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 25)
Place of birth Vantaa, Finland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
KuPS
Number 12
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 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 August 2025

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 Tikkurilan Palloseura (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]

Career statistics

As of 20 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Legirus Inter 2015 Nelonen 6060
2016 Kolmonen 1101030150
2017 Kakkonen 001010
Total170203000220
TiPS 2017Kolmonen16020180
Gnistan 2018Kakkonen21050260
2019Kakkonen21060270
2020 Ykkönen 9020110
Total5101300000640
Haka 2021 Veikkausliiga 800080
2022 Veikkausliiga2600040300
2023 Veikkausliiga24000502 [c] 0290
Total580009020690
KuPS 2024 Veikkausliiga4020300090
2025 Veikkausliiga4020202 [d] 0100
Total80405020190
KuPS Akatemia2025Ykkönen1010
Career total1510190190401930
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Includes Regions Cup and Finnish League Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Honours

Gnistan

KuPS

References