Brian Hamalainen

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. 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.

Zulte Waregem

In July 2011, Hämäläinen was signed by Belgian Pro League club Zulte Waregem. 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. 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. Thereby, the club took part in the championship play-offs and finished fifth. There, Hämäläinen was used in four games. He made three appearances in the Belgian Cup, which Genk won. 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.

Return to Zulte Waregem

In June 2016, Hämäläinen returned…

As of match played 12 November 2022

Hämäläinen is of Finnish descent through his maternal great-grandfather. He was approached by Hasse Backe, coach of the Finland national team in 2016, but expressed that he did not consider himself Finnish.

Genk

Belgian Cup: 2012–13 Zulte Waregem

Belgian Cup: 2016–17