| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2005-07-15) 15 July 2005 (age 19) | ||
| 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 | 48 | (9) |
| 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 25 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 August 2024 | |||
Matias Ritari (born 15 July 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer, playing as a midfielder for Klubi 04.
Early career
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.
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.
Club career
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, 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. At the end of the season, Klubi 04 won the Ykkönen title and earned a promotion to Ykkösliiga. On 19 December 2024, in a UEFA Conference League match against Real Betis, Ritari came on from the bench as a late substitute for HJK, in a 1–0 away loss at the Estadio Benito Villamarín.
Career statistics
- As of 19 December 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League cup | 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 | 25 | 6 | — | — | — | 25 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9 | ||
| HJK | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 10 | ||
- Includes Suomen Cup
- Includes Finnish League Cup
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
Honours
Klubi 04
References
- 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
- Matias Ritari at Soccerway
- Matias Ritari stats at Finnish FA