Ryan Mahuta

Ryan Mahuta

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Turku, Finland
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Pardubice
Youth career
	TuNL
0000–2018	TPS
2019–2021	Inter Turku
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Inter Turku II	23	(8)
2021–2022	Inter Turku	17	(0)
2023–2024	Haka	46	(2)
2025–	Pardubice	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 April 2025

Ryan Mahuta (born 7 July 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Czech First League side FK Pardubice.

Early life

Mahuta was born in Turku, Finland, to a South Sudanese mother and a father from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He has dual citizenship of DRC and Finland. ^[2]

Career

Mahuta started playing football in Turun Nappulaliiga youth league at the age of seven, continuing in the youth sector of Turun Palloseura (TPS). After spending two seasons in Veikkausliiga with a rival club Inter Turku, Mahuta left Turku after the 2022 season.

On 20 January 2023, he signed a one-year contract with Haka, with an option to extend for 2024. ^[3] After the season, Haka exercised their option and Mahuta's contract was extended until the end of 2024. ^[4]

On 23 December 2024, Mahuta was announced as a new FK Pardubice player in Czech First League, starting in January 2025. ^[5]

International career

In March 2023, Mahuta received a call up to South Sudan national team, but declined, and announced his interest to represent either Finland or DRC. ^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 April 2025 ^{[7] [8]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Inter Turku II	2019	Kolmonen	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	2020	Kolmonen	9	0	—		—		—		9	0
	2021	Kolmonen	2	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2022	Kolmonen	11	8	—		—		—		11	8
	Total		23	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	8
Inter Turku	2021	Veikkausliiga	9	0	2	0	0	0	—		11	0
	2022	Veikkausliiga	8	0	0	0	0	0	3 [b]	0	11	0
	Total		17	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	22	0
Haka	2023	Veikkausliiga	25	2	1	0	2 [c]	0	5 [b]	1	33	3
	2024	Veikkausliiga	21	0	3	0	—		4 [b]	0	28	0
	Total		46	2	4	0	2	0	9	1	61	3
Pardubice	2024–25	Czech First League	5	0	1	0	–		–		6	0
Career total			90	10	7	0	2	0	12	1	111	11

Notes

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

References

1. Ryan Mahuta at WorldFootball.net
2. Perkiö, Jari (7 June 2023). "Valkeakosken huippulöytö Ryan Mahuta hämmästyi Instagram-päivitystä, jossa kerrottiin hänen lähtevän Etelä-Sudaniin – "Sanoin, etten ole kiinnostunut"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
3. "20 -VUOTIAS PUOLUSTAJA SIIRTYY TURUSTA TEHTAAN KENTÄLLE" [20-YEAR-OLD DEFENDER WILL MOVE FROM TURKU TO TEHTA'S FIELD] (in Finnish). FC Haka. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
4. VIIME KAUDEN KOMEETTA JATKAA HAKASSA, Haka, 3 November 2023
5. Ryan Mahuta první zimní posilou FKPCE!, fkpardubice.cz, 23 December 2024
6. "Ryan Mahuta innoissaan uudesta mahdollisuudesta – "Ollut tähän mennessä oikea valinta"" (in Finnish). FC Haka. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
7. Ryan Mahuta at Soccerway
8. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA/Palloliitto