![]() Sakari Mattila in 2007 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sakari Mikael Mattila | ||
Date of birth | 14 July 1989 | ||
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) |
2009–2010 | → Ascoli (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Bellinzona (loan) | 25 | (1) |
2011–2012 | Bellinzona | 17 | (2) |
2012 | → HJK 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) |
*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.