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Sakari Mattila

Sakari Mattila
Sakari Mattila in 2007
Personal information
Full name Sakari Mikael Mattila
Date of birth (1989-07-14) 14 July 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back, Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Malminkartanon Peto
POHU
2001–2008 HJK Helsinki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Klubi 04 20 (1)
2008 HJK Helsinki 19 (4)
2009–2011 Udinese 0 (0)
2009–2010Ascoli (loan) 11 (0)
2010–2011Bellinzona (loan) 25 (1)
2011–2012 Bellinzona 17 (2)
2012HJK Helsinki (loan) 11 (0)
2013 HJK Helsinki 20 (5)
2014–2015 Aalesund 37 (8)
2015–2016 Fulham 6 (0)
2016–2018 SønderjyskE 18 (1)
2018–2019 Fredrikstad 5 (0)
2020–2022 HIFK 59 (6)
2023- Gilla FC 0 (0)
International career
2004 Finland U15 2 (0)
2005 Finland U16 1 (0)
2006 Finland U17 2 (1)
2007 Finland U18 14 (2)
2008 Finland U19 3 (0)
2008 Finland U20 2 (0)
2009–2010 Finland U21 9 (0)
2014–2017 Finland 16 (0)
Medal record
HJK Helsinki
First place Finnish Cup 2008
First place Veikkausliiga 2012
First place Veikkausliiga 2013
Bellinzona
Third place Swiss Challenge League 2012
Fredrikstad
Second place 2. divisjon 2018
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sakari Mattila (born 14 July 1989) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Mattila was born in Tampere, but began his senior club career in Helsinki playing for Klubi-04, before making his league debut for HJK at age 18 in 2008.

Mattila was the captain of the Finnish under-19 national team and made his international senior level debut for Finland in March 2014, at the age of 24 and has since appeared in 2016 UEFA European Championship qualifications and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications.


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