Ryan Mahuta
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002
Place of birth Turku, Finland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Haka
Number 21
Youth career
TuNL
0000–2018 TPS
2019–2021 Inter Turku
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Inter Turku II 23 (8)
2021–2022 Inter Turku 17 (0)
2023– Haka 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2023

Ryan Mahuta (born 7 July 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Veikkausliiga side Haka.

Early life

Mahuta was born in Turku, Finland, to a South Sudanese mother and a father from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He has dual citizenship of DRC and Finland.[2]

Career

Mahuta started playing football in Turun Nappulaliiga youth league at the age of seven, and in the youth sector of TPS. After two seasons in Veikkausliiga with a rival club Inter Turku, Mahuta left Turku after the 2022 season.

On 20 January 2023, Mahuta signed a one-year contract with Haka, with an option to extend for 2024.[3] After the season, Haka exercised their option and Mahuta's contract was extended until the end of 2024.[4]

International career

In March 2023, Mahuta received a call up to South Sudan national football team, but declined, and announced his interest to represent either Finland or DRC.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 October 2023.[6][7]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Turku II 2019 Kolmonen 1010
2020 9090
2021 2020
2022 11820
Total 238000000238
Inter Turku 2021 Veikkausliiga 902000110
2022 8000003[lower-alpha 2]0110
Total 170200030220
Haka 2023 Veikkausliiga 252102[lower-alpha 3]05[lower-alpha 2]1333
Career total 65103020817811
Notes
  1. Includes Suomen Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

References

  1. Ryan Mahuta at WorldFootball.net
  2. Perkiö, Jari (7 June 2023). "Valkeakosken huippulöytö Ryan Mahuta hämmästyi Instagram-päivitystä, jossa kerrottiin hänen lähtevän Etelä-Sudaniin – "Sanoin, etten ole kiinnostunut"". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. "20 -VUOTIAS PUOLUSTAJA SIIRTYY TURUSTA TEHTAAN KENTÄLLE" [20-YEAR-OLD DEFENDER WILL MOVE FROM TURKU TO TEHTA'S FIELD] (in Finnish). FC Haka. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. VIIME KAUDEN KOMEETTA JATKAA HAKASSA, Haka, 3 November 2023
  5. "Ryan Mahuta innoissaan uudesta mahdollisuudesta – "Ollut tähän mennessä oikea valinta"" (in Finnish). FC Haka. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. Ryan Mahuta at Soccerway
  7. Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
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