Market value
—
Rating · 2022
5.4
Average
Defensive Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
11
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.11
goals / match
Helsinki IFK
top club · 69 apps
Position rank · 2022
#204
goals rank
#107
assists rank
29
season goals
14
season assists
Among 422 Midfield - Defensive Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€500k
peak value · 2014
€800k
top transfer fee · 08/09
6
best season · 2014
39 / 2
int'l caps / goals
276Appearances
29Goals
14Assists
66Yellow cards
1Red cards
86Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Sakari Mattila |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Sakari Mikael Mattila |
| Date of birth | 1989-07-14 (36 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Tampere, Finland |
| Citizenship |  Finland |
| Position | Midfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 187.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2025-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jan 2025
Transfer: Gilla FC → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jan 2024
Transfer: Career break → Gilla FC
23/24 · Transfer
Jan 2023
Transfer: Helsinki IFK → Career break
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — Helsinki IFK
25 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
2021 — Helsinki IFK
24 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
2020 — Helsinki IFK
20 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2020
Transfer: Fredrikstad → Helsinki IFK
19/20 · Transfer
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
32 games missed
Jul 2018
Transfer: SönderjyskE → Fredrikstad
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
2018 — Fredrikstad FK
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2017
Injury: unknown
50 games missed
Aug 2016
Transfer: Fulham → SönderjyskE
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — SönderjyskE
21 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2015
Transfer: Aalesund → Fulham
15/16 · Transfer · €200k
Jul 2015
15/16 — Fulham FC, Fulham FC U21
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Aalesunds FK
15 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
2014 — Aalesunds FK
29 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: HJK Helsinki → Aalesund
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — HJK Helsinki
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — HJK Helsinki
20 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
May 2013
Transfer: AC Bellinzona → HJK Helsinki
12/13 · Transfer
Dec 2012
Transfer: HJK Helsinki → AC Bellinzona
12/13 · Return from loan
Aug 2012
Transfer: AC Bellinzona → HJK Helsinki
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — HJK Helsinki
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
2012 — HJK Helsinki
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
11/12 — AC Bellinzona
19 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Udinese → AC Bellinzona
11/12 · Transfer
Jun 2011
Transfer: AC Bellinzona → Udinese
10/11 · Return from loan
Jul 2010
10/11 — AC Bellinzona
28 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
Transfer: Udinese → AC Bellinzona
10/11 · Loan
Jun 2010
Transfer: Ascoli → Udinese
09/10 · Return from loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Ascoli Calcio 1898
12 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Udinese → Ascoli
09/10 · Loan
Jan 2009
Transfer: HJK Helsinki → Udinese
08/09 · Transfer · €800k
Jul 2008
08/09 — Udinese Primavera
11 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — HJK Helsinki
19 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2008
Transfer: HJK U19 → HJK Helsinki
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
2007 — HJK Helsinki, HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €500k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 319 other Midfield - Defensive Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 2022. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.06/90
Assists2 total · 0.13/90
G+A3 total · 0.19/90
Yellow cards9 total · 0.56/90
Minutes played by club
Helsinki IFK
41.2%
Fredrikstad FK
0.0%
Aalesunds FK
10.4%
HJK Helsinki
6.1%
HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki
0.0%
SönderjyskE
8.7%
Fulham FC
0.0%
Fulham FC U21
0.0%
AC Bellinzona
29.8%
Ascoli Calcio 1898
0.0%
Udinese Primavera
3.7%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsinki IFK | 3 | 2020 | 2022 | 69 | 6 | 3 | 3,208 |
| Fredrikstad FK | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aalesunds FK | 2 | 2014 | 2015 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 813 |
| HJK Helsinki | 6 | 12/13 | 2013 | 53 | 9 | 4 | 478 |
| HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SönderjyskE | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 675 |
| Fulham FC | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fulham FC U21 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AC Bellinzona | 2 | 10/11 | 11/12 | 47 | 3 | 1 | 2,323 |
| Ascoli Calcio 1898 | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Udinese Primavera | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 287 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Liigacup | Helsinki IFK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Suomen Cup | Helsinki IFK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | Helsinki IFK | 17 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1,437 |
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga Relegation Group | Helsinki IFK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Suomen Cup | Helsinki IFK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | Helsinki IFK | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,434 |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga Championship Group | Helsinki IFK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Suomen Cup | Helsinki IFK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Veikkausliiga | Helsinki IFK | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 337 |
| 2018 | PostNord-ligaen Avd. 1 | Fredrikstad FK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | NM-Cup | Aalesunds FK | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | Aalesunds FK | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 532 |
| 2014 | NM-Cup | Aalesunds FK | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | Aalesunds FK | 25 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 281 |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 237 |
| 2012 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 241 |
| 2007 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | Ykkönen | HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | DBU Pokalen | SönderjyskE | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Europa League Qualifying | SönderjyskE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Superliga | SönderjyskE | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 675 |
| 16/17 | Superliga Championship round | SönderjyskE | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Fulham FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Fulham FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Fulham FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | Fulham FC U21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Champions League Qu. | HJK Helsinki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Europa League Qualifying | HJK Helsinki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Challenge League | AC Bellinzona | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 677 |
| 11/12 | Swiss Cup | AC Bellinzona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Super League | AC Bellinzona | 25 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1,646 |
| 10/11 | Super League Barrage | AC Bellinzona | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Swiss Cup | AC Bellinzona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Italy Cup | Ascoli Calcio 1898 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Serie B | Ascoli Calcio 1898 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Primavera B | Udinese Primavera | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 287 |
| 08/09 | Primavera Fase Finale | Udinese Primavera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | 2008-01-01 | HJK U19 | HJK Helsinki | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | HJK Helsinki | Udinese | Transfer | 250000 | €800k |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Udinese | Ascoli | Loan | 250000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Ascoli | Udinese | Return from loan | 250000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Udinese | AC Bellinzona | Loan | 250000 | — |
| 10/11 | 2011-06-30 | AC Bellinzona | Udinese | Return from loan | 250000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Udinese | AC Bellinzona | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-05 | AC Bellinzona | HJK Helsinki | Loan | 250000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-12-31 | HJK Helsinki | AC Bellinzona | Return from loan | 250000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-05-28 | AC Bellinzona | HJK Helsinki | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-01 | HJK Helsinki | Aalesund | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-04 | Aalesund | Fulham | Transfer | 500000 | €200k |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-09 | Fulham | SönderjyskE | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-29 | SönderjyskE | Fredrikstad | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-01-01 | Fredrikstad | Helsinki IFK | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2023-01-01 | Helsinki IFK | Career break | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-01 | Career break | Gilla FC | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2025-01-01 | Gilla FC | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | flu | 2015-10-29 | 2015-11-10 | 13 | 3 |
| 16/17 | Cruciate ligament tear | 2017-05-01 | 2018-05-01 | 366 | 50 |
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2018-10-01 | 2019-07-31 | 304 | 32 |
Current€150k
Peak€500k
Low—
Δ since start−€100k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #34682 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #20796 | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #20795 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #20794 | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #20792 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3443 | #15 | 16 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jusif Ali | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sten Grytebust | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moshtagh Yaghoubi | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Henrik Bjørdal | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mikko Sumusalo | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Rasmus Schüller | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Keaton Isaksson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aatu Kujanpää | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Pohjanpalo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | Aalesunds FK | 6 | 25 |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 5 | 20 |
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 4 | 19 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Tippeligaen | Aalesunds FK | 3 | 25 |
| 2013 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 2 | 20 |
| 2008 | Veikkausliiga | HJK Helsinki | 2 | 19 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2012-12-31 | HJK Helsinki | AC Bellinzona | Return from loan | — | €250k |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-05 | AC Bellinzona | HJK Helsinki | Loan | — | €250k |
| 10/11 | 2011-06-30 | AC Bellinzona | Udinese | Return from loan | — | €250k |
| 10/11 | 2010-07-01 | Udinese | AC Bellinzona | Loan | — | €250k |
| 09/10 | 2010-06-30 | Ascoli | Udinese | Return from loan | — | €250k |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Udinese | Ascoli | Loan | — | €250k |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Senior debut season | |
| 08/09 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25 | 1,437 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.63 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1,434 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 |
| 2020 | 20 | 337 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.6 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 532 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 2014 | 29 | 281 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.92 |
| 2013 | 20 | 237 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.52 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | 21 | 675 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 |
| 15/16 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 19 | 677 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 |
| 10/11 | 28 | 1,646 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.55 |
| 09/10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | 11 | 287 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.25 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Veikkausliiga
101 apps
15 G
6 A
Tippeligaen
37 apps
8 G
4 A
Challenge League
17 apps
2 G
0 A
Primavera B
8 apps
2 G
0 A
Super League
25 apps
1 G
1 A
Superliga
15 apps
1 G
0 A
NM-Cup
7 apps
0 G
2 A
Suomen Cup
9 apps
0 G
1 A
PostNord-ligaen Avd. 1
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Championship
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Sakari Mattila?
Sakari Mattila is a Finland professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.
How old is Sakari Mattila?
Sakari Mattila is 36 years old. He was born on July 14, 1989 in Tampere.
What position does Sakari Mattila play?
Sakari Mattila plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).
What club does Sakari Mattila play for?
Sakari Mattila currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Sakari Mattila scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Sakari Mattila has scored 29 goals in 276 appearances.