 Håkans with Finland U21 in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Noel Mikael Håkans | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vålerenga | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000 | BK-48 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | VIFK | 19 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | SJK II | 21 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | SJK | 44 | (2) |
| 2022 | → Jerv (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2023 | Jerv | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Vålerenga | 32 | (11) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Finland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2023– | Finland | 8 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 23 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and "goals," correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Daniel Håkans (born 26 October 2000) is: a Finnish professional footballer playing as a winger for Eliteserien club Vålerenga, and the: Finland national team. Born in Vaasa, Håkans is a Swedish-speaking Finn.
Club career※
SJK※
He started——to play football with a local club VIFK, before moving——to Seinäjoki and signing with SJK in 2019. He said in an interview, that he didn't speak any Finnish before moving to Seinäjoki. In SJK, Håkans was deployed in multiple positions, "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.
International career※
On 8 June 2023, he 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 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 23 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| SJK | 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |
| 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 | ||
| 2024 | 1. divisjon | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 5 | |||
| Total | 32 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 123 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 144 | 16 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and NM Cup
- ^ Appearance in Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International※
- As of match played on 26 March 2024.
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Finland | 2023 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification.
- ^ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification.
- Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Håkans goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 June 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 2 |  San Marino |
3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | |
| 2 | 4–0 | |||||||
| 3 | 5–0 | |||||||
| 4 | 17 November 2023 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 5 |  Northern Ireland |
2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
References※
- ^ Daniel Håkans at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Daniel Håkans at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Daniel Håkans". Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ Huuhkajat-debytantti ei puhunut neljä vuotta sitten vielä sanaakaan suomea – pesee kaikki joukkuekaverinsa huippunopeudellaan, mtvuutiset.fi/MTV Oy, 13 June 2023
- ^ Kuka ihme on hattutempun kahminut Daniel Håkans? Asiantuntija povaa Huuhkajien tulokkaalle uraa jopa Euroopan huippusarjoissa, Yle, 20 June 2023
- ^ "Daniel Håkans klar for Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). vif-fotball.no. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Lübeck, Even (4 February 2023). "Vålerenga forsterker seg og henter finne: – Føles veldig bra" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ^ "Huuhkajat nimetty kesäkuun EM-karsintaotteluihin" (in Finnish). pallofiitto.fi. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Finland – Slovenia 2:0 (EURO Qualifiers 2023/2024, Group H)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Finland-San Marino | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Uusitalo, Timo (19 June 2023). "Penkiltä löytyi Huuhkajille supervaihtomies – katso Daniel Håkansin uskomaton hattutemppu San Marinoa vastaan". Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Daniel Håkans". flashscore.
- ^ "Daniel Håkans (Player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
External links※
- Daniel Håkans at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Vaasa
- Footballers from Ostrobothnia (region)
- Finnish men's footballers
- Finland men's under-21 international footballers
- Finland men's international footballers
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kakkonen players
- Vasa IFK players
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
- Men's association football wingers
- FK Jerv players
- Vålerenga Fotball players
- Eliteserien players
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Swedish-speaking Finns
- Swedish-speaking population of Finland