Matias Niemelä | |
Height: | 1.89 m |
Birth Date: | 2002 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Espoo, Finland |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | TPS |
Clubnumber: | 1 |
Youthclubs1: | Kasiysi[1] |
Youthyears1: | –2013 |
Youthyears2: | 2015–2018 |
Youthclubs2: | Espoo |
Years1: | 2018 |
Clubs1: | Espoo II |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2018–2019 |
Clubs2: | Espoo |
Caps2: | 12 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019–2022 |
Clubs3: | Klubi 04 |
Caps3: | 11 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2020 |
Clubs4: | → RoPS II (loan) |
Caps4: | 3 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 2020 |
Clubs5: | → RoPS (loan) |
Caps5: | 11 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2022 |
Clubs6: | HJK |
Caps6: | 0 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Years7: | 2023 |
Clubs7: | KTP |
Caps7: | 6 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 2024– |
Clubs8: | TPS |
Caps8: | 4 |
Goals8: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
Nationalteam1: | Finland U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Finland U18 |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 29 April 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 19 February 2024 |
Matias Niemelä (born 15 March 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ykkösliiga club TPS.
In his early career, Niemelä played for FC Espoo and Klubi 04, and eventually made his Veikkausliiga debut with RoPS in the 2020 season, when he was loaned out to the club.[2]
On 8 November 2022, Niemelä signed with newly promoted Veikkausliiga club Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP).[3]
In January 2024, he signed with Turun Palloseura (TPS) in the new second tier Ykkösliiga.[4]