Joel Mattsson (born 17 March 1999) is a Finnish professional

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who plays for Danish club

Vejle BK Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...

, as a

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Career

On 23 December 2018,

HIFK HIFK, the Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna, Helsingfors (IFK, Helsingfors) rf (officially abbreviated IFK Helsingfors, colloquially often Helsingfors IFK or Helsingin IFK) is a multi-sport association based in Helsinki, Finland. Formed in 1897 on ...

announced the signing of Mattsson. In January 2020 Danish club

Vejle Boldklub Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...

confirmed that Mattson would join the club on a one-and-a-half-year contract from January 2021. He moved on loan to

IFK Mariehamn IFK Mariehamn is a Finnish football club based in Mariehamn, the capital of the Åland Islands. It plays in the Finnish Premier Division (''Veikkausliiga''), winning their first title in 2016. The club is managed by Gary Williams, and it plays ...

for the 2021 season.

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* 1999 births Living people Finnish men's footballers 21st-century Finnish sportsmen Finnish expatriate men's footballers IFK Mariehamn players FC Åland players HIFK Fotboll players Vejle Boldklub players Kakkonen players Veikkausliiga players Men's association football midfielders Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Finland men's youth international footballers {{Finland-footy-midfielder-stub