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

Ryan Mahuta
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-07) 7 July 2002 (age 22)
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 46 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Early life

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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As of 2 November 2024.[6][7]
Club Season League Cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Turku II 2019 Kolmonen 1 0 1 0
2020 Kolmonen 9 0 9 0
2021 Kolmonen 2 0 2 0
2022 Kolmonen 11 8 11 8
Total 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 8
Inter Turku 2021 Veikkausliiga 9 0 2 0 0 0 11 0
2022 Veikkausliiga 8 0 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 11 0
Total 17 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 22 0
Haka 2023 Veikkausliiga 25 2 1 0 2[c] 0 5[b] 1 33 3
2024 Veikkausliiga 21 0 3 0 4[b] 0 28 0
Total 46 2 4 0 2 0 9 1 61 3
Career total 85 10 6 0 2 0 12 1 105 11
Notes
  1. ^ Includes Suomen Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League

References

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  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