Matias Riikonen

Matias Riikonen
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 22)
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 IFK Mariehamn
Youth career
–2018 MYPA
2020–2021 → Copenhagen (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 MYPA 3 (0)
2018–2021 Ilves II 26 (0)
2018–2021 Ilves 6 (0)
2022–2023 Inter Turku 12 (0)
2024– IFK Mariehamn 27 (0)
International career‡
2019 Finland U17 2 (0)
2021– Finland U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021

Matias Riikonen (born 24 February 2002) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn.

Club career

On 22 September 2020, Riikonen joined the U19 side of Danish Superliga club Copenhagen on a season-long loan deal from Ilves.[1][2]

On 26 November 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Inter Turku.[3]

On 22 November 2023, Riikonen signed a two-year deal with fellow Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn.[4]

Career statistics

As of 19 October 2024[5]
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MYPA 2018 Kakkonen 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
Ilves II 2018 Kakkonen 0 0 – – – 0 0
2019 Kakkonen 18 0 – – – 18 0
2020 Kakkonen 2 0 – – – 2 0
2021 Kakkonen 5 0 – – – 5 0
Total 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Ilves 2020 Veikkausliiga 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2021 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Inter Turku 2022 Veikkausliiga 9 0 5 0 2[b] 0 5[c] 0 21 0
2023 Veikkausliiga 3 0 3 0 – 4[c] 0 10 0
Total 12 0 8 0 2 0 9 0 31 0
IFK Mariehamn 2024 Veikkausliiga 27 0 0 0 – 4[c] 0 31 0
Career total 73 0 10 0 2 0 13 0 98 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Suomen Cup
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ a b c Includes Finnish League Cup

References

  1. ^ U19 LEJER DEN TALENTFULDE FINSKE KEEPER MATIAS RIIKONEN, fck.dk, 22 September 2020
  2. ^ Kouvolan Sanomien urheilutoimituksen juttusarja kysyy: Miksi oman kylän pojat eivät pelaa? – Katso, millaisen ihannekokoonpanon KJP:n Henri Halonen kokosi kouvolalaistaustaisista jalkapalloilijoista, Kouvolan Sanomat, 21 February 2021
  3. ^ "MATIAS RIIKONEN KAKSIVUOTISEEN SOPIMUKSEEN FC INTERIN KANSSA" (in Finnish). Inter Turku. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  4. ^ Matias Riikonen Interistä IFK Mariehamniin – Otto Hautamo ei jatka Grönvittissä, Veikkausliiga, 22 November 2023
  5. ^ Matias Riikonen at Soccerway