| 2024 | 1. divisjon | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | |||
| Lech Poznań | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Lech Poznań II | 2024–25 | III liga | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 128 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 149 | 17 | |||
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Finland | 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | ||
Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Håkans goal.[12]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 June 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 2 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 2 | 4–0 | |||||||
| 3 | 5–0 | |||||||
| 4 | 17 November 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 5 | 2–0 | 4–0 | |||