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Daniel Håkans
Daniel Håkans (born 26 October 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer playing as a winger for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań and the Finland national team. Early life Born in Vaasa, Håkans is a Swedish-speaking Finn. Club career SJK Håkans started to play football with a local club VIFK, before moving to Seinäjoki and signing with Veikkausliiga club Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho (SJK) in 2019, starting in the club's academy team SJK Akatemia in the second-tier. He said in an interview that he did not speak any Finnish before moving to Seinäjoki, and learned the language there. In SJK, Håkans was deployed in many different roles, as a wing-back and as a midfielder as well. FK Jerv In the summer 2022, Håkans signed a loan deal with Norwegian Eliteserien club Jerv for the rest of the season, with a purchase option. Despite Jerv being relegated after the season, the club exercised their option and Håkans signed a permanent deal, for a total fee of €210,000. Vålere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaasa
Vaasa (; , ), formerly (1855-1917) known as Nikolaistad (; ),Vaasa oli ennen Nikolainkaupunki ja Aurinkolahti Mustalahti – paikannimiä ei kuitenkaan pidä muuttaa heppoisin perustein – ''Kaleva (newspaper), Kaleva'' (in Finnish) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia. It is located on the west coast of the country, on the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Vaasa is approximately , while the Vaasa sub-region, sub-region has a population of approximately . It is the most populous Municipalities of Finland, municipality in Finland, and the tenth most populous List of urban areas in Finland by population, urban area in the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veikkausliiga
Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkaus, hence the league's name. Veikkausliiga was founded in 1990; before that the top division was called ''Mestaruussarja'' (championship series) since 1930 which was an amateur or semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the championship was decided as a knock-out cup competition. Structure During the 1990 and 1991 seasons the Veikkausliiga was played under the name "Futisliiga" (). As with certain other cold-climate European countries, league matches in Finland are played in summer, with a schedule usually from April to October. The format and number of teams has changed frequently. As of 2024, there are 12 teams, which first face the other teams two times in the regular season. After the regular season, the league is di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; ; ) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs football, futsal and beach soccer, beach football in Europe and the List of transcontinental countries#Asia and Europe, transcontinental countries of Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Kazakhstan, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel. UEFA consists of 55 national association List of men's national association football teams#UEFA (Europe), members. Since 2022, due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIFA and UEFA suspended all Russian national teams and clubs from any FIFA and UEFA competitions. UEFA consists of the national football associations of Europe, and runs national and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship, European Championship, UEFA Nations League, Nations League, UEFA Champions League, Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Europa League, UEFA Conference League, Conference League, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UEFA Euro 2024 Qualifying
The UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying tournament was a football competition that was played from March 2023 to March 2024 to determine the 23 UEFA member men's national teams that would join the automatically qualified host team Germany in the UEFA Euro 2024 final tournament. The competition was linked with the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League, which gave countries a secondary route to qualify for the final tournament. A total of 53 UEFA member associations entered the qualifying process. The draw for the qualifying group stage took place at the Festhalle in Frankfurt on 9 October 2022. Qualified teams Format The format was similar to the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying competition: the group stage decided 20 of the 23 teams that would advance to the final tournament to join host Germany. The 53 UEFA member associations were divided into ten groups, with seven groups containing five teams and three containing six teams. The draw for the qualifying group stage took place on 9 October 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Marino National Football Team
The San Marino national football team () represents San Marino in men's international association football competitions. The team is governed by the San Marino Football Federation and represents the smallest population of any UEFA member. They are currently the lowest-ranked FIFA-affiliated national football team, having won three matches since their inception. San Marino's first official match was a 4–0 defeat to Switzerland national football team, Switzerland in a UEFA European Football Championship, European Championship qualifier in 1990. An unofficial San Marino team played against the Canada men's national under-23 soccer team, Canada U-23 side in 1986, losing 1–0. Since their competitive debut, San Marino has participated in the qualifiers for every European Championship and FIFA World Cup. Their first competitive win was a 1–0 victory over Liechtenstein national football team, Liechtenstein on 5 September 2024, in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League D, UEFA Nations L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Antman
Oliver Antman (born 15 August 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club Go Ahead Eagles, and the Finland national team. Youth career Antman started football in his hometown Vantaa in a youth team of Korson Palloseura in Korso neighbourhood. When Antman was a child, he and his siblings were also coached by their mother. He was an attractive young talent as in 2009 it was reported that 8-year-old Antman was scouted by FC Barcelona. He played in the youth sector of HJK Helsinki in 2011–2013, where he was also coached by Miika Takkula. In 2012, he was invited for a trial to Barcelona. He was supposed to return to the club later for a youth tournament, but the plan got cancelled by FIFA after they banned the transfers of underaged players to Barcelona. However, in 2014 he moved to Spain with his mother and played football in the youth teams of Cornellà and CF Damm for a year. After they moved back to Finland, Antman returned to HJK. Lat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovenia National Football Team
The Slovenia national football team () represents Slovenia in men's international Association football, football and is controlled by the Football Association of Slovenia, the governing body for football in Slovenia. The national squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Europe by UEFA. It competes in the three major professional tournaments available to European nations: the FIFA World Cup, UEFA Nations League and the UEFA European Championship. Slovenia played its first official match in 1992, one year after the country gained Breakup of Yugoslavia, independence from Yugoslavia. The majority of Slovenia's home matches are played at Stožice Stadium in Ljubljana. Slovenia have qualified for a major tournament four times, twice for the FIFA World Cup and twice for the UEFA European Championship. They failed to progress from the group stage of these tournaments in their first three appearances, before finally doing so at UEFA Euro 2024, when Slovenia quali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Ekstraklasa
The 2024–25 Ekstraklasa (also known as PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa due to sponsorship reasons) was the 99th season of the Polish Football Championship, the 91st season of the highest-tier domestic division in the Polish football league system since its establishment in 1927 and the 17th season of the Ekstraklasa under its current title. The league is operated by the Ekstraklasa S.A. Jagiellonia Białystok were the defending champions, after winning their first Polish title the previous season. Lech Poznań clinched their ninth Ekstraklasa title on 24 May 2025, following a 1–0 win over Piast Gliwice in the last matchday. The season's runner-ups were Raków Częstochowa, with Jagiellonia Białystok finishing third. Season overview The season started on 19 July 2024 with a match between defending champions Jagiellonia Białystok and Puszcza Niepołomice, and concluded on 24 May 2025. The regular season was played as a round-robin tournament. A total of 18 teams participate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stal Mielec
FKS Stal Mielec, commonly known as Stal Mielec (), is a Polish professional football club based in Mielec. The team competes in the I liga, the second level of the Polish football league system. The club was established on 10 April 1939. Historically, the club has enjoyed great success within Poland's top division, winning the title in 1973 and 1976, but had undergone significant management changes and financial difficulties within the past two decades, which prevented the club from participation in the Poland's top league. After finishing first in the I liga in 2020, Stal Mielec was promoted to the Ekstraklasa for the first time since the 1995–96 season, where it remained until 2025. History Naming history * 1939 – Klub Sportowy PZL Mielec * 1946 – Robotniczy Klub Sportowy PZL Zryw Mielec * 1948 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Metalowców PZL Mielec * 1949 – Związkowy Klub Sportowy Stal Mielec * 1950 – Koło Sportowe Stal przy Wytwórni Sprzętu Komunikacyjnego Mielec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Käärijä
Jere Mikael Pöyhönen (; born 21 October 1993), known professionally as Käärijä (), is a Finnish rapper, singer and songwriter. He represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song " Cha Cha Cha", placing second with 526 points and finishing first in the public vote with 376. His entry topped the charts in Finland, Sweden, Latvia and Lithuania and reached the top ten in thirteen other countries, becoming the first song in Finnish to reach the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. Musical career Pöyhönen grew up in the Ruskeasanta neighbourhood of Vantaa, Greater Helsinki, as the son of Mikko and Arja Pöyhönen. He discovered his passion for music while learning to play the drums, and started producing music in 2014. His stage name, owing to his gambling hobby, is derived from the phrase '' rahaa'', "make a fast buck". Pöyhönen released his music independently until 2017, when he was signed to the record label Monsp Records. He subsequently released ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
