Matias Ritari (born 15 July 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer, playing as a midfielder for Klubi 04.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 | |||
Early career
editRitari 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]
Club career
editRitari 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]
Career statistics
edit- As of 30 August 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
References
edit- ^ Matias Ritari viihtyi kentällä tarvittaessa pimeässäkin, hjk.fi, 25 October 2023
- ^ Tartuta kipinä, älä valmenna, muista leipoa, Helsingin Sanomat, 15 February 2016
- ^ HJK ja Matias Ritari sopimukseen, hjk.fi, 7 November 2022
- ^ HJK:n nuoret tekivät suomalaista jalkapallohistoriaa, Finnish News Agency/STT, 26 October 2023
- ^ Matias Ritari jatkaa Klubissa, hjk.fi, 30 August 2024
External links
edit- Matias Ritari at Soccerway
- Matias Ritari stats at Finnish FA