Paavo Valakari (born 28 December 1997) is a Finnish professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who plays for Östermyra BK, as a
goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...
.
Career
Valakari signed with
Käpylän Pallo
Käpylän Pallo or KäPa for short, is a football (soccer) club from the Käpylä district of Helsinki. The club currently plays in the Kakkonen, the third tier of the Finnish league system. KäPa play their home matches at the Max Westerberg A ...
for the 2019 season.
Personal life
His father
Simo and brother
Onni Onni is a male name of Finnish origin meaning "happiness, luck." It was the sixth most popular name for boys in Finland in 2007.
People with the given name Onni
*Onni Hiltunen
Onni Alfred Hiltunen (26 November 1895 – 8 June 1971) was a Fi ...
have also played football professionally.
References
1997 births
Living people
Finnish men's footballers
Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho players
SJK Akatemia players
Lapuan Virkiä players
Salon Palloilijat players
Veikkausliiga players
Kakkonen players
Men's association football goalkeepers
Käpylän Pallo players
JJK Jyväskylä players
Ykkönen players
Footballers from Helsinki
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