Matias Siltanen

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Matias Siltanen
Personal information
Date of birth (2007-03-29) 29 March 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Kuopio, Finland
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 KuPS
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2022 KuPS
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022– KuPS II 26 (2)
2023– KuPS 3 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Finland U15 5 (0)
2022–2023 Finland U16 10 (0)
2023– Finland U17 14 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Matias Siltanen (born 29 March 2007) is a Finnish professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Veikkausliiga club KuPS, and captains the Finland U17 national team. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Club career

Born in Kuopio, Siltanen started to play football in a youth team of the local club KuPS. He made his senior debut in 2022 at the age of 15, with the club's reserve team KuPS II playing in the third tier league Kakkonen.

On 12 January 2023, Siltanen signed his first professional contract with the club, on a two-year deal with an option for an additional year. [6] He made his first team debut with KuPS on 11 February 2023, in a Finnish League Cup loss against Ilves. [7]

After the 2023 season, Siltanen was named The Boy Player of the Year by the Football Association of Finland. [8] [9]

On 6 April 2024, Siltanen debuted in Veikkausliiga with KuPS first team, as a starter in the opening game of the 2024 season, in a 3–1 home win against HJK Helsinki. [10]

International career

Siltanen was part of the Finland U16 squad that won the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in July 2023. [11]

On 4 October 2023, he was named the captain of the Finland U17 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification tournament. [12] In the tournament Finland drew with Ukraine 2–2 [13] and with Germany 1–1, before winning Liechtenstein 3–0, placing 2nd in the group and advancing to the Elite round. [14] Siltanen played in first two games and scored a goal against Ukraine.

Career statistics

As of 21 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [lower-alpha 1] OtherContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KuPS II 2022 Kakkonen 110———110
2023 Kakkonen152———152
Total262000000262
KuPS 2023 Veikkausliiga 00001 [lower-alpha 2] 00010
2024 Veikkausliiga30005 [lower-alpha 2] 00080
Total3000600090
Career total292006000352

Honours

KuPS

Finland U16

Individual

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