Matias Ojala

Matias Ojala

Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-02-28) 28 February 1995
Place of birth	Oulu, Finland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Inter Turku
Number	21
Youth career
	OLS
	Tervarit
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2016	AC Oulu	85	(11)
2013–2014	→ HSV II (loan)	14	(1)
2016–2017	PS Kemi	58	(0)
2018–2019	Ilves	36	(0)
2020–	Inter Turku	0	(0)
International career
2010–2011	Finland U-17	6	(0)
2011–2013	Finland U-19	8	(0)
2012–2013	Finland U-18	2	(1)
2014	Finland U-20	2	(0)
2014–2015	Finland U-21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:59, 10 May 2020 (UTC)

Matias Ojala (born 28.2.1995) is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for FC Inter Turku in the Finnish Veikkausliiga.

Early career

Born and raised in Oulu, Ojala started his footballing career with local club AC Oulu, making his debut on Finnish top-flight on 12 August 2010, only at the age of 15. By doing this, he became the youngest player in history to make an appearance in Veikkausliiga.

He was however unable to make more appearances during the season as AC Oulu finished 11th. Because of their financial situation, the club however dropped down a level as they were denied a league license by the Finnish FA

This proved to be a good career point for Ojala, as he went on making 58 appearances and scoring 9 goals for Oulu during the next three seasons combined in the Finnish second division. During his final season with Oulu, he replaced the legendary Mika Nurmela as the team captain, only at the age of 18.

Career

On 27 August 2013, it was announced that Ojala had joined German Bundesliga side HSV on loan until summer 2014, with an option to buy. He was promoted to train with the first team for the first time in early October.

On 7 November 2019, FC Inter Turku confirmed the signing of Ojala for the 2020 season on a deal until the end of 2021.