Brian Hämäläinen
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brian Tømming Hämäläinen | ||
Date of birth | 29 May 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Allerød, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lyngby | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2003 | Allerød FK | ||
2003–2007 | Lyngby | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2011 | Lyngby | 97 | (4) |
2011–2012 | Zulte Waregem | 39 | (2) |
2012–2016 | Genk | 42 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Zulte Waregem | 67 | (6) |
2018–2020 | Dynamo Dresden | 39 | (1) |
2020– | Lyngby | 13 | (0) |
National team | |||
2004 | Denmark U16 | 3 | (0) |
2005 | Denmark U17 | 14 | (1) |
2006 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (0) |
2006 | Denmark U19 | 3 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Denmark U21 | 10 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:43, 19 June 2021 (UTC) |
Brian Tømming Hämäläinen (born 29 May 1989) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Lyngby Boldklub.
A former Denmark youth international, Hämäläinen made his breakthrough as part of Lyngby Boldklub before moving to Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem in 2011. After one season, he moved to Genk where he failed to establish himself as a starter. After four years, he returned to Zulte Waregem, before playing two years for Dynamo Dresden in the German 2. Bundesliga. He returned to Lyngby in 2020.
Career[]
Lyngby[]
Hämäläinen began playing in the youth department of Allerød FK from 1994. In 2003, he moved to the youth academy of Lyngby. On 20 August 2007, he made his debut in a 1–6 loss to Esbjerg fB, coming on as a substitute for Andreas Bjelland in the 82nd minute.[1]
He impressed and grew into a starter at the club, reaching almost 100 matches in the top two Danish leagues. In May 2009, he went on trial with Lille but later declined an offer to sign with the French side.[2][3]
Zulte Waregem[]
In July 2011, Hämäläinen was signed by Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem.[4] He started all matches in his first season at Zulte, and made five more appearances for the club the following season.
Genk[]
In August 2012, Hämäläinen moved to Genk.[5] In the 2013–14 season, he made four appearances in the UEFA Europa League – where Genk were eliminated in the round of 32 against VfB Stuttgart – and ten games in the league, in which his club finished third.[6] Thereby, the club took part in the championship play-offs and finished fifth. There, Hämäläinen was used in four games.[6] He made three appearances in the Belgian Cup, which Genk won.[7] In the following season, Hämäläinen played in two games in the Belgian Cup and was eliminated with Genk in the quarter-finals, while in the UEFA Europa League the club reached the last sixteen.
At Genk, Hämäläinen appeared in only 31 league matches during his four-year spell there.[6]
Return to Zulte Waregem[]
In June 2016, Hämäläinen returned to Zulte Waregem on a two-year contract.[8] He made three appearances in the Belgian cup competition, in which the club were eliminated by Standard Liège, and 16 total appearances in the league.[6]
In the 2016–17 season, Hämäläinen won his second Belgian Cup as part of Zulte Waregem, beating Oostende in the final.[9]
Dynamo Dresden[]
Between 2018 and 2020 he played for German 2. Bundesliga club Dynamo Dresden.[10]
Return to Lyngby[]
In September 2020, Hämäläinen returned to Lyngby BK on a deal until the summer 2022.[11][12] He suffered relegation to the Danish 1st Division with the club on 9 May 2021 after a loss to last placed AC Horsens.[13]
Personal life[]
Brian is of Finnish descent.[14]
Career statistics[]
- As of 20 August 2021[6]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lyngby | 2007–08 | Danish Superliga | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
2008–09 | 1st Division | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | |||
2009–10 | 1st Division | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | |||
2010–11 | Superliga | 33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
Total | 97 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 103 | 4 | ||||
Zulte Waregem | 2011–12 | Pro League | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||
2012–13 | Pro League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Total | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 2 | ||||
Genk | 2012–13 | Pro League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
2013–14 | Pro League | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Pro League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2015–16 | Pro League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
Total | 42 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
Zulte Waregem | 2016–17 | First Division A | 35 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 3 | ||
2017–18 | First Division A | 32 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6[a] | 1 | 2[c] | 0 | 42 | 6 | |
Total | 67 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 9 | ||
Dynamo Dresden | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
2019–20 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
Total | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
Lyngby | 2020–21 | Superliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | 1st Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 297 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 336 | 16 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Pro League Europa League play-off
- ^ One appearance in Belgian Super Cup, one appearance in Belgian First Division A Europa League play-off
Honours[]
Genk
Zulte Waregem
References[]
- ^ "Lyngby BK - Esbjerg fB 1:6 (Superligaen 2007/2008, 6. Spieltag)". weltfussball.de (in German). Retrieved 20 August 2021.
- ^ "Brian Hamalainen til Lille OSC". 12 May 2009. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011.
- ^ Helmin, Jesper (21 July 2009). "Lyngby afviser Lille-bud". bold.dk (in Danish).
- ^ Otzen, Theis (6 September 2010). "Brian Hamalainen solgt til belgiske Zulte Waregem". sn.dk (in Danish).
- ^ Lefevre, Eddy (31 August 2012). "Brian Hamalainen ruilt SV Zulte Waregem voor KRC Genk". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch).
- ^ a b c d e Brian Hämäläinen at Soccerway
- ^ "RC Genk zet zijn vierde beker in de kast". sporza.be (in Dutch). 9 May 2013. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Brian Hamalainen keert terug naar Zulte Waregem". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 6 June 2016.
- ^ Van Lindt, Aernout; De Volder, Cédric (18 March 2017). "Europa in! Sammy Bossut held van de avond na ontzettend beklijvende bekerfinale, inclusief strafschoppen". Voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
- ^ e.V, Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo Dresden (14 June 2018). "Dynamo verpflichtet Brian Hamalainen". dynamo-dresden.de (in German).
- ^ Dalgård, Jonas. "Lyngby skriver kontrakt med klubbens medejer". bold.dk. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
- ^ Brian Hamalainen skifter hjem til Kongens Lyngby, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 12 September 2020
- ^ Lage, Jacob Nordestgaard (9 May 2021). "Lyngby rykker ud af Superligaen - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- Brian Hämäläinen at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Brian Hämäläinen at Soccerway
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Association football defenders
- Danish footballers
- Danish expatriate footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- Denmark youth international footballers
- Danish people of Finnish descent
- Allerød FK players
- Lyngby Boldklub players
- S.V. Zulte Waregem players
- K.R.C. Genk players
- Dynamo Dresden players
- Danish Superliga players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Belgian First Division A players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Danish football defender stubs