Place of birth Helsinki, Finland 2008–2009 IFK Mariehamn Weight 91 kg Years Team Height 1.92 m | Number 6 Role Footballer Playing position Name Paulus Arajuuri Career start 2006 | |
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Date of birth (1988-06-15) 15 June 1988 (age 27) Current teams Finland national football team (Defender), Lech Poznan (#23 / Defender) Similar People Kasper Hamalainen, Gergo Lovrencsics, Szymon Pawlowski, Darko Jevtic, Lukasz Tralka | ||
Paulus Arajuuri against Northern Ireland
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. He began his senior club career playing for FC Espoo, before making his Veikkausliiga debut with Honka at age 18 in 2006.
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- Paulus Arajuuri against Northern Ireland
- Gralem w kolejorzu paulus arajuuri
- FC Espoo
- Honka
- Klubi 04
- IFK Mariehamn
- Kalmar FF
- Lech Pozna
- Brndby IF
- Finland youth teams
- Finland first team
- Club
- International
- International goals
- References
Arajuuri made his international debut for Finland in January 2010, at the age of 21.
Gralem w kolejorzu paulus arajuuri
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.
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.
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.
Lech Poznań
On 1 January 2014, Arajuuri signed for Polish side Lech Poznań.
Brøndby IF
On 7 July 2016, Arajuuri signed for Brøndby IF.
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. 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. Arajuuri has also represented Finland's U-23 national team in the International Challenge Trophy.
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. Arajuuri scored his first goal for the national team on 11 October 2015 in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualification match against Northern Ireland.
Club
As of 22 May 2017.1 Including Polish SuperCup.
International
Statistics accurate as of matches played on 5 September 2017