Daniel Håkans (born 26 October 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer playing as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Finland national team.

Early life

Born in Vaasa, Håkans is a Swedish-speaking Finn.[citation needed]

Club career

SJK

Håkans started to play football with a local club VIFK, before moving to Seinäjoki and signing with Veikkausliiga club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) in 2019, starting in the club's academy team SJK Akatemia in the second-tier. He said in an interview that he did not speak any Finnish before moving to Seinäjoki, and learned the language there.[4][5] In SJK, Håkans was deployed in many different roles, 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.

Lech Poznan

On 1 August 2024, Håkans officially joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań on a deal until June 2028,[8] for a reported fee of €850,000 which would rise to €1.27 million per add-ons.[9] On 8 March 2025, Håkans scored his first goal for Lech, a winning goal in a 3–1 home win over Stal Mielec in the league.[10]

International career

On 8 June 2023, Håkans 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.[11][12] 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.[13][14]

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

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 March 2025[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
VIFK 2018 Kakkonen 19 1 0 0 — — 19 1
SJK Akatemia 2019 Kakkonen 19 1 0 0 — — 19 1
2020 Ykkönen 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
SJK 2019 Veikkausliiga 2 0 4 0 — — 6 0
2020 Veikkausliiga 11 0 3 0 — — 14 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 16 1 4 0 — — 20 1
2022 Veikkausliiga 15 1 0 0 1 0 4[c] 0 20 1
Total 44 2 11 0 1 0 4 0 60 2
Jerv (loan) 2022 Eliteserien 7 1 1 0 — — 8 1
Vålerenga 2023 Eliteserien 24 6 4 0 — — 28 6
2024 1. divisjon 9 5 0 0 — — 9 5
Total 33 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 37 11
Lech Poznań 2024–25 Ekstraklasa 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Lech Poznań II 2024–25 III liga, gr. II 1 1 0 0 — — 1 1
Career total 139 18 16 0 1 0 4 0 160 18
  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 21 March 2025
National team Year Competitive Friendly Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Finland 2023 6[a] 4 0 0 6 4
2024 3[b] 0 1 0 3 0
2025 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 10 4 1 0 11 4
  1. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification matches
  2. ^ One appearance in a UEFA Euro 2024 qualification match, two appearances in UEFA Nations League
Finland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Håkans goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Daniel Håkans
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 19 June 2023 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 2  San Marino 3–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying [13]
2 4–0
3 5–0
4 17 November 2023 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 5  Northern Ireland 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

References

  1. ^ Daniel Håkans at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ #Håkans2028, lechpoznan.pl, 1 August 2024
  9. ^ Huuhkajat-kiituri kaapattiin miljoonasiirrolla Keski-Eurooppaan, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 31 July 2024
  10. ^ Tätä on odotettu – Huuhkajien pelaaja osui viimeinkin, suomifutis.com, 9 March 2025
  11. ^ "Huuhkajat nimetty kesäkuun EM-karsintaotteluihin" (in Finnish). pallofiitto.fi. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Finland – Slovenia 2:0 (EURO Qualifiers 2023/2024, Group H)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  13. ^ a b "Finland-San Marino". UEFA. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Daniel Håkans". flashscore.
  16. ^ "Daniel Håkans (Player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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