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Taneli Hämäläinen

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Taneli Hämäläinen
Hämäläinen with Finland U21 in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-04-16) 16 April 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 KuFu-98 28 (1)
2020–2024 KuPS 76 (4)
2022–2023 → KuPS II 2 (0)
2025– ADO Den Haag 0 (0)
International career
2018 Finland U17 3 (0)
2021–2022 Finland U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2022

Taneli Hämäläinen (born 16 April 2001), is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a defender for Dutch club ADO Den Haag.[1]

Career

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Hämäläinen is a product of Kuopion Palloseura (KuPS) youth academy, and made his debut with the first team in Veikkausliiga in the 2020 season. With KuPS, Hämäläinen has won one Finnish championship title in 2024, three Finnish Cups, and finished as the league's runner-up on three occasions.

On 14 December 2024, it was announced that Hämäläinen would join Eerste Divisie club ADO Den Haag in January 2025.[2]

Career statistics

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As of 19 October 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KuFu-98 2018 Kakkonen 2 0 2 0
2019 Kakkonen 16 1 16 1
2020 Kakkonen 10 0 10 0
Total 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 1
KuPS 2020 Veikkausliiga 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 23 2 6 0 7[b] 0 36 2
2022 Veikkausliiga 16 0 4 0 3 0 5[b] 0 28 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 13 0 2 0 4 0 1[b] 0 19 0
2024 Veikkausliiga 24 2 5 0 3 0 3[b] 0 35 2
Total 76 4 19 0 10 0 16 0 121 4
KuPS Akatemia 2022 Kakkonen 1 0 1 0
2023 Kakkonen 1 0 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
ADO Den Haag 2024–25 Eerste Divisie 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 106 5 19 0 10 0 16 0 151 5
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

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KuPS

References

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  1. ^ "Taneli Hämäläinen".
  2. ^ ADO DEN HAAG CONTRACTEERT MULTIFUNCTIONELE VERDEDIGER TANELI HÄMÄLÄINEN, adodenhaag.nl, 14 December 2024
  3. ^ Kuopio villiintyi KuPSin mestaruudesta – Eini ilmestyi juhlahumuun, Yle, 19 October 2024
  4. ^ KuPS nousi takaa ohi Suomen Cupin voittoon – Petteri Pennanen ratkaisi pelin upealla laukauksella, Yle, 21 September 2024
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