Sakari Mattila

Sakari Mattila
Fulham info
Full name	Sakari Mikael Mattila
Date of birth	14 Jul 1989
Place of birth	Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
Height	6ft 1 1/2in (1.87m)
Playing position	Central midfielder
Current player?
Number(s) worn	14 (2015-2016)
Debut	Wycombe (a) (11 Aug 2015)
Last Appearance	Blackburn (a) (16 Feb 2016)
Joined from	Aalesunds FK, £140,000 - 4 Aug 2015
Left for	Released - 8 Aug 2016
League apps (gls)	6 (0)
All apps (gls)	9 (0)
Other clubs	Malminkartanon Peto (youth) POHU (youth) HJK (youth) Klubi 04 (2007) HJK Helsinki (2008, 2012 & 2013) Udinese (2009-2011) → Ascoli (loan) (2009-2010) → AC Bellinzona (loan) (2010-2011) AC Bellinzona (2011-2012) Aalesunds FK (2014-2015) SønderjyskE (2016-2018) Fredrikstad (2018-2019) Helsinki IFK (2020-2022) Gilla (2023-present)
International	Finland (2014-2017)
Apps (gls)	16 (0)

Sakari Mattila was a midfielder who played for Fulham from 2015 until 2016. A defensive midfielder, he was a signing out of left-field when Kit Symons secured his signature in August 2015 from Aalesunds FK. He has represented his native Finland on several occasions since his first appearance in 2014. After Kit Symons was sacked as manager, he did not feature in new manager Slaviša Jokanović' plans and his contract was ended by mutual consent in August 2016.

Career

Fulham (2015-2016)

The club announced on the 4 August 2015 that Sakari had signed for Fulham on a two-year deal, making his debut as a second half substitute in a 1-0 victory away to Wycombe Wanderers in the first round of the League Cup on 11 August 2015. After only sporadic appearances under Kit Symons, most of which from the substitutes bench, Sakari found game time even harder to come by when new head coach Slaviša Jokanović was in charge.

He did not feature in Fulham's pre-season of 2016-17, and after he was not handed a squad number his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 8 August 2016 and he left the club.

Fulham Statistics

Appearances

U21 squad

Season	League		U21 PL Cup		Total
	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2015-16	4	0	0	0	4	0
Total	4	0	0	0	4	0

First team

Season	League	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2015-16	Championship	6	0	1	0	2	0	9	0
	Total	6	0	1	0	2	0	9	0

Disciplinary

Season
2015-16	1	0
Total	1	0

Fulham Matches

U21 squad

#	Season	Date	Comp	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1	2015-16	22 Dec 2015	U21PRM	Brighton U21	Away	Drew	3-3
2	2015-16	22 Jan 2016	U21PRM	West Ham U21	Home	Lost	1-3	67'
3	2015-16	2 Mar 2016	U21PRM	Stoke U21	Home	Drew	1-1
4	2015-16	9 Mar 2016	U21PRM	Arsenal U21	Home	Lost	0-3

First team

#	Season	Date	Comp	Opposition	Venue	Result	Score	Additional Information
1	2015-16	11 Aug 2015	LC	Wycombe	Away	Won	1-0	83'
2	2015-16	22 Sept 2015	LC	Stoke	Home	Lost	0-1	82'
3	2015-16	29 Sept 2015	CHMP	Wolves	Home	Lost	0-3	84'
4	2015-16	4 Oct 2015	CHMP	Charlton	Away	Drew	2-2	90'
5	2015-16	21 Nov 2015	CHMP	MK Dons	Away	Drew	1-1	70'
6	2015-16	2 Jan 2016	CHMP	Sheff Wed	Home	Lost	0-1	71'
7	2015-16	9 Jan 2016	FAC	Sheff Wed	Away	Lost	1-2	71'
8	2015-16	16 Jan 2016	CHMP	Huddersfield	Away	Drew	1-1	81'
9	2015-16	16 Feb 2016	CHMP	Blackburn	Away	Lost	0-3	52', 57'

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