| Niilo Mäenpää | |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Hämeenlinna, Finland |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Currentclub: | Halmstad |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Hämeenlinna |
| Youthclubs2: | FC Haka |
| Youthyears2: | 2015 |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Hämeenlinna |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Haka |
| Caps2: | 66 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Inter Turku |
| Caps3: | 38 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | IFK Mariehamn |
| Caps4: | 47 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs5: | Warta Poznań |
| Caps5: | 67 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2024– |
| Clubs6: | Halmstad |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U16 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2014–2015 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Finland U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam4: | Finland U19 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2019–2020 |
| Nationalteam5: | Finland U21 |
| Nationalcaps5: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears6: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam6: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps6: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals6: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 28 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 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]
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.
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.
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]
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]
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]
On 15 July 2024, Swedish Allsvenskan club Halmstad announced the signing of Mäenpää.[11]
Mäenpää's twin brother Aapo is also a professional footballer.[12] The two played together in their early years at Hämeenlinna and Haka, before reuniting at Mariehamm beginning in 2020.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FC Hämeenlinna | 2014 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| FC Haka | 2015 | Ykkönen | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2016 | Ykkönen | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | Ykkönen | 25 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 30 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 4 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 76 | 9 | |||||
| Inter Turku | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 38 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 50 | 1 | ||||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 54 | 2 | |||||
| Warta Poznań | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 72 | 0 | |||||
| Halmstad | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 225 | 7 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 259 | 12 | ||||
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Finland | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Inter Turku