Matias Pyysalo
{{Short description|Finnish footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|5|5|df=y}}
|birth_place = Finland
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|position = Midfielder
|currentclub = Toukolan Teräs
|clubnumber =
| collegeyears1 = 2014–2017
| college1 = UCF Knights
| collegecaps1 = 67
| collegegoals1 = 30
|years1 = 2011–2014
|clubs1 = Klubi-04
|caps1 = 57
|goals1 = 10
|years2 = 2014
|clubs2 = HJK
|caps2 = 3
|goals2 = 0
|years3 = 2019–2020
|clubs3 = Kickers Offenbach
|caps3 = 18
|goals3 = 2
|years4 = 2021–2022
|clubs4 = GrlFK
|caps4 = 22
|goals4 = 4
|years5 = 2023–
|clubs5 = Toukolan Teräs
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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.vantaansanomat.fi/urheilu/1236499|title=VJS:n kasvatti Matias Pyysalo elää futisunelmaansa Saksassa – "Futiskulttuuri on täällä mahtava"|publisher=vantaansanomat.fi}}
Education
Pyysalo attended the University of Central Florida in the United States. He studied sports management.{{Cite web|url=https://www.op-online.de/sport/kickers-offenbach/kickers-offenbach-ofc-finnischer-neuzugang-matias-pyysalo-bueffelt-fleissig-vokabeln-11745038.html|title=Finnischer Neuzugang Matias Pyysalo büffelt fleißig Vokabeln|publisher=op-online.de}}
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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}
Style of play
Pyysalo mainly operates as a midfielder. He also operated as a winger while playing for German side Kickers Offenbach.{{Cite web|url=https://byyri.com/24-vuotias-matias-pyysalo-hyppasi-piirisarjasta-saksan-offenbachiin-ja-tuhansien-katsojien-eteen-haluan-vakiinnuttaa-paikkani-avauksessa/|title=24-vuotias Matias Pyysalo hyppäsi piirisarjasta Saksan Offenbachiin ja tuhansien katsojien eteen – "Haluan vakiinnuttaa paikkani avauksessa"|publisher=byyri.com}}
Personal life
Pyysalo has regarded Brazil internationals Philippe Coutinho and Kaká as his football idols.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/sports/mens-soccers-matias-pyysalo-leads-on-and-off-the-field/article_b7a53b3a-a9e5-11e7-8451-abf1ca41be8a.html|title=Men's soccer's Matias Pyysalo leads on and off the field}}
References
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External links
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Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Finnish expatriate men's footballers
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
Category:Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
Category:UCF Knights men's soccer players
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