Aapo Mäenpää (born 14 January 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Ilves, as a right back.[2]

Aapo Mäenpää
Mäenpää in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26)
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 67 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Club career

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On 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

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Mäenpää's twin brother Niilo is also a professional footballer for Halmstad; the two played together during their early years at Hämeenlinna and Haka, before reuniting at Mariehamm in 2020.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 19 October 2024.[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
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 22 1 1 0 5 0 4[d] 1 32 2
Total 67 1 7 1 12 0 4 1 90 3
Career total 190 2 30 1 12 0 6 1 238 3
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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Ilves

IFK Mariehamn

References

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  1. ^ a b c Aapo Mäenpää at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Aapo Mäenpää at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ "AAPO MÄENPÄÄ VAHVISTAMAAN ILVEKSEN PUOLUSTUSTA" (in Finnish). Ilves. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ Hämeenlinnalaislähtöinen Aapo Mäenpää nauttii europeleistä ja täysistä katsomoista: "On ollut ihan sairasta", Hämeen Sanomat, 30 July 2024
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Aapo Mäenpää stats, Football Association of Finland
  7. ^ Kuvakooste: Kurkista Suomen cupin mestareiden pukukoppiin – Näin kuohujuoma lensi ja Ilves juhli Olympiastadionilla, Aamulehti, 30 September 2023
  8. ^ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: ”Voitettu mitali”, Yle, 19 October 2024