# Daniel Håkans

Daniel Håkans (born 26 October 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer playing as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Finland national team.

## Early life

Born in Vaasa, Håkans is a Swedish-speaking Finn.

## Club career
### SJK

Håkans started to play football with a local club VIFK, before moving to Seinäjoki and signing with Veikkausliiga club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) in 2019, starting in the club's academy team SJK Akatemia in the second-tier. He said in an interview that he did not speak any Finnish before moving to Seinäjoki, and learned the language there. In SJK, Håkans was deployed in many different roles, as a wing-back and as a midfielder as well.

### FK Jerv

In the summer 2022, Håkans signed a loan deal with Norwegian Eliteserien club Jerv for the rest of the season, with a purchase option. Despite Jerv being relegated after the season, the club exercised their option and Håkans signed a permanent deal, for a total fee of €210,000.

### Vålerenga

However, after only a short time, Håkans was acquired by fellow Eliteserien side Vålerenga on a four-year deal as the replacement for Osame Sahraoui, for a transfer fee of €400,000. He usually celebrates his goals with a Käärijä-celebration.

### Lech Poznan

On 1 August 2024, Håkans officially joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań on a deal until June 2028, for a reported fee of €850,000 which would rise to €1.27 million per add-ons. On 8 March 2025, Håkans scored his first goal for Lech, a winning goal in a 3–1 home win over Stal Mielec in the league.

## International career

On 8 June 2023, Håkans was called up to the Finland national team for the first time; he made his senior national team debut on 16 June 2023 against Slovenia. On 19 June 2023, in his second international appearance, he scored his first goals for his country – a hat-trick during a nine-minute span – after coming off the bench for Oliver Antman in the 60th minute of in a 6–0 win against San Marino during the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying.
Håkans made six appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification campaign, scoring four goals.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| VIFK | 2018 | Kakkonen | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2019 | Kakkonen | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 |
| SJK Akatemia | 2020 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| SJK Akatemia | Total | Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| SJK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| SJK | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| SJK | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| SJK | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| SJK | Total | Total | 44 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 60 | 2 |
| Jerv (loan) | 2022 | Eliteserien | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Vålerenga | 2023 | Eliteserien | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 6 |
| Vålerenga | 2024 | 1. divisjon | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 |
| Vålerenga | Total | Total | 33 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 |
| Lech Poznań | 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Lech Poznań II | 2024–25 | III liga, gr. II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 139 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 160 | 18 |
* ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and NM Cup
* ↑ Appearance in Finnish League Cup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 17 November 2024
| National team | Year | Competitive | Competitive | Friendly | Friendly | Total | Total |
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Finland | 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Finland | 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 |
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification matches
* ↑ One appearance in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualification match, two appearances in UEFA Nations League
    Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Håkans goal.
List of international goals scored by Daniel Håkans :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 19 June 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 2 | San Marino | 3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 2 | 19 June 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 2 | San Marino | 4–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 3 | 19 June 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 2 | San Marino | 5–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 4 | 17 November 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 5 | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |