Matti Lähitie
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Matti Lähitie (born February 13, 1985 in Pori) is a Finnish footballer, currently playing for FC Lahti in the Finnish Premier League. He plays as a midfielder.
[edit] Playing Career
Matti Lähitie started his football career at Finnish club FC Jazz, where he made his league debut at the age of just seventeen years old. In total he made forty appearances at FC Jazz between 2002 and 2004, scoring twice.
In 2005, he transferred to another Finnish club, FC Lahti who were playing in Veikkausliiga at the time. Lähitie saw this as a step-up in his career, with Finnish internationals such as Jari Litmanen, Pekka Lagerblom and Mika Väyrynen also playing for Lahti at some point and all benefiting.
Lähitie is a very versatile midfielder, who is just as comfortable on the left side of midfield as he is on the right or in the centre, although his right foot is his strongest. This all-purpose ability is a feature that could earn him a call-up into the national team. In fact, some people have even compared him to legendary Finnish footballer Jari Litmanen and see him as his long-term replacement for the national team.
[edit] Trivia
[edit] External links
- FC Lahti official website (Finnish)
