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Niilo Mäenpää

Squad depthHalmstad · 28 yrsFringe player

Profile

Full nameNiilo Mäenpää
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityFinland
Age28
Date of birth14 Jan 1998
BirthplaceHämeenlinna
Height182 cm
Shirt number#8
ClubHalmstad
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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11
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
577
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Halmstad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Allsvenskan300726.6

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Defensive midfielder

N. Mäenpää is a 28-year-old defensive midfielder at Halmstad, rated 20.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (26.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 5.46 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mäenpää.

On the season, Mäenpää graded 9 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 5.459 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 9). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20. At 28 Mäenpää is in his prime years, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistent
20.2
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
8.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
26.7%
Minutes
limited game time
5.46
Def. actions / 90
high defensive volume

Output in context · Halmstad finished 16th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

11
Apps
5.46
Def. / 90
19
Tackles
11
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

5.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (16th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 5.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 26.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 20.2 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (5.46 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Allsvenskan with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created10
Passes374
Pass accuracy89%

Possession

Successful dribbles3
Dribble success33.3%
Duels won29
Duels won %46.8%
Fouls won3

Defending

Tackles19
Interceptions11
Blocks5
Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.