Matias Johan Erik Rale (born 4 March 2001) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Ilves.
Club career
Rale was born in Vantaa, and started playing football with a local club TiPS in Tikkurila.
He joined the Espoo-based FC Honka organisation when aged 14,[2] and made his Veikkausliiga debut with the Honka first team in 2021.[3] For the 2023 season, Rale was named one of the team captains of Honka.[4][5]
On 15 January 2024, after a surprising bankruptcy of Honka, Rale joined Lithuanian club Kauno Žalgiris in A Lyga.[6] He left the club after the season.
On 23 January 2025, Rale signed a two-year deal with Ilves.[7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Honka Akatemia | 2016 | Kolmonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017 | Kolmonen | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Kakkonen | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2019 | Kakkonen | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2020 | Kakkonen | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 1 | |||
| 2021 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022 | Kakkonen | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| Honka | 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Total | 61 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 82 | 3 | ||
| Kauno Žalgiris | 2024 | A Lyga | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| Ilves | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 120 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 152 | 4 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup and Lithuanian Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Honka
- Finnish League Cup: 2022
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023
References
- ^ a b Matias Rale at WorldFootball.net
- ^ 14-vuotiaana Matias Rale matkusti kolme tuntia päivässä saavuttaakseen liigapaikan Espoon Hongan riveissä ja nyt hän tähtää korkealle myös kentän ulkopuolella – "Käytin sen ajan tehden läksyjä", Länsiväylä, Jari Kostiainen, 4 June 2022
- ^ Matias Ralen debyyttiosuma toi Hongalle kirivoiton ennätysyleisön edessä, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, Tomi Siren, 24 June 2021
- ^ "Nuorten pelaajien ääni esille" - Matias Rale on ylpeänä osa Hongan kapteenistoa, Veikkausliiga, 15 April 2023
- ^ "Itseluottamus pitää nyt korjata" - Hongan Matias Rale kaipaa ryhtiliikettä loppukauteen, Veikkausliiga, 8 October 2023
- ^ ""Kauno Žalgirio" gynybos liniją papildė 22-ejų suomis". zalgiris.lt (in Lithuanian). Kauno Žalgiris. 15 January 2024.
- ^ Matias Rale Ilvekseen kaksivuotisella sopimuksella, ilvesfootball.com, 23 January 2025
- ^ Matias Rale, Finnish FA
External links
- Matias Rale at Soccerway
- Matias Rale at WorldFootball.net
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