# Niilo Mäenpää

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.

## Career
### Hämeenlinna

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. He was subbed on for Juho Saarinen in the 68th minute.

### Haka

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. He scored his first competitive goal for the club on 2 August 2015 in a 4-3 away victory in the league over MP. His goal, scored in the 69th minute, made the score 4-1 to Haka.

### Inter Turku

In November 2017, Mäenpää moved to Veikkausliiga club Inter Turku, arriving alongside Mikko Kuningas. 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.

### IFK Mariehamn

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.

### Warta Poznań

On 22 December 2021, Mäenpää penned a two-and-a-half-year deal with Polish Ekstraklasa club Warta Poznań, effective from 1 January 2022. He was released by the club at the end of the 2023–24 season.

### Halmstad

On 15 July 2024, Swedish Allsvenskan club Halmstad announced the signing of Mäenpää. He scored his first Allsvenskan goal on 19 October, in a 3–1 home win against Sirius.

## Personal life

Mäenpää's twin brother Aapo is also a professional footballer, playing for Ilves. The two played together in their early years at Hämeenlinna and Haka, before reuniting at Mariehamm beginning in 2020.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 16 February 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Hämeenlinna | 2014 | Kakkonen | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Hämeenlinna | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Haka | 2015 | Ykkönen | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Haka | 2016 | Ykkönen | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 |
| Haka | 2017 | Ykkönen | 25 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 6 |
| Haka | Total | Total | 66 | 4 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 9 |
| Inter Turku | 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 0 |
| Inter Turku | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| Inter Turku | Total | Total | 38 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 1 |
| IFK Mariehamn | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| IFK Mariehamn | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| IFK Mariehamn | Total | Total | 47 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 54 | 2 |
| Warta Poznań | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Warta Poznań | 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 0 |
| Warta Poznań | 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Warta Poznań | Total | Total | 67 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 72 | 0 |
| Halmstad | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Halmstad | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| Halmstad | Total | Total | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 238 | 8 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 274 | 15 |
* ↑ Includes in the Suomen Cup, Polish Cup and Svenska Cupen
* ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League

### International

    As of match played on 7 June 2024
| National team | Year | Competitive | Competitive | Friendly | Friendly | Total | Total |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Finland | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Finland | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Finland | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

## Honours

Inter Turku
* Finnish Cup: 2017–18