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Finnish footballer (born 2005) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Matias Ritari (born 15 July 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer, playing as a midfielder for Klubi 04.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 July 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Finland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Klubi 04 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011 | PPJ | ||
2011–2023 | HJK | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Klubi 04 | 43 | (7) |
2023– | HJK | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023 | Finland U18 | 2 | (0) |
2023 | Finland U19 | 3 | (0) |
2024– | Finland U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 |
Ritari started football in a youth team of PPJ in 2011 when aged five, but after a few training sessions he joined a newly established district youth team of HJK Helsinki in Töölö neighbourhood.[1][2]
Ritari captained the HJK U17 team in 2022, and helped the team to win the league of their age group. He signed his first contract with HJK organisation on 7 November 2022.[3]
Ritari made his senior debut for HJK in a Finnish League Cup match against Inter Turku in February 2023. In the 2023 season, he played for the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in third-tier Kakkonen. He represented HJK in the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League in all four games,[4] where the team advanced by winning Malmö FF, but was eventually knocked out by Nantes in the 2nd round on penalties, after a 1–1 aggregate draw.
In 2024, Ritari captained Klubi 04 in the new third-tier Ykkönen. He also made two appearances scoring a goal in Finnish League Cup, and two appearances in Finnish Cup for HJK first team. On 30 August 2024, he signed a professional contract with the club, on a deal until the end of 2026 with a one-year option.[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Klubi 04 | 2023 | Kakkonen | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||
2024 | Ykkönen | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
Total | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 7 | ||
HJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
Career total | 43 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 |
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