Paulus Arajuuri
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 15 June 1988||
Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Brøndby IF | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1999 | Halkian Alku | ||
2002–2003 | NuPS | ||
2004 | Jokerit | ||
2005 | FC Espoo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005 | FC Espoo | 8 | (1) |
2006 | Honka | 1 | (0) |
2006 | → FC Espoo (loan) | 8 | (2) |
2007 | Klubi-04 | 25 | (0) |
2008–2009 | IFK Mariehamn | 48 | (3) |
2009–2013 | Kalmar FF | 56 | (3) |
2014–2016 | Lech Poznań | 70 | (5) |
2017– | Brøndby IF | 40 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2008 | Finland U20 | 3 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Finland U21 | 12 | (0) |
2010– | Finland | 26 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 October 2017 |
Paulus Verneri Arajuuri (born 15 June 1988) is a Finnish professional footballer, who plays as a centre back for Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga and the Finland national team.[2] He began his senior club career playing for FC Espoo, before making his Veikkausliiga debut with Honka at age 18 in 2006.
Arajuuri made his international debut for Finland in January 2010, at the age of 21.
Club career
FC Espoo
Arajuuri made his debut on senior level in the ranks of FC Espoo during season 2005. He gained 8 caps and scored one goal.
Honka
During season 2006 he made his debut in the Veikkausliiga with FC Honka against rivals HJK Helsinki. During the season, he was loaned back to FC Espoo for 8 matches.
Klubi-04
For the season 2007 he joined HJK Helsinki. He didn't make any appearances in the first team, but spent the whole season playing for the reserve team Klubi-04 in the Ykkönen.
IFK Mariehamn
Originally from Helsinki, Arajuuri moved to the Åland Islands and IFK Mariehamn in 2008. During his first season with IFK Mariehamn, he participated in all except two games, making it a total of 24 appearances.
During the summer of 2009, Arajuuri was frequently linked with a move to Sweden, especially to Djurgårdens IF. Arajuuri's player agent, Jonas Wirmola, admitted to one of the major newspapers of Åland that Djurgården and several other clubs had shown interest in the young Finnish defender.[3]
Kalmar FF
Eventually, Arajuuri signed a four-year deal (on a Bosman-transfer) with the Swedish champions of 2008, Kalmar FF on 24 September 2009.[4]
Arajuuri netted his first league goals for Kalmar FF home against GAIS on 23 June 2011. He scored twice to help the Småland club earn a 2–1 victory.[5]
Lech Poznań
On 1 January 2014, Arajuuri signed for Polish side Lech Poznań.[6]
Brøndby IF
On 7 July 2016, Arajuuri signed for Brøndby IF.
International career
Finland youth teams
Arajuuri made his debut in the Finland national under-21 football team in a friendly against Poland in Jyväskylä on 3 June 2008.[7] Arajuuri was called up to represent Finland in the U-21 national team qualifiers for the 2011 U-21 Euros. He was a part of the squad that faced the Netherlands and Poland in September 2009, and since that become a regular.[8] Arajuuri has also represented Finland's U-23 national team in the International Challenge Trophy.[9]
Finland first team
Arajuuri earned his first cap for Finland in a friendly against South Korea on 18 January 2010 in Málaga, Spain. Arajuuri came on as a substitute in the 84th minute.[10] Arajuuri scored his first goal for the national team on 11 October 2015 in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualification match against Northern Ireland.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 March 2018.[12]
Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Kalmar FF | 2010 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
2011 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||
2012 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | |||
2013 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||||
Total | 56 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 68 | 3 | |||
Lech Poznań | 2013–14 | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | |||
2015–16 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
2016–17 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
Total | 70 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 7 | ||
Brøndby IF | 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 21 | 2 | |||
Total | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 2 | |||
Career total | 152 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 12 |
1 Including Polish SuperCup.
International
Statistics accurate as of matches played on 9 October 2017[13]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Finland | |||
2010 | 1 | 0 | |
2011 | 0 | 0 | |
2012 | 2 | 0 | |
2013 | 3 | 0 | |
2014 | 0 | 0 | |
2015 | 5 | 1 | |
2016 | 9 | 1 | |
2017 | 6 | 1 | |
Total | 26 | 3 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[14]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 October 2015 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying | |
2. | 5 September 2016 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
3. | 9 October 2017 | Veritas Stadion, Turku, Finland | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours and achievements
Club
Lech Poznań[12]
Brøndby IF
References
- 1 2 "P.Arajuuri". soccerway.com. SOCCERWAY. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ "Paulus Arajuuri" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ↑ "Fortfarande oklart kring Arajuuri-flytt". Nya Åland (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Finland. 20 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2009.
- ↑ "Paulus Arajuuri siirtyy Kalmariin". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Mariehamn, Finland. 24 September 2009. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ↑ "Paulus frälste Guldfågeln Arena". Kalmar FF (in Swedish). Kalmar, Sweden. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-23.
- ↑ http://www.lechpoznan.pl/news/paulus,arajuuri,pilkarzem,lecha
- ↑ "U21 Suomi-Puola 3.6". Futismaailma.com (in Finnish). Jyväskylä, Finland. 3 June 2008. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 3 June 2008.
- ↑ "Paulus representerar Finland". GMM. Helsinki, Finland. 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 2009-08-26. (in Swedish)
- ↑ "U23: Suomi Italian kimppuun keskiviikkona". Palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
- ↑ "Förlust för Lyyski och Arajuuri i debuten". Nya Åland (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Finland. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- ↑ "Finland 1-1 Northern Ireland: Michael O'Neill's men finish top of Group F". Sky Sports. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-06.
- 1 2 "Paulus Arajuuri". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "Paulus Arajuuri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
- ↑ "Arajuuri, Paulus". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paulus Arajuuri. |
- Paulus Arajuuri – UEFA competition record
- Paulus Arajuuri – FIFA competition record (archive)
- Paulus Arajuuri at National-Football-Teams.com
- Paulus Arajuuri at Soccerbase
- Paulus Arajuuri at 90minut.pl (in Polish)