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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.

Onni Valakari

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-08-18) 18 August 1999 (age 23)
Place of birth	Motherwell, Scotland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
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	77	(32)
National team‡
	Finland U18
	Finland U19
	Finland U21
2020–	Finland[2]	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:14, 29 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:40, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Career

On 5 August 2018 Valakari signed with the Norwegian club Tromsø,[3] In January 2020 he moved to Pafos.[4]

International career

He played for Finland at under-19 and under-21 levels.[5]

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.[6]

Valakari was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021.[7] He was eligible for Scotland due to being born in the country.[8]

Personal life

His father Simo and brother Paavo have also played football professionally.[9] Onni was born in Scotland when his father had a stint as a player at Motherwell.[10] He was eligible for Scotland due to being born in the country.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 June 2022.[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	36	13	2	2	—		38	15
	2021–22	Cypriot First Division	26	10	2	1	—		28	11
	Total		68	28	4	3	—		72	31
Career total			143	47	11	4	0	0	154	51

International

As of 21 June 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Finland	2020	4	1
	2021	5	0
	2022	1	0
Total		10	1

As of match played on 7 June 2022. 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

На других языках

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[de] Onni Valakari

Onni Valakari (* 18. August 1999 in Motherwell, Schottland) ist ein finnischer Fußballspieler, der seit August 2018 beim zypriotischen Erstligisten Paphos FC unter Vertrag steht. Der Mittelfeldspieler ist seit November 2020 finnischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Onni Valakari

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[es] Onni Valakari

Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Motherwell, 18 de agosto de 1999), más conocido como Onni Valakari, es un futbolista finlandés que juega de centrocampista en el Pafos FC de la Primera División de Chipre. Es internacional con la selección de fútbol de Finlandia.

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[fr] Onni Valakari

Onni Valakari né le 18 août 1999 à Motherwell en Écosse, est un footballeur finlandais. Il joue au poste de milieu offensif avec le club du Paphos FC.

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[it] Onni Valakari

Onni Johannes Simonpoika Valakari (Motherwell, 18 agosto 1999) è un calciatore finlandese, centrocampista del Pafos FC e della nazionale finlandese.

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[ru] Валакари, Онни

Онни Валакари (фин. Onni Valakari; родился 18 августа 1999 года, Турку, Финляндия) — финский футболист, полузащитник клуба «Пафос» и сборной Финляндии.

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