2003–2006 RC Lens II Weight 93 kg Years Team Height 1.90 m | Number 1 Role Football player Playing position Name Niki Maenpaa | |
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Date of birth (1985-01-23) 23 January 1985 (age 30) Current teams Finland national football team (Goalkeeper), Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. (#1 / Goalkeeper) Similar People Kari Arkivuo, Joona Toivio, Jukka Raitala, Tim Sparv, Jere Uronen | ||
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Niki Emil Antonio Mäenpää (born 23 January 1985), is a Finnish professional football goalkeeper who plays for English club Brighton & Hove Albion and represents the Finnish national team. Mäenpää was born in Espoo, Finland. He began his senior club career playing for Lens Reserves, before signing with Den Bosch at age 21 in 2006.
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- Tricolores extra niki m enp
- Interview niki m enp
- RC Lens
- FC Den Bosch
- Willem II
- AZ Alkmaar
- VVV Venlo
- Brighton Hove Albion
- International career
- Club
- International
- References
Mäenpää made his international debut for Finland in June 2008, at the age of 23.
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RC Lens
He started his senior career at Lens Reserves in 2003. During winter 2006 transfer window, he joined Telstar on loan until the end of the season. He didn't feature in any Ligue 1 match in the first team of RC Lens. His contract with Lens expired on 30 June 2006.
FC Den Bosch
During summer 2006, he joined Dutch Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch on a free transfer. He made his breakthrough in season 2006-07 when he played 27 league matches. He made a total of 67 league appearances during 3 seasons. His contract with FC Den Bosch expired in summer 2009.
Willem II
In summer 2009, he joined Dutch Eredivisie side Willem II on a free transfer, making 18 league appearances. He left Willem II in summer 2011, by terminating his contract after they got relegated to Eerste Divisie.
AZ Alkmaar
On 3 October 2011, he joined AZ Alkmaar on a free transfer on a contract until the end of the season, joining compatriot and team captain Niklas Moisander. However at AZ, he found himself demoted to third-choice, behind Esteban Alvarado and the veteran Erik Heijblok. He left the club after only one season, without making a single appearance for the AZ's first team.
VVV-Venlo
On 29 May 2012 it was announced that Mäenpää had signed a three-year contract with fellow Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo. The fans voted him as best Venlo player of the season 2013-14. In the summer of 2015 Niki Mäenpää left VVV Venlo on a free transfer after his contract expired
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 6 July 2015 it was announced that Mäenpää had signed a contract with English side Brighton & Hove Albion following his release from VVV-Venlo. He made his Brighton & Hove Albion league debut in the 3-0 victory over Rotherham at the Amex on 16 August 2016. Besides the Championship-game against Rotherham, Mäenpää has also played in several cup games.
International career
Mäenpää was 18 years old on 1 April 2003 when he debuted in Finland´s youth team in a match against Sweden in Malmö. He played his first game in Finland national under-21 football team 30 March 2004 in Corradino in a match against Malta. He gained 13 caps in Finland U21-team.
He made his debut for the Finnish national team on 2 June 2008 in a friendly match in Veritas Stadion, Turku against Belarus when Stuart Baxter chose him to the starting line up. During 2012 he established himself as a regular in the Finland national team and gained 6 caps. He played his first FIFA World Cup qualification game on 12 October 2012 in Helsinki Olympic Stadium when Mixu Paatelainen chose him to starting eleven in a match against Georgia. He played one of his best games in March 2013 when Finland got a surprising 1–1 away draw against Spain in the 2014 World Cup qualifying.
Club
As of 25 September 2016International
Statistics accurate as of matches played on 12 November 2016