Matias Antero Lindfors (born 15 February 1997) is a Finnish former professional footballer who last played as a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

for

Ykkösliiga ''Ykkösliiga'' (English language, English: ''"League One"''; ) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams in Ykkösliiga also play a pre-s ...

club KTP. Lindfors announced his retirement from professional playing career at the age of 27, after KTP had secured the

title and the promotion to

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga () is a professional association football league in Finland and the highest level of the Finnish football league system. The league comprises the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agenc ...

at the end of the 2024 season due to numerous injuries. However, he continued as a coach for KTP.

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Honours

KTP *

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

KTP varmisti sarjanousun Veikkausliigaan

Yle Yleisradio Oy (; ), abbreviated as Yle () (formerly styled in all uppercase until 2012), translated into English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founded in 1926. It is a joint-stock comp ...

, 6 October 2024 *

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish language, Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until ...

: 2022 *Ykkönen runner-up:

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

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* * Living people 1997 births Footballers from Helsinki Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Finnish expatriate men's footballers Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Men's association football midfielders Kakkonen players Ykkönen players Ykkösliiga players Veikkausliiga players FC Kontu players Käpylän Pallo players IF Brommapojkarna players AC Oulu players Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat players Association football coaches {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub