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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Hämeenlinna | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Hämeenlinna | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Haka | 30 | (1) |
| 2017–2021 | IFK Mariehamn | 86 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ilves | 38 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2023 | |||
Club career edit
On 4 November 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Ilves, starting in 2022.[3]
Personal life edit
Mäenpää's twin brother Niilo is also a professional footballer, playing for Ekstraklasa side Warta Poznań. The two played together during their early years at Hämeenlinna and Haka, before reuniting at Mariehamm beginning in 2020.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c Aapo Mäenpää at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Aapo Mäenpää at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "AAPO MÄENPÄÄ VAHVISTAMAAN ILVEKSEN PUOLUSTUSTA" (in Finnish). Ilves. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "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.
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