Matias Lindfors
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matias Antero Lindfors | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Kontu[1] | |||
| –2013 | KäPa | ||
| 2013–2016 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | KäPa | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | KTP | 24 | (1) |
| 2017 | AC Oulu | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2024 | KTP | 141 | (4) |
| 2021 | → PeKa (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024 | |||
Matias Antero Lindfors (born 15 February 1997) is a Finnish former professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Ykkösliiga club KTP.[2][3][4]
Lindfors announced his retirement from professional playing career at the age of 27, after KTP had secured the Ykkösliiga title and the promotion to Veikkausliiga at the end of the 2024 season due to numerous injuries. However, he continued as a coach for KTP.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 6 October 2024.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KäPa | 2011 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| KTP | 2016 | Ykkönen | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| AC Oulu | 2017 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| KTP | 2018 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | Ykkönen | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2020 | Ykkönen | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | Ykkönen | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 30 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Ykkösliiga | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 141 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167 | 5 | ||
| Peli-Karhut (loan) | 2021 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 188 | 5 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 6 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Ykköscup, Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup
Honours
[edit]KTP
- Ykkösliiga: 2024[7]
- Ykkönen: 2022
- Ykkönen runner-up: 2020
References
[edit]- ^ Kotka on kuin toinen kotikaupunkini, kotkanasunnot.fi, 9 August 2022
- ^ Matias Lindfors palaa KTP:hen — ”Saatiin hyvä pallorosvo”, Kymen Sanomat, 24 January 2018
- ^ Video: Veikkausliigassa pamahti uskomaton saksipotkumaali – näin kävi maanantain otteluissa, Ilta-Sanomat, 3 May 2021
- ^ AC OULU HANKKI KOKEMUSTA JA NUORUUTTA - TITI ESSOMBA JA MATIAS LINDFORS LAIVASTONSINISIIN, acoulu.fi, 19 December 2016
- ^ MATIAS LINDFORS: "KTP TULEE AINA OLEMAAN LÄHELLÄ SYDÄNTÄNI", fcktp.fi, 25 October 2024
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto Matias Lindfors, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
- ^ KTP varmisti sarjanousun Veikkausliigaan, Yle, 6 October 2024
External links
[edit]- Matias Lindfors at Soccerway
- Matias Lindfors at WorldFootball.net
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