Matias Ritari

Matias Tapio Ritari (born 15 July 2005) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ettan Södra side FC Rosengård.

Early career Ritari started football in a youth team of PPJ in 2011 when aged five, but after a few training sessions he joined a newly established district youth team of HJK Helsinki in Töölö neighbourhood.

Ritari captained the HJK U17 team in 2022, and helped the team to win the league of their age group. He signed his first contract with HJK organisation on 7 November 2022.

Club career HJK

Ritari made his senior debut for HJK in a Finnish League Cup match against Inter Turku in February 2023. In the 2023 season, he played for the club's reserve team Klubi 04 in third-tier Kakkonen. He represented HJK in the 2023–24 UEFA Youth League in all four games, where the team advanced by winning Malmö FF, but was eventually knocked out by Nantes in the 2nd round on penalties, after a 1–1 aggregate draw.

In 2024, Ritari captained Klubi 04 in the new third-tier Ykkönen. He also made two appearances scoring a goal in Finnish League Cup, and two appearances in Finnish Cup for HJK first team. On 30 August 2024, he signed a professional contract with the club, on a deal until the end of 2026 with a one-year option. At the end of the season, Klubi 04 won the Ykkönen title and earned a promotion to Ykkösliiga. On 19 December 2024, in a UEFA Conference League match against Real Betis, Ritari came on from the bench as a late substitute to Georgios Kanellopoulos, in a 1–0 away loss at the Estadio Benito Villamarín. He made his league debut on 11 May 2025, in a 3–0 away win over Jaro.

On 9 July 2025, he was loaned to Gnistan.

FC Rosengård

On 5 March 2026, Ritari officially joined Ettan Södra side FC Rosengård for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

Honours HJK Finnish League Cup: 2023 Klubi 04 Ykkönen: 2024