Matias Paavola

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Matias Paavola
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-30) 30 June 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Kotka, Finland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
KTP
Number 26
Youth career
–2017 KTP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018– KTP 123 (9)
2018–2021Peli-Karhut (loan) 24 (3)
2019Sudet (loan) 7 (1)
2023PEPO (loan) 4 (0)
2023Gnistan (loan) 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025

Matias Paavola (born 30 June 2000) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Veikkausliiga club KTP.

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Career

Born in Kotka, Paavola started football in a local club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP), making his senior debut with the first team in the 2018 season. During his career with the club, he has played with farm clubs Peli-Karhut and Sudet, and was loaned out to PEPO Lappeenranta and Gnistan in 2023. He has won two Finnish second-tier titles with KTP, in 2022 and 2024. [1] [2] [3] [4] Paavola was named the Ykkösliiga Player of the Month in August 2024.

Career statistics

As of 10 March 2025 [5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] League cup [b] EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KTP 2018 Ykkönen 404080
2019 Ykkönen17050220
2020 Ykkönen17140211
2021 Veikkausliiga 18030210
2022Ykkönen24120261
2023 Veikkausliiga412150112
2024 Ykkösliiga 2552140316
2025 Veikkausliiga00005050
Total1098221140001459
Peli-Karhut (loan)2018 Kolmonen 191191
Sudet (loan)2019Kakkonen7171
Peli-Karhut (loan) 2020 Kolmonen2020
2021 Kakkonen 3232
Total5200000052
PEPO (loan) 2023 Kakkonen4040
Gnistan (loan) 2023 Ykkönen4040
Career total147122211400018313
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. Includes Finnish League Cup and Ykkösliigacup

Honours

KTP

Individual

References