| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
| –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
| 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 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| 2022 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 8 | ||
| Inter Turku | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Haka | 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 33 | 3 |
| Career total | 65 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 78 | 11 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup
- 1 2 Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
References
- ↑ Ryan Mahuta at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ VIIME KAUDEN KOMEETTA JATKAA HAKASSA, Haka, 3 November 2023
- ↑ "Ryan Mahuta innoissaan uudesta mahdollisuudesta – "Ollut tähän mennessä oikea valinta"" (in Finnish). FC Haka. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ Ryan Mahuta at Soccerway
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA/Palloliitto