Daniel Håkans

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.

Daniel Håkans
Håkans with Finland U21 in 2022
Personal information
Full name Daniel Noel Mikael Håkans[1]
Date of birth (2000-10-26) 26 October 2000
Place of birth Vaasa, Finland[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger[2]
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[3] 9 (2)
2023– Finland 8 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

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.[4][5] 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[6] on a four-year deal as the replacement for Osame Sahraoui, for a transfer fee of €400,000.[7] 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.[8][9] On 19 June 2023, in his second international appearance, he scored his first goals for his country – a hat-trick during a 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.[10][11]

Håkans made six appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification campaign, scoring four goals.

Career statistics

Club
As of 23 June 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VIFK 2018 Kakkonen 19100——191
SJK Akatemia 2019 Kakkonen 19100——191
2020 Ykkönen 2000——20
Total 211000000211
SJK 2019 Veikkausliiga 2040——60
2020 Veikkausliiga 11030——140
2021 Veikkausliiga 16140——201
2022 Veikkausliiga 151001[lower-alpha 2]04[lower-alpha 3]0201
Total 4421101040602
Jerv (loan) 2022 Eliteserien 7110——81
Vålerenga 2023 Eliteserien 24640——286
2024 1. divisjon 8500——85
Total 32114000003611
Career total 12316160104014416
  1. Includes Suomen Cup and NM Cup
  2. Appearance in Finnish League Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played on 26 March 2024.
National teamYearCompetitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 20236[lower-alpha 1]4 0 0 6 4
20241[lower-alpha 2]0 1 0 2 0
Total 7 4 1 0 8 4
  1. Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification.
  2. Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification.


Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Håkans goal.[13]
List of international goals scored by Daniel Håkans
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
119 June 2023Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland2 San Marino3–06–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying[10]
24–0
35–0
417 November 2023Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland5 Northern Ireland2–04–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

References
  1. Daniel Håkans at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. Daniel Håkans at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Daniel Håkans". Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  4. Huuhkajat-debytantti ei puhunut neljä vuotta sitten vielä sanaakaan suomea – pesee kaikki joukkuekaverinsa huippunopeudellaan, mtvuutiset.fi/MTV Oy, 13 June 2023
  5. Kuka ihme on hattutempun kahminut Daniel Håkans? Asiantuntija povaa Huuhkajien tulokkaalle uraa jopa Euroopan huippusarjoissa, Yle, 20 June 2023
  6. "Daniel Håkans klar for Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). vif-fotball.no. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. Lübeck, Even (4 February 2023). "Vålerenga forsterker seg og henter finne: – Føles veldig bra" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  8. "Huuhkajat nimetty kesäkuun EM-karsintaotteluihin" (in Finnish). pallofiitto.fi. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. "Finland – Slovenia 2:0 (EURO Qualifiers 2023/2024, Group H)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  10. "Finland-San Marino | European Qualifiers 2024". UEFA.com. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  11. 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.
  12. "Daniel Håkans". flashscore.
  13. "Daniel Håkans (Player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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