Name Niko Hamalainen Years Team | 2013–2014 FC Dallas Role Footballer | |
Full name Nicholas Antero Hamalainen Date of birth (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 18) Current team Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. (#20 / Midfielder) | ||
Place of birth Florida, United States Playing position | ||
Niko Hämäläinen
Nicholas Antero "Niko" Hämäläinen (born 5 March 1997) is Finnish footballer who plays as a midfielder or a defender for English club Queens Park Rangers and Finland U19's.
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Queens Park Rangers
On 18 September 2014, Hämäläinen signed for Queens Park Rangers. He made his league debut for QPR as a substitute for Joel Lynch in a 2–1 win against West London rivals Fulham on 1 October 2016.
Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
On 6 August 2015, Hämäläinen signed on a loan deal at Dagenham & Redbridge until 5 September 2015.
Hämäläinen made his professional debut on 12 August 2015, in Dagenham & Redbridge's 1–4 loss to Charlton Athletic in the League Cup. He was named in the starting 11 and replaced by Ashley Hemmings in the 58th minute. His loan was extended in September 2015 for an additional month.
International career
Hämäläinen was born and raised in the United States, and is of Finnish descent through his father, Timo Hämäläinen, who played for the Finnish football club Koparit in 1978–1982 in the SM-sarja before moving to the United States to work. He is a youth international for Finland.
Career statistics
As of match played 18 October 2016.
