AMERICAN-born โNikoโ Hamalainen spent the 2019/20 season on loan at MLS club LAFC in Los Angeles.
The Finnish youth international first joined the R's in 2015/16 and was a regular in the club's U23s squad that season, and also had a spell on loan at Dagenham & Redbridge in September 2015 during a one-month loan deal.
In 2016/17, he continued his development and was occasionally part of the first team set-up, making his debut against Sunderland in the League Cup and coming on against Fulham in the 2-1 victory at Craven Cottage.
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- Full Name:
- Niko Hamalainen
- Position:
- Defender
- Date of birth:
- 5th March 1997
- Nationality:
- Finland
- Height:
- 178 cm
- Weight:
- 73 kg
- Date signed:
- 1st August 2016
