Katri Nokso-Koivisto

Katri Mattsson
Personal information
Full name Katri Susanna Mattsson
Date of birth (1982-11-22) 22 November 1982
Place of birth Kauhajoki, Finland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 United Pietarsaari
2002–2004 Florida Atlantic Owls 56 (26)
2005–2006 United Pietarsaari
2007–2008 Bälinge
2009–2011 Wolfsburg 9 (0)
2012 Jitex 18 (1)
2013 LSK Kvinner FK 20 (0)
2014 PK-35 Vantaa 23 (3)
2015 FC Ilves 23 (3)
National team‡
1999–2015 Finland 100 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:52, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Katri Susanna Mattsson (née Nokso-Koivisto; born 22 November 1982) is a Finnish former football midfielder, who most recently played for PK-35 Vantaa. She previously played for LSK Kvinner FK of the Norwegian Toppserien. Before moving to Norway she played the 2012 season with Jitex BK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.[1] Mattsson previously played for United Pietarsaari in the Naisten Liiga, Florida Atlantic Owls in the NCAA,[2] Bälinge IF in the Damallsvenskan[3] and VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.

A member of the Finnish national team since 1999,[4] she played in the 2009 European Championship.[5] In June 2013 Mattsson was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[6]

In January 2016 Mattsson announced her retirement from football. She had recently collected her hundredth cap for the national team, but had been plagued by pain in her knees.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Jitex sign yet another Finnish player, this time from Wolfsburg. W Soccer News
  2. ↑ Profile in Owls' website
  3. ↑ Statistics in the Swedish Football Association's website
  4. ↑ Statistics in the Football Association of Finland's website
  5. ↑ Profile in UEFA's Euro 2009 archive
  6. ↑ "Jeglertz turns to youth for Finland". Uefa.com. UEFA. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
  7. ↑ "Katri Mattsson päättää upean uransa" (in Finnish). Football Association of Finland. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
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