Aatu Hakala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aatu Aabraham Hakala | ||
| Date of birth | 28 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vantaa, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KuPS | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2012 | TiPS | ||
| 2013–2014 | KOPSE | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Legirus Inter | 17 | (0) |
| 2017 | TiPS | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Gnistan | 51 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Haka | 58 | (0) |
| 2024– | KuPS | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 April 2024 | |||
Aatu Aabraham Hakala (born 28 July 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga club KuPS.[1]
Career
Hakala played in Legirus Inter and TiPS as a junior in lower divisions in Vantaa, before joining Gnistan in third-tier level Kakkonen in 2018.[2]
Hakala joined FC Haka in Valkeakoski for the 2021 season and managed to establish his place as a first-choice goalkeeper of the team in the league.[3][4]
After three seasons with Haka, he transferred to fellow Veikkausliiga club KuPS in Kuopio on 14 November 2023, on a two-year deal, starting in 2024.[5]
References
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA
- ^ UNELMANA MESTARIEN LIIGA – MITEN AATU HAKALASTA TULI JALKAPALLOMAALIVAHTI?, gnistan.fi, 27 August 2020
- ^ Aatu Hakala siirtyi Hakaan kehittyäkseen - "Älyttömän tyytyväinen valintaani", Veikkausliiga, 6 April 2021
- ^ Haka yllätti maalijuhlillaan päävalmentaja Tainionkin – 21-vuotias Aatu Hakala liekehti toisessa liigaottelussaan nollapeliin: ”Kaikki antoivat ihan mieletöntä palautetta”, Aamulehti, Kirsi Teiskonlahti, 22 September 2021
- ^ Tervetuloa Kuopioon Aatu Hakala!, kups.fi, 14 November 2023
External links
- Aatu Hakala at Soccerway
- Aatu Hakala at WorldFootball.net