| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1995-05-05) 5 May 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Finland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Toukolan Teräs | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | UCF Knights | 67 | (30) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Klubi-04 | 57 | (10) |
| 2014 | HJK | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Kickers Offenbach | 18 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | GrlFK | 22 | (4) |
| 2023– | Toukolan Teräs | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matias Pyysalo (born 5 May 1995) is a Finnish former footballer who played as a midfielder for Toukolan Teräs.
Early life
Pyysalo was born in 1995 in Finland. He grew up in Martinlaakso, Finland.
Education
Pyysalo attended the University of Central Florida in the United States. He studied sports management.
Career
Pyysalo started his career with Finnish side HJK. In 2019, he signed for German side Kickers Offenbach. In 2021, he signed for Finnish side GrlFK. In 2023, he signed for Finnish side Toukolan Teräs.
Style of play
Pyysalo mainly operates as a midfielder. He also operated as a winger while playing for German side Kickers Offenbach.
Personal life
Pyysalo has regarded Brazil internationals Philippe Coutinho and Kaká as his football idols.
References
- "VJS:n kasvatti Matias Pyysalo elää futisunelmaansa Saksassa – "Futiskulttuuri on täällä mahtava"". vantaansanomat.fi.
- "Finnischer Neuzugang Matias Pyysalo büffelt fleißig Vokabeln". op-online.de.
- "24-vuotias Matias Pyysalo hyppäsi piirisarjasta Saksan Offenbachiin ja tuhansien katsojien eteen – "Haluan vakiinnuttaa paikkani avauksessa"". byyri.com.
- "Men's soccer's Matias Pyysalo leads on and off the field".
External links
- Matias Pyysalo at Soccerway.com
| American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year | |
|---|---|
| Offensive Player of the Year | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | |
| Midfielder of the Year | |
| Goalkeeper of the Year | |
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Finnish men's footballers
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- UCF Knights men's soccer players
- Finnish football biography stubs