1. Sakari Mattila was born on 14 July 1989 and is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a defender.
12 Facts About Sakari Mattila
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Sakari Mattila was the captain of the Finnish under-19 national team and made his international senior level debut for Finland in March 2014, at the age of 24 and has since appeared in 2016 UEFA European Championship qualifications and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications.
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Sakari Mattila was born in Tampere, Finland, to a Finnish mother and Algerian father.
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Sakari Mattila was playing on schoolboy terms, but HJK managed to sign a three-year contract with him.
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Sakari Mattila played with the Primavera team and in July 2009 left on loan for Ascoli.
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On 29 July 2012, it was announced that Sakari Mattila had joined his former club, HJK, on loan until end of December 2013.
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On 3 November 2013, it was announced that Sakari Mattila has signed a three-year contract with Aalesunds FK in Norway's Tippeligaen.
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On 4 August 2015 Sakari Mattila signed for Fulham FC for an undisclosed fee.
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On 29 July 2018, Sakari Mattila signed a contract with Fredrikstad.
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Sakari Mattila made his debut for the Finland national team on 30 October 2013 in a friendly match in Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego against Mexico.
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Sakari Mattila earned his second cap for Finland on 5 March 2014, in the 2:1 away win over Hungary in a friendly match after coming on as a last minute substitute for Roman Eremenko.
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Sakari Mattila made his UEFA European Championship qualification match debut on 29 March 2015 on Windsor Park when Mixu Paatelainen chose him to the starting eleven for a match against Northern Ireland.