Matti Peltola
Matti Peltola (born 3 July 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as midfielder and defender for Veikkausliiga club HJK and the Finland national team. Early years
Born in Espoo, Peltola started playing football in Belgium, where his family lived for a couple of years due to father's work. After returning to Finland, Peltola joined Keimolan Kaiku youth team in Vantaa. Growing up, he also played ice hockey, before choosing football over it. Club career

HJK Helsinki
Peltola played in the youth sector of HJK in Munkkiniemi with Santeri Väänänen since the age of ten, before making his debut in the first team in Veikkausliiga on 19 October 2019 against Ilves. On 23 August 2022, HJK announced that they had exercised their option to keep Peltola in Helsinki for the 2023 season. Personal life
Peltola is a fluent French-speaker and has attended the French–Finnish school of Helsinki. Career statistics

Honours

Club

HJK Helsinki
Veikkausliiga: 2021, 2022, 2023
Finnish Cup: 2020
Finnish League Cup: 2023

Individual
Veikkausliiga Team of the Year: 2023

References

2002 births
Living people
Finnish men's footballers
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
Finland men's youth international footballers
Veikkausliiga players
Men's association football midfielders