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.
_69_(cropped2).jpg) Håkans with Finland U21 in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Noel Mikael Håkans[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vaasa, Finland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lech Poznań | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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) |
| 2023–2024 | Vålerenga | 33 | (11) |
| 2024– | Lech Poznań | 29 | (2) |
| 2024– | Lech Poznań II | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Finland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Finland U21[3] | 9 | (2) |
| 2023– | Finland | 14 | (4) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:52, 25 May 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:47, 5 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBorn in Vaasa, Håkans is a Swedish-speaking Finn.[citation needed]
Club career
editSJK
editHåkans 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
editIn 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
editHowever, 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
editOn 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] They went on to win the Polish championship title in the 2024–25 season, when Håkans contributed in 20 matches, scoring once and providing six assists. He missed most of the 2025–26 season due to injuries.
International career
editOn 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 qualification campaign and scored four goals.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 23 May 2026[15]
| 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 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ekstraklasa | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
| Lech Poznań II | 2024–25 | III liga, gr. II | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 154 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 175 | 19 | ||
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and NM Cup
- ↑ Appearance in Finnish League Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 5 June 2025[16]
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification matches
- ↑ 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]
| 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 | |
Honours
editLech Poznań
References
edit- ↑ Daniel Håkans at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- 1 2 Daniel Håkans at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Daniel Håkans". Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ↑ Huuhkajat-debytantti ei puhunut neljä vuotta sitten vielä sanaakaan suomea – pesee kaikki joukkuekaverinsa huippunopeudellaan, mtvuutiset.fi/MTV Oy, 13 June 2023
- ↑ Kuka ihme on hattutempun kahminut Daniel Håkans? Asiantuntija povaa Huuhkajien tulokkaalle uraa jopa Euroopan huippusarjoissa, Yle, 20 June 2023
- ↑ "Daniel Håkans klar for Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). vif-fotball.no. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ↑ Lübeck, Even (4 February 2023). "Vålerenga forsterker seg og henter finne: – Føles veldig bra" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
- ↑ #Håkans2028, lechpoznan.pl, 1 August 2024
- ↑ Huuhkajat-kiituri kaapattiin miljoonasiirrolla Keski-Eurooppaan, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 31 July 2024
- ↑ Tätä on odotettu – Huuhkajien pelaaja osui viimeinkin, suomifutis.com, 9 March 2025
- ↑ "Huuhkajat nimetty kesäkuun EM-karsintaotteluihin" (in Finnish). pallofiitto.fi. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ↑ "Finland – Slovenia 2:0 (EURO Qualifiers 2023/2024, Group H)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- 1 2 "Finland-San Marino". UEFA. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Daniel Håkans". flashscore.
- 1 2 "Daniel Håkans (Player)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ↑ Huuhkajat-laituri voitti mestaruuden debyyttikaudella uudessa seurassa, suomifutis.com, 24 May 2025
- ↑ Dyśko, Maksymilian (16 May 2026). "Lech Poznań mistrzem Polski! Kolejorz odwrócił losy rywalizacji i pokonał Radomiaka Radom [WIDEO]". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 17 May 2026.
External links
edit- Daniel Håkans at Soccerway