Onni Valakari
Onni Valakari (born 18 August 1999) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Cypriot First Division club Pafos and the Finnish national team.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 August 1999 | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pafos | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | SJK Akatemia | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | TPS | 29 | (10) |
| 2017 | → SalPa (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Tromsø | 42 | (9) |
| 2020– | Pafos | 27 | (14) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | Finland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Finland U21 | 13 | (4) |
| 2020– | Finland | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:29, 31 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:34, 20 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
On 5 August 2018 Valakari signed with the Norwegian club Tromsø,[2] In January 2020 he moved to Pafos.[3]
International career
He played for Finland at under-19 and under-21 levels.[4]
Valakari made his senior international debut for Finland on 11 November 2020, scoring on his debut in a 2-0 victory over France. The other goalscorer was fellow debutant Marcus Forss.[5]
Personal life
His father is former professional footballer Simo Valakari.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 7 December 2020[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Akatemia | 2015 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| TPS | 2017 | Ykkönen | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 6 | |
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 20 | 5 | ||
| Total | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 33 | 11 | |||
| SalPa (loan) | 2017 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Tromsø | 2018 | Eliteserien | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | 32 | 7 | ||
| Total | 42 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | 45 | 9 | |||
| Pafos | 2019–20 | Cypriot First Division | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 5 | |
| 2020–21 | Cypriot First Division | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | 7 | ||
| Total | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 93 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 32 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 November 2020 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 1 |  France | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
References
- Onni Valakari at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Valakari klar for Gutan" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- "onni valakari joins pafos fc".
- Onni Valakari at WorldFootball.net
- "Finland beat world champions France" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Onni Valakari". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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