Aapo Mäenpää
 Mäenpää with IFK Mariehamn in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aapo Jalmari Mäenpää[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Hämeenlinna, Finland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ilves | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| HJS | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Hämeenlinna | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Haka | 30 | (1) |
| 2017–2021 | IFK Mariehamn | 86 | (0) |
| 2022– | Ilves | 79 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 | |||
Aapo Jalmari Mäenpää (born 14 January 1998) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Ilves, as a right back.[3]
Club career
On 4 November 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Ilves, starting in 2022.[4] Later his contract was extended until the end of 2024.[5]
Personal life
Mäenpää's twin brother Niilo is also a professional footballer for Halmstad; the two played together during their early years at Hämeenlinna and Haka, before reuniting at Mariehamm in 2020.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 11 May 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hämeenlinna | 2014 | Kakkonen | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| Haka | 2015 | Ykkönen | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Pallo-Sepot 44 (loan) | 2016 | Kolmonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| IFK Mariehamn | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 2[c] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 86 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 0 | ||
| Ilves | 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | |
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 34 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Total | 71 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 97 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 194 | 3 | 30 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 245 | 5 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Ilves
- Finnish Cup: 2023[8]
- Veikkausliiga runner-up: 2024[9]
IFK Mariehamn
References
- ^ Urheilukouluun valittiin 79 kesälajien urheilijaa lokakuun 2022 saapumiserään, intti.fi, 17 May 2022
- ^ a b c Aapo Mäenpää at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Aapo Mäenpää at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "AAPO MÄENPÄÄ VAHVISTAMAAN ILVEKSEN PUOLUSTUSTA" (in Finnish). Ilves. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ Hämeenlinnalaislähtöinen Aapo Mäenpää nauttii europeleistä ja täysistä katsomoista: "On ollut ihan sairasta", Hämeen Sanomat, 30 July 2024
- ^ "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.
- ^ Aapo Mäenpää stats, Football Association of Finland
- ^ Kuvakooste: Kurkista Suomen cupin mestareiden pukukoppiin – Näin kuohujuoma lensi ja Ilves juhli Olympiastadionilla, Aamulehti, 30 September 2023
- ^ Ilveksen päävalmentaja hopeasta: "Voitettu mitali", Yle, 19 October 2024