About Ilari Mettälä
Born 1994. Ilari Mettälä is a Finnish association football player.
Ilari Mettälä (born 26 April 1994) is a Finnish former professional football forward. He plays for Finnish club Gilla FC.
On 27 September 2020, in a Veikkausliiga match between Ilves and TPS, Mettälä suffered a severe injury when he broke his ankle when duelling for a ball against TPS defender Aldayr Hernández. His ankle never fully recovered, and in May 2022, Mettälä announced his retirement from professional football, at age 28.
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Who is Ilari Mettälä?
Finnish association football player
When was Ilari Mettälä born?
Ilari Mettälä was born on 26 April 1994 in Yläne.
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Ilari Mettälä is an association football player.
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Ilari Mettälä is Finnish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ilari Mettälä. https://biography.guide/ilari-mettala/
MLA: "Ilari Mettälä." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ilari-mettala/.
Chicago: "Ilari Mettälä." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ilari-mettala/.
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