OrcaScore
2

Defender

Niko Hämäläinen

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Appearances
32
2,744 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.16
Assists
5
Average rating
6.98
Age29
Date of birth5 Mar 1997
Height178 cm
Weight64 kg
Preferred footLeft
Market value€270K
Contract until30 Nov 2026

Season performance · 2026

Appearances / Starts30 / 29
Minutes2,593
Rating7.01
Goals / Assists0 / 5
Shots (on target)7 (2)
Passes · accuracy1,808 · 89%
Key passes24
Tackles / Interceptions34 / 16
Duels won68 / 147
Successful dribbles7
Yellow cards / Red cards3 / 2
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists0.03 / 1.06
Detailed statistics
Big chances created6
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls119
Accurate crosses10
Touches2,146
Possession lost249
Dispossessed6
Aerial duels won17
Ground duels won51
Clearances104
Ball recoveries67
Fouls won11
Fouls committed21
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal1
Team of the week3
Clean sheets10
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)134.07
Top speed (km/h)35.31
Appearances / Starts2 / 2
Minutes151
Rating6.55
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy144 · 89%
Key passes2
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 2
Duels won5 / 7
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls9
Accurate crosses0
Touches157
Possession lost18
Dispossessed1
Aerial duels won3
Ground duels won2
Clearances2
Ball recoveries4
Fouls won1
Fouls committed1
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
Appearances / Starts– / –
Minutes–
Rating–
Goals / Assists0 / –
Shots (on target)– (–)
Passes · accuracy– · –
Key passes–
Tackles / Interceptions– / –
Duels won–
Successful dribbles–
Yellow cards / Red cards– / –
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / –

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking38
Technical50
Tactical41
Defending57
Creativity45

National team

  • Finland12 caps · 0 goals · debut Jan 2019

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
2 Nov 2026 New Mexico United – Phoenix Rising FC 2–0 90' 7.7
25 Oct 2026 El Paso Locomotive FC – New Mexico United 0–1 90' 7.1
18 Oct 2026 San Antonio FC – New Mexico United 1–0 90' 6.9
11 Oct 2026 New Mexico United – Monterey Bay FC 3–1 90' 6.6
1 Oct 2026 FC Tulsa – New Mexico United 1–0 54' 5.9
27 Sep 2026 New Mexico United – Sacramento Republic FC 2–3 90' 7.1
20 Sep 2026 Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC – New Mexico United 0–0 90' 7.3
17 Sep 2026 Birmingham Legion FC – New Mexico United 4–4 90' 6.4
12 Sep 2026 New Mexico United – Indy Eleven 2–2 90' 6.9
6 Sep 2026 Las Vegas Lights – New Mexico United 1–2 88' 6.8
30 Aug 2026 New Mexico United – San Antonio FC 1–2 78' 6.3
27 Aug 2026 New Mexico United – Lexington SC 2–1 90' 8.5
23 Aug 2026 Loudoun United FC – New Mexico United 0–0 90' 6.9
16 Aug 2026 New Mexico United – FC Tulsa 1–0 90' 7.6
9 Aug 2026 Monterey Bay FC – New Mexico United 2–5 90' 7.0

Career and transfers

13 clubs · 17 moves
  1. Transfer Undisclosed
  2. Free transfer
  3. Without club To: KuPS
    Transfer
  4. HJK To: Without club
    Transfer
  5. QPR To: HJK
    Free transfer
  6. Loan return
  7. Loan
  8. Loan return
  9. Loan
  10. Loan return
  11. Loan
  12. Loan return
  13. Loan
  14. Loan return
  15. Loan
  16. QPR U21 To: QPR
    Transfer
  17. Loan

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 2 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)35
Average rating6.95
Last match rating7.125 Oct 2026
Matches missed0
5 6 7 8 9 6.95 Mar 2026 Jul 2026 Oct 2026 7.1

Last 10 matches

7.1 6.9 6.6 5.9 7.1 7.3 6.4 6.9 6.8 6.3

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 USL Championship New Mexico United 30 (29) 2,593 0 5 7.01
2026 US Open Cup New Mexico United 2 (2) 151 0 0 6.55
2026 Norwegian Football Cup Haugesund – – 0 – –

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

USL Championship 2026 · percentile among defenders (119 players)

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50 Tackles 77 Interceptions 10 Clearances 54 Aerials won 9 Duels won 37 Pass accuracy 98 Progressive carries 62 Rating 61

9 matches · 760 min

Niko Hämäläinen: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.78
77
Interceptions / 90 min 0.36
10
Clearances / 90 min 4.03
54
Aerials won / 90 min 0.47
9
Duels won 54.8%
37
Pass accuracy 90.7%
98
Progressive carries / 90 min 1.07
62
Rating 6.90
61

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