.jpg) Arajuuri in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 June 1988[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1999 | Halkian Alku | ||
| 2002–2003 | NuPS | ||
| 2004 | Jokerit | ||
| 2005 | FC Espoo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Espoo | 8 | (1) |
| 2006 | Honka | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Espoo (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2007 | Klubi 04 | 25 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Mariehamn | 48 | (3) |
| 2009–2013 | Kalmar | 56 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Lech Poznań | 70 | (5) |
| 2014 | Lech Poznań II | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Brøndby | 67 | (3) |
| 2019–2021 | Pafos | 45 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Anorthosis | 25 | (1) |
| 2022 | HJK | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | HIFK | 25 | (3) |
| Total | 382 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Finland U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Finland U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2010–2021 | Finland | 58 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paulus Verneri Arajuuri (born 15 June 1988) is a Finnish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.[2]
Beginning his senior career with FC Espoo in 2005, he later played for clubs across Finland, Sweden, Poland, Denmark, and Cyprus. Notably, he won the Polish Ekstraklasa and Polish Super Cup with Lech Poznań and achieved a Danish Cup victory with Brøndby. He announced his retirement in 2023 after finishing his career with HIFK in Finland.
Internationally, Arajuuri was capped 57 times for the Finland national team and was part of the squad that competed in UEFA Euro 2020.
- ^ a b Paulus Arajuuri at Soccerway
- ^ "Paulus Arajuuri" (in Finnish). Suomen Palloliitto. Retrieved 1 August 2016.