Ilari Mettälä
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Yläne, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gilla FC | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Pallo-Iirot | 17 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | TPS | 54 | (22) |
| 2015 | → SalPa (loan) | 9 | (5) |
| 2018–2022 | Ilves | 48 | (13) |
| 2021 | → TPS (loan) | 16 | (7) |
| 2023– | Gilla FC | 17 | (24) |
| 2023– | → Bali Bulldogs (loan) | 8 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ilari Mettälä (born 26 April 1994) is a Finnish former professional football forward.[1] He plays for Finnish club Gilla FC.
On 27 September 2020, in a Veikkausliiga match between Ilves and TPS, Mettälä suffered a severe injury when he broke his ankle when duelling for a ball against TPS defender Aldayr Hernández.[2][3] His ankle never fully recovered, and in May 2022, Mettälä announced his retirement from professional football, at age 28.[4]
References
- ^ Ilari Mettälä at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ Ilari Mettälän hirveä loukkaantuminen
- ^ Ilari Mettälän loukkaantuminen hiljensi Ratinan – "Jalka oli ihan vinksallaan", mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 27 September 2020
- ^ Päivittäinen kipu varjosti Ilarin, 29, elämää – nyt ex-ammattiurheilija on osa jättimäistä suomalaisilmiötä: "Tässä pysytään", mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 27 September 2023