Paulus Arajuuri
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 June 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lech Poznań | ||
| 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– | Lech Poznań | 64 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Finland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Finland U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2010– | Finland | 17 | (2) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2016. | |||
Paulus Verneri Arajuuri (born 15 June 1988) is a Finnish professional footballer, who plays as a centre back for Lech Poznań in the Ekstraklasa 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]
International career
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 has also represented Finland's U-23 national team in the International Challenge Trophy.[8]
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 has since that become a regular.[9] 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]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 October 2016.[11]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup | Europe | Other1 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 64 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 5 | ||
1 Including Polish SuperCup.
Honours
Club
- Lech Poznań[11]
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. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ↑ "Paulus Arajuuri siirtyy Kalmariin". Veikkausliiga (in Finnish). Mariehamn, Finland. 24 September 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 2008-06-03.
- ↑ "U23: Suomi Italian kimppuun keskiviikkona". Palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Helsinki, Finland. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-01.
- ↑ "Paulus representerar Finland". GMM. Helsinki, Finland. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-26. (Swedish)
- ↑ "Förlust för Lyyski och Arajuuri i debuten". Nya Åland (in Swedish). Mariehamn, Finland. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
- 1 2 "Paulus Arajuuri". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
External links
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- Paulus Arajuuri – UEFA competition record
- Paulus Arajuuri – FIFA competition record
- Paulus Arajuuri at National-Football-Teams.com
- Paulus Arajuuri career statistics at Soccerbase
- Paulus Arajuuri profile at 90minut