Niki Mäenpää

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Niki Mäenpää
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Personal information
Date of birth (1985-01-23) 23 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 1
Youth career
FC Kasiysi
HJK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 RC Lens II 17 (0)
2006 → Telstar (loan) 0 (0)
2006–2009 FC Den Bosch 67 (0)
2009–2011 Willem II 18 (0)
2011–2012 AZ 0 (0)
2012–2015 VVV-Venlo 101 (0)
2015– Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
International career‡
Finland U19 5 (0)
2005–2006 Finland U21 13 (0)
2008– Finland 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:09, 7 July 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:09, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

Niki Mäenpää (born 23 January 1985), is a Finnish professional football goalkeeper who plays for English club Brighton & Hove Albion and represents the Finnish national team.[1] Mäenpää was born in Espoo, Finland where he played for the local youth team FC Kasiysi before moving to HJK youth team.

Club career

RC Lens

He started his senior career at Lens Reserves in 2003.[2] During winter 2006 transfer window, he joined Telstar on loan until the end of the season. He didn't feature in any Ligue 1 match in the first team of RC Lens. His contract with Lens expired on 30 June 2006.

FC Den Bosch

During summer 2006, he joined Dutch Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch on a free transfer. He made his breakthrough in season 2006-07 when he played 27 league matches. He made a total of 67 league appearances during 3 seasons. His contract with FC Den Bosch expired in summer 2009.

Willem II

In summer 2009, he joined Dutch Eredivisie side Willem II on a free transfer, making 18 league appearances. He left Willem II on summer 2011, by terminating his contract after they got relegated to Eerste Divisie.

AZ Alkmaar

On 3 October 2011, he joined AZ Alkmaar on a free transfer on a contract until the end of the season, joining compatriot and team captain Niklas Moisander.[3] However at AZ, he found himself demoted to third-choice, behind Esteban Alvarado and the veteran Erik Heijblok. He left the club after only one season, without making a single appearance for the AZ's first team.

VVV-Venlo

On 29 May 2012 it was announced that Mäenpää had signed a three-year contract with fellow Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo.[4] The fans voted him as best Venlo player of the season 2013-14.[5] In the summer of 2015 Niki Mäenpää left VVV Venlo on a free transfer after his contract expired [6]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 6 July 2015 it was announced that Mäenpää had signed a contract with English side Brighton & Hove Albion following his release from VVV-Venlo.[7]

International career

Mäenpää was 18 years old in 1 April 2003 when he debuted in Finland´s youth team in a match against Sweden in Malmö. He played his first game in Finland national under-21 football team 30 March 2004 in Corradino in a match against Malta. He gained 13 caps in Finland U21-team.

He made his debut for the Finnish national team on 2 June 2008 in a friendly match in Veritas Stadion, Turku against Belarus when Stuart Baxter chose him to the starting line up.[8] He played his first FIFA World Cup qualification game in 12 October 2012 in Helsinki Olympic Stadium when Mixu Paatelainen chose him to starting eleven in a match against Georgia.[9] He played one of his best games in March 2013 when Finland got a surprising 1–1 away draw against Spain in the 2014 World Cup qualifying.

Career statistics

Club

[10][11]

As of 21 February 2015
Club Season Division League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HJK Helsinki
2003 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 5 0
HJK Helsinki Total 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0
RC Lens B
2003–04 CFA 3 0 0 0 - - 0 0 3 0
2004–05 CFA 14 0 0 0 - - 0 0 14 0
2005–06 CFA 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0
RC Lens B Total 17 0 0 0 - - 0 0 17 0
Den Bosch
2006–07 Eerste Divisie 27 0 0 0 - - 0 0 27 0
2007–08 Eerste Divisie 33 0 0 0 - - 0 0 33 0
2008–09 Eerste Divisie 7 0 0 0 - - 0 0 7 0
Den Bosch Total 67 0 0 0 - - 0 0 67 0
Willem II
2009-10 Eredivisie 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2010-11 Eredivisie 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Willem II Total 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
AZ Alkmaar
2011–12 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0 0 0
AZ Alkmaar Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
VVV-Venlo
2012-13 Eredivisie 33 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 36 0
2013-14 Eerste Divisie 33 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 37 0
2014-15 Eerste Divisie 35 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 37 0
VVV-Venlo Total 101 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 110 0
Career Total 203 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 213 00

International

As of 21 February 2015
Finland national team
Year Apps Goals
2008 2 0
2009 2 0
2010 0 0
2011 0 0
2012 6 0
2013 9 0
2014 5 0
Total 24 0

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ http://www.az.nl/index.php?id=27&newsid=262977&folderid=222
  4. ↑ Suomen maajoukkuevahti Hollannin pääsarjaseuraan (Finnish international goalkeeper continues at Eredivisie) (Finnish)
  5. ↑ http://www.venlonaren.net/2014/05/30/maenpaa-gekozen-tot-beste-speler-van-het-seizoen-2013-2014/
  6. ↑ http://www.lensois.com/2015/06/niki-maenpaa-tres-sollicite-pour-le-mercato/
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/21437/Niki_Maeenpaeae.html
  11. ↑ http://nr.soccerway.com/players/niki-maenpaa/49565/

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