Matias Riikonen

Matias Riikonen

Personal information
Full name	Matias Ilmari Riikonen [1]
Date of birth	(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 23)
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	IFK Mariehamn
Number	32
Youth career
0000–2018	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	33	(0)
International career‡
2019	Finland U17	2	(0)
2021–	Finland U20	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 November 2021

Matias Ilmari 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. ^{[2] [3]}

On 26 November 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Inter Turku. ^[4]

On 22 November 2023, Riikonen signed a two-year deal with fellow Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn. ^[5]

Career statistics

As of 27 February 2025 ^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		League cup [b]		Europe		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	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	5	0	2 [c]	0	21	0
	2023	Veikkausliiga	3	0	3	0	4	0	–		10	0
	Total		12	0	8	0	9	0	2	0	31	0
IFK Mariehamn	2024	Veikkausliiga	27	0	0	0	4	0	–		31	0
	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	3	0	–		3	0
	Total		27	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	34	0
Career total			73	0	10	0	16	0	2	0	101	0

Notes

1. Appearances in the Suomen Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Includes UEFA Europa Conference League

References

1. Urheilukouluun valittiin 79 kesälajien urheilijaa lokakuun 2022 saapumiserään, intti.fi, 17 May 2022
2. U19 LEJER DEN TALENTFULDE FINSKE KEEPER MATIAS RIIKONEN, fck.dk, 22 September 2020
3. 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
4. "MATIAS RIIKONEN KAKSIVUOTISEEN SOPIMUKSEEN FC INTERIN KANSSA" (in Finnish). Inter Turku. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
5. Matias Riikonen Interistä IFK Mariehamniin – Otto Hautamo ei jatka Grönvittissä, Veikkausliiga, 22 November 2023
6. Matias Riikonen at Soccerway