Isak Dybvik Määttä (born 19 September 2001) is a Norwegian professional

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who plays as a defender or

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for Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt.

Club career

Hailing from

Sula Municipality Sula () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Sunnmøre Districts of Norway, district. The administrative centre is the village of Langevåg. Other villages ...

, Määttä joined

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at the onset of his teenage years, then regional greats Aalesund in 2018 at the age of 17. The next year he made his league debut for Aalesund and won his first Norway youth caps. On 28 July 2022, Määttä signed a four-year contract with

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club

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International career

Born in Norway, Määttä is of Finnish descent on his father's side. He is a youth international for Norway, having represented the Norway U18s and

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Career statistics

Honours

Bodø/Glimt *

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References

2001 births Living people Footballers from Møre og Romsdal Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Norwegian people of Finnish descent Men's association football midfielders Norwegian Fourth Division players Norwegian Third Division players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Aalesunds FK players FC Groningen players FK Bodø/Glimt players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub