Ryan Mahuta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Vincent Mahuta | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pardubice | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TuNL | |||
| –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) |
| 2023–2024 | Haka | 46 | (2) |
| 2025– | Pardubice | 40 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Finland | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 June 2026 | |||
Ryan Mahuta (born 7 July 2002) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Czech First League side FK Pardubice and the Finland national team.
Early life
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
Mahuta started playing football in Turun Nappulaliiga youth league at the age of seven, continuing in the youth sector of Turun Palloseura (TPS). After spending two seasons in Veikkausliiga with a rival club Inter Turku, Mahuta left Turku after the 2022 season.
On 20 January 2023, he 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]
On 23 December 2024, Mahuta was announced as a new FK Pardubice player in Czech First League, starting in January 2025.[5]
International career
In March 2023, Mahuta received a call up to South Sudan national team, but declined, and announced his interest to represent either Finland or DRC.[6]
In November 2025, he made his international debut with Finland national team.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National 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 | ||
| Pardubice | 2024–25 | Czech First League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Czech First League | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2026–27 | Czech First League | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 2 | |||
| Total | 40 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
| Pardubice B | 2026–27 | CHNL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 126 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 151 | 13 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Includes Suomen Cup and Czech Cup
- 1 2 3 Appearances in the Finnish League Cup
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 5 June 2026[9]
| National team | Year | Competitive | Friendly | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Finland | 2025 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0[b] | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
- ↑ Appearance in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.
- ↑ Appearances in the 2026–27 UEFA Nations League C.
- ↑ Includes two appearances in the 2026 FIFA Series.
Honours
Inter Turku
- Finnish League Cup runner-up: 2022[10]
Finland
References
- ↑ Ryan Mahuta at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ VIIME KAUDEN KOMEETTA JATKAA HAKASSA, Haka, 3 November 2023
- ↑ Ryan Mahuta první zimní posilou FKPCE!, fkpardubice.cz, 23 December 2024
- ↑ "Ryan Mahuta innoissaan uudesta mahdollisuudesta – "Ollut tähän mennessä oikea valinta"" (in Finnish). FC Haka. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ↑ Ryan Mahuta at Soccerway
- ↑ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ↑ "Ryan Mahuta (FK Pardubice) Stats - Flashscore.com". Flashscore.
- ↑ "HON 3-1 INT FC Honka - FC Inter 19/03/2022 Jalkapallo - Flashscore Kokoonpanot". Flashscore.
- ↑ "Huuhkajat voitti Uuden-Seelannin FIFA Series -turnauksen". www.palloliitto.fi. 30 March 2026.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Turku
- Finnish people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Finnish people of South Sudanese descent
- Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
- Sportspeople of South Sudanese descent
- Finnish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Turun Palloseura footballers
- FC Haka players
- FC Inter Turku players
- FK Pardubice players
- Kolmonen players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Czech First League players
- Finland men's international footballers
- Finnish expatriate men's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
- 21st-century Finnish sportsmen