Katri Mattsson

Katri Mattsson
Personal information
Full name	Katri Susanna Mattsson
Birth name	Katri Susanna Nokso-Koivisto[1]
Date of birth	22 November 1982
Place of birth	Kauhajoki, Finland
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team
2002–2003	Fresno State Bulldogs
2004–2005	Florida Atlantic Owls
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998–2001	United Pietarsaari
2005–2006	United Pietarsaari
2007–2008	Bälinge
2009–2011	Wolfsburg
2012	Jitex
2013	LSK Kvinner FK
2014	PK-35 Vantaa
2015	FC Ilves
National team‡
1999–2015	Finland
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:52, 21 January 2016 (UTC)

Katri Susanna Mattsson (née Nokso-Koivisto; born 22 November 1982) is a Finnish former football midfielder, who most recently played for PK-35 Vantaa. She previously played for LSK Kvinner FK of the Norwegian Toppserien. Before moving to Norway she played the 2012 season with Jitex BK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.[2] Mattsson previously played for United Pietarsaari in the Naisten Liiga, Florida Atlantic Owls in the NCAA,[3] Bälinge IF in the Damallsvenskan,[4] and VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga.

A member of the Finnish national team since 1999,[5] she played in the 2009 European Championship.[6] In June 2013, Mattsson was named in national coach Andrée Jeglertz's Finland squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[7] In January 2016, Mattsson announced her retirement from football. She had recently collected her hundredth cap for the national team, but had been plagued by pain in her knees.[8]

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