PLAYER PROFILE · SAN DIEGO · MIDFIELDER
Valakari San Diego
A nailed-on starter, with 28 starts in 35 games this season.
SEASON STATS
GOALS
4
level with last yr
ASSISTS
5
0.19 / 90
AVG RATING
6.91
▼ down on last yr
APPS
35
28 starts
MINUTES
2,393
68 / game
SHOTS
22
0.6 / game
2025/2640 APPS · 5 G · 8 A · 7.1 RATING · 2,967 MINS
CAREER BY SEASONclub competitions
| SEASON | CLUB | APPS | STARTS | G | A | MINS | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  San Diego | 35 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 2,393 | 6.91 |
| 2025/26 | San Diego | 40 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 2,967 | 7.11 |
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RECENT FORM · LAST 103 OF 10 STARTED
◄ OLDERMOST RECENT ►
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NewS
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VanStarted
Off the bench
Didn't feature
LAST PLAYED
2 days ago
Off the bench 16' vs Vancouver Whitecaps
NEXT MATCH · TOMORROW
@ St. Louis City
Sat 19:00 · MLS
OVERVIEW
Valakari plays as a midfielder for San Diego. Valakari wears the number 8 shirt for San Diego and number 13 for Finland.
Last season Valakari played 40 times for San Diego, starting 31 of them, with 9 substitute appearances, averaging 74 minutes a match across all competitions. They scored 5 goals and made 8 assists in that time. Recently they have started 1 of the last 5 San Diego matches. San Diego's next match is against St. Louis City in the MLS on Sat 31 Oct, 19:00.
START RATE BY COMPETITION2026/27
Major League Soccer
86% 25/29
Leagues Cup
33% 1/3
CONCACAF Champions League
67% 2/3
SET PIECE DUTIES
Valakari scored a penalty this season.
CAREER & TRANSFERS
DEC 2025 · LOAN
San Diego → Pafos
Return from loan
JAN 2025 · LOAN
AIK Stockholm → Pafos
Back from Loan
JAN 2020 · PERMANENT
Tromso → Pafos
NEXT UP · @ ST. LOUIS CITY · TOMORROW
Will Valakari start against St. Louis City?
Predict the San Diego XI →NEXT UP · @ ST. LOUIS CITY
Will Valakari start against St. Louis City?
San Diego away to St. Louis City, Sat 19:00.