Onni Valakari
Defender · San Diego · №8
Recent matches
| Date | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
Orlando City
San Diego
Major League Soccer
|
1:0 | |
San Diego
Los Angeles Galaxy
Major League Soccer
|
3:1 | |
Portland Timbers
San Diego
Major League Soccer
|
3:1 | |
San Diego
Puebla
Leagues Cup
|
3:2 | |
San Diego
Club Tijuana
Leagues Cup
|
1:0 | |
Club América
San Diego
Leagues Cup
|
3:1 | |
Minnesota United
San Diego
Major League Soccer
|
1:1 | |
San Diego
FC Dallas
Major League Soccer
|
1:0 | |
Colorado Rapids
San Diego
Major League Soccer
|
1:0 | |
San Diego
Vancouver Whitecaps
Major League Soccer
|
2:4 |
Season statistics
| Competition | Season | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Major League Soccer | 2026 | 21 |
| CONCACAF Champions League | 2026 | 3 |
| Leagues Cup | 2026 | 3 |
About the player
Onni Valakari 's first cap for Finland's senior national team was also a scoring one. He made his debut on 11 November 2020, against France, and found the net in that match. He has since gone on to earn 15 caps and one goal for Finland, born in Motherwell, Scotland, though he has represented Finland at international level throughout his career.
Valakari came up through the academy of SJK, playing for the club's reserve side, SJK II, before moving to Turun Palloseura in 2017, with a loan spell that year at Salon Palloilijat. He won the Finnish second tier, the Ykkösliiga, with TPS in 2017. In August 2018 he left Finland for Norway's Tromsø IL. In January 2020 he moved on to Cyprus, joining Pafos FC, with whom he won the Cypriot Cup in the 2023/24 season. A loan spell at Sweden's AIK followed in 2024.
He made an immediate mark in his first season, playing 42 matches and scoring seven goals across all competitions, and San Diego FC activated the buy option in January 2026.
In 2024, Valakari was fined for failing to report for military service in Finland on time; he began his service in 2025.
Career path
- 2025 — 2026 — now San Diego 70 matches
- 2020 — 2025 Pafos FC 158 matches
- 2024 AIK 10 matches
- 2018 — 2019 Tromsø IL 45 matches
- 2017 — 2018 Turun Palloseura 33 matches
- 2017 Turun Palloseura U21 7 matches
- 2017 SJK Seinajoki 4 matches
- 2017 SJK Seinäjoki U21 5 matches
- 2017 Salon Palloilijat 2 matches
- 2015 SJK Seinäjoki II 2 matches
Career
| Season | Club | Competition | Games | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | San Diego | CONCACAF Champions Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 182 |
| 24/25 | Pafos FC | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 5 | 0 | 0 | 231 |
| 24/25 | Pafos FC | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| 23/24 | Pafos FC | Cyprus League | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 587 |
| 23/24 | Pafos FC | Cyprus League Championship Round | 10 | 0 | 0 | 370 |
| 23/24 | Pafos FC | Kypello Kyprou | 5 | 2 | 0 | 198 |
| 22/23 | Pafos FC | Cyprus League | 23 | 5 | 5 | 1 185 |
| 22/23 | Pafos FC | Cyprus League Championship Round | 10 | 2 | 1 | 757 |
| 22/23 | Pafos FC | Kypello Kyprou | 6 | 1 | 0 | 407 |
| 21/22 | Pafos FC | Cyprus League | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 484 |
| 21/22 | Pafos FC | Cyprus League Championship Round | 7 | 1 | 0 | 443 |
| 21/22 | Pafos FC | Kypello Kyprou | 2 | 1 | 0 | 66 |
| 2026 | San Diego | Major League Soccer | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 753 |
| 2026 | San Diego | Leagues Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 2025 | San Diego | Major League Soccer | 34 | 4 | 8 | 2 444 |
| 2025 | San Diego | MLS Cup Playoffs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 415 |
| 2025 | San Diego | Leagues Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 208 |
| 2024 | AIK | Allsvenskan | 10 | 2 | 3 | 813 |
| 2019 | Tromsø IL | Eliteserien | 29 | 7 | 1 | 2 610 |
| 2019 | Tromsø IL | NM-Cup | 3 | 0 | 0 | 220 |
| 2018 | Turun Palloseura | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 247 |
| 2018 | Tromsø IL | Eliteserien | 13 | 2 | 0 | 757 |
| 2018 | Turun Palloseura | Suomen Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 312 |
| 2017 | Turun Palloseura | Ykkösliiga | 13 | 6 | 2 | 888 |
| 2017 | Turun Palloseura U21 | A-Pojat SM Sarja Endrunde | 7 | 1 | 0 | 630 |
| 2017 | SJK Seinajoki | Suomen Cup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 331 |
| 2017 | SJK Seinäjoki U21 | A-pojat SM-sarja Qualification | 3 | 4 | 0 | 164 |
| 2017 | SJK Seinäjoki U21 | Suomen Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 180 |
| 2017 | Salon Palloilijat | Kakkonen - Group B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 |
| 2015 | SJK Seinäjoki II | Kakkonen - North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 20/21 | Pafos FC | Cyprus League | 25 | 12 | 4 | 2 144 |
| 20/21 | Pafos FC | Cyprus League Relegation Round | 11 | 1 | 3 | 985 |
| 20/21 | Pafos FC | Kypello Kyprou | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180 |
| 19/20 | Pafos FC | Cyprus League | 5 | 5 | 1 | 437 |
| 19/20 | Pafos FC | Cyprus League Relegation Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| Total | Pafos FC | 158 | 46 | 19 | 10 639 | |
| Total | San Diego | 70 | 11 | 12 | 5 137 | |
| Total | Tromsø IL | 45 | 9 | 1 | 3 587 | |
| Total | Turun Palloseura | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 447 | |
| Total | Finland | 15 | 1 | 3 | 644 |
Transfers
Transfers- 25/26 Pafos FC San Diego €1.50M
- 25/26 San Diego Pafos FC
- 24/25 Pafos FC San Diego €250.00K
- 24/25 AIK Pafos FC
- 24/25 Pafos FC AIK
- 19/20 Tromsø IL Pafos FC €255.00K
- 18/19 TPS Tromsø IL €65.00K
- 16/17 SJK U19 TPS
