Matias Ritari
{{Short description|Finnish footballer (born 2005)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Matias Ritari
| image =
| fullname =
| height =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|07|15}}
| birth_place = Finland
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Klubi 04
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = PPJ
| youthyears1 = 2011
| youthclubs2 = HJK
| youthyears2 = 2011–2023
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = Klubi 04
| caps1 = 48
| goals1 = 9
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = HJK
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Finland U18
| nationalyears1 = 2023
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam2 = Finland U19
| nationalyears2 = 2023
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalteam3 = Finland U21
| nationalyears3 = 2024–
| nationalcaps3 = 1
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 25 November 2024
| nationalteam-update = 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.[https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/miehet/kumppanit/matias-ritari-viihtyi-kentalla-tarvittaessa-pimeassakin/ Matias Ritari viihtyi kentällä tarvittaessa pimeässäkin], hjk.fi, 25 October 2023[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000002886123.html Tartuta kipinä, älä valmenna, muista leipoa], Helsingin Sanomat, 15 February 2016
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.[https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/miehet/hjk-klubi-04/hjk-ja-matias-ritari-sopimukseen/ HJK ja Matias Ritari sopimukseen], hjk.fi, 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,[https://www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/70046063/hjkn-nuoret-tekivat-suomalaista-jalkapallohistoriaa?publisherId=69819804&lang=fi HJK:n nuoret tekivät suomalaista jalkapallohistoriaa], Finnish News Agency/STT, 26 October 2023 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.[https://www.hjk.fi/artikkelit/miehet/matias-ritari-jatkaa-klubissa/ Matias Ritari jatkaa Klubissa], hjk.fi, 30 August 2024 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
{{updated|19 December 2024}}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Suomen Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Finnish League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
rowspan="3"|Klubi 04
|2023 |23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 3 | |||
2024
|25 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 6 | ||||
colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9 | |
rowspan=4|HJK
|2023 |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2024
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1{{efn|Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League|name=uecl}} | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
2025
|Veikkausliiga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
colspan="2"|Total
!0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
colspan="3"|Career total
!48 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 11 |
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Honours
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|820479}}
- [https://tulospalvelu.palloliitto.fi/person/232175/player/seasons Matias Ritari] stats at Finnish FA
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Category:Finnish men's footballers
Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players