Matias Ojala

Matias Petteri Ojala (born 28 February 1995) is a Finnish footballer, who plays as a midfielder for AC Oulu in Finnish Veikkausliiga.

Matias Ojala

Personal information
Full name	Matias Petteri Ojala
Date of birth	(1995-02-28) 28 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Oulu, Finland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	AC Oulu
Number	8
Youth career
	OLS
	Tervarit
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2015	AC Oulu	85	(11)
2013–2014	→ Hamburger SV II (loan)	14	(1)
2016–2017	PS Kemi	58	(0)
2018–2019	Ilves	36	(0)
2020–2023	Inter Turku	73	(8)
2024	IFK Mariehamn	21	(0)
2025–	AC Oulu	6	(0)
International career
2010–2011	Finland U17	6	(0)
2011–2013	Finland U19	8	(0)
2012–2013	Finland U18	2	(1)
2014	Finland U20	2	(0)
2014–2015	Finland U21	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 July 2025

Early career

Born and raised in Oulu, Ojala started his footballing career with local club AC Oulu, making his debut on Finnish top-flight on 12 August 2010, only at the age of 15. By doing this, he became the youngest player in history to make an appearance in Veikkausliiga.^[1]

He was however unable to make more appearances during the season as AC Oulu finished 11th. Because of their financial situation, the club however dropped down a level as they were denied a league license by the Finnish FA^[2]

This proved to be a good career point for Ojala, as he went on making 58 appearances and scoring 9 goals for Oulu during the next three seasons combined in the Finnish second division. During his final season with Oulu, he replaced the legendary Mika Nurmela as the team captain, only at the age of 18.

Club career

On 27 August 2013, it was announced that Ojala had joined German Bundesliga side HSV on loan until summer 2014, with an option to buy.^[3] He was promoted to train with the first team for the first time in early October.

On 7 November 2019, FC Inter Turku confirmed the signing of Ojala for the 2020 season on a deal until the end of 2021.^[4]

On 22 December 2023, Ojala signed with fellow Veikkausliiga side IFK Mariehamn on a one-year deal.^[5]

On 3 November 2024, Ojala returned to his hometown Oulu and signed a two-year deal with his former club AC Oulu.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 26 February 2025^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League cup		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
AC Oulu	2010	Veikkausliiga	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
	2011	Ykkönen	19	2	0	0	1	0	–		20	2
	2012	Ykkönen	18	1	3	0	–		–		21	1
	2013	Ykkönen	21	6	0	0	–		–		21	6
	2014	Ykkönen	7	1	–		–		–		7	1
	2015	Ykkönen	19	1	4	0	–		–		23	1
	Total		85	11	7	0	1	0	0	0	93	11
Hamburger SV II (loan)	2013–14	Regionalliga Nord	14	1	–		–		–		14	1
PS Kemi	2016	Veikkausliiga	30	0	2	0	0	0	–		32	0
	2017	Veikkausliiga	28	0	5	1	–		–		33	1
	Total		58	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	65	1
Ilves	2018	Veikkausliiga	23	0	5	0	–		2[a]	0	30	0
	2019	Veikkausliiga	13	0	8	2	–		–		21	2
	Total		36	0	13	2	0	0	2	0	51	2
Inter Turku	2020	Veikkausliiga	14	1	6	1	–		1[a]	0	21	2
	2021	Veikkausliiga	27	5	5	0	–		1[b]	0	33	5
	2022	Veikkausliiga	11	0	4	0	4	0	0	0	19	0
	2023	Veikkausliiga	21	2	3	0	1	0	–		25	2
	Total		73	8	18	1	5	0	2	0	98	9
IFK Mariehamn	2024	Veikkausliiga	21	0	2	1	5	0	–		28	1
AC Oulu	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	4	0	–		4	0
Career total			287	20	47	5	15	0	4	0	353	25

1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Ilves

• Finnish Cup: 2019

Inter Turku

• Finnish Cup runner-up: 2022
• Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2022