Aatu Hakala

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Aatu Hakala
Personal information
Full name Aatu Aabraham Hakala
Date of birth (2000-07-28) 28 July 2000 (age 23)
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*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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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]

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