# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/markus-niemelainen
# Generated: 2026-08-14T12:54:35.590Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/markus-niemelainen"
name: "Markus Niemeläinen"
slug: "markus-niemelainen"
description: "Markus Niemeläinen is a Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Eisbären Berlin in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously played for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Oilers in the third round, 63rd overall, of the 2016 NHL entry draft."
tagline: "Finnish ice hockey player"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2025-02-16_Eisb%C3%A4ren_Berlin_gegen_Straubing_Tigers_(Deutsche_Eishockey-Liga_2024-25)_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%93106.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1998-06-08"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           38.43
  momentum:             4.5
  historical:           4.604284
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     30
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3_%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "ماركوس نيميلاينين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Niemel%C3%A4inen"
    title: "Markus Niemeläinen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Niemel%C3%A4inen"
    title: "Markus Niemeläinen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Niemel%C3%A4inen"
    title: "Markus Niemeläinen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Niemel%C3%A4inen"
    title: "Markus Niemeläinen"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22916898"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump