Market value
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Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.05
goals / match
Rotherham United
top club · 130 apps
Position rank · 2021
#308
goals rank
#422
assists rank
22
season goals
17
season assists
Among 669 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.00m
peak value · 2008
€1.00m
top transfer fee · 06/07
3
best season · 11/12
90 / 6
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1982-10-13 · 5 players total
471Appearances
22Goals
17Assists
102Yellow cards
4Red cards
161Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Kári Árnason |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1982-10-13 (43 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Göteborg, Iceland |
| Citizenship |  Iceland |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 190.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2022-01-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Rispect Sports ... |
Jan 2022
Transfer: Víkingur → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
2021 — Víkingur Reykjavík
27 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Víkingur Reykjavík
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2020
2020 — Víkingur Reykjavík
17 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Genclerbirligi → Víkingur
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
2019 — Víkingur Reykjavík
11 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Víkingur → Genclerbirligi
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Genclerbirligi Ankara
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2018
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Víkingur
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
Transfer: Omonia Nicosia → Aberdeen FC
17/18 · Transfer · €100k
Jul 2017
17/18 — Aberdeen FC
25 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Malmö FF → Omonia Nicosia
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Omonia Nicosia
8 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
2016 — Malmö FF
24 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2015
Transfer: Rotherham → Malmö FF
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2015
15/16 — Malmö FF
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Malmö FF
13 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
14/15 — Rotherham United
45 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Rotherham United
48 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Rotherham United
37 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: Aberdeen FC → Rotherham
12/13 · Transfer
Nov 2011
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Aberdeen FC
40 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Plymouth → Aberdeen FC
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Plymouth Argyle
41 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Plymouth Argyle
34 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Aarhus GF → Plymouth
09/10 · Transfer
Jun 2009
Transfer: Esbjerg fB → Aarhus GF
08/09 · Return from loan
Feb 2009
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Jan 2009
Transfer: Aarhus GF → Esbjerg fB
08/09 · Loan
Sep 2008
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2008
08/09 — Aarhus GF, Esbjerg fB
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Aarhus GF
25 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2007
Transfer: Djurgården → Aarhus GF
06/07 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jul 2006
06/07 — Djurgårdens IF
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2006
2006 — Djurgårdens IF
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
05/06 — Djurgårdens IF
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2004
Transfer: Víkingur → Djurgården
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Djurgårdens IF
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
2004 — Víkingur Reykjavík
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2001
Transfer: Víkingur U19 → Víkingur
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Valur Youth → Víkingur U19
99/00 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 584 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 2021. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.33/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.33/90
Yellow cards6 total · 1.99/90
Minutes played by club
Víkingur Reykjavík
4.9%
Malmö FF
22.7%
Djurgårdens IF
0.0%
Genclerbirligi Ankara
0.0%
Aberdeen FC
9.9%
Omonia Nicosia
4.2%
Rotherham United
18.7%
Plymouth Argyle
32.9%
Aarhus GF
6.7%
Esbjerg fB
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 5 | 20/21 | 2021 | 71 | 3 | 3 | 712 |
| Malmö FF | 3 | 15/16 | 2016 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 3,279 |
| Djurgårdens IF | 4 | 04/05 | 2006 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Genclerbirligi Ankara | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aberdeen FC | 2 | 11/12 | 17/18 | 65 | 6 | 4 | 1,429 |
| Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 608 |
| Rotherham United | 3 | 12/13 | 14/15 | 130 | 5 | 4 | 2,708 |
| Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 09/10 | 10/11 | 75 | 3 | 4 | 4,746 |
| Aarhus GF | 2 | 07/08 | 08/09 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 964 |
| Esbjerg fB | 1 | 08/09 | 08/09 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Lengjubikarinn | Víkingur Reykjavík | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Mjólkurbikar | Víkingur Reykjavík | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 272 |
| 2021 | Pepsi Max deild | Víkingur Reykjavík | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Lengjubikarinn | Víkingur Reykjavík | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Meistarakeppni | Víkingur Reykjavík | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Mjólkurbikar | Víkingur Reykjavík | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Pepsi Max deild | Víkingur Reykjavík | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Mjólkurbikar | Víkingur Reykjavík | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Pepsi Max deild | Víkingur Reykjavík | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 440 |
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | Malmö FF | 24 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2,109 |
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | Malmö FF | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 2006 | Allsvenskan | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Landsbankadeild | Víkingur Reykjavík | 15 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Europa League Qualifying | Víkingur Reykjavík | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 1.Lig | Genclerbirligi Ankara | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Türkiye Kupasi | Genclerbirligi Ankara | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Betfred Cup | Aberdeen FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Europa League Qualifying | Aberdeen FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premiership | Aberdeen FC | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 510 |
| 17/18 | Scottish Premiership Top Six Split | Aberdeen FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | SFA Cup | Aberdeen FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Champions Round | Omonia Nicosia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 475 |
| 16/17 | Protathlima Cyta | Omonia Nicosia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
| 15/16 | Champions League | Malmö FF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Champions League Qu. | Malmö FF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Svenska Cupen | Malmö FF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Rotherham United | 43 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1,264 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | EFL Trophy | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Rotherham United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League One | Rotherham United | 40 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League One Play-Offs | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Rotherham United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Rotherham United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Two | Rotherham United | 33 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1,444 |
| 11/12 | Premiership | Aberdeen FC | 33 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 919 |
| 11/12 | Scot. League Cup | Aberdeen FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | SFA Cup | Aberdeen FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Plymouth Argyle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | League One | Plymouth Argyle | 40 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3,336 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Plymouth Argyle | 32 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1,410 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Cup | Plymouth Argyle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Ekstra Bladet Cu | Aarhus GF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | SAS Ligaen | Esbjerg fB | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | SAS Ligaen | Aarhus GF | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 964 |
| 07/08 | SAS Ligaen | Aarhus GF | 25 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Champions League Qu. | Djurgårdens IF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | UEFA-Cup Qualifikation | Djurgårdens IF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 04/05 | Svenska Cupen | Djurgårdens IF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99/00 | 1999-07-30 | Valur Youth | Víkingur U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 01/02 | 2001-07-31 | Víkingur U19 | Víkingur | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 03/04 | 2004-11-23 | Víkingur | Djurgården | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Djurgården | Aarhus GF | Transfer | 500000 | €1.00m |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Aarhus GF | Esbjerg fB | Loan | 1000000 | — |
| 08/09 | 2009-06-30 | Esbjerg fB | Aarhus GF | Return from loan | 450000 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Aarhus GF | Plymouth | Transfer | 450000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Plymouth | Aberdeen FC | Transfer | 450000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Aberdeen FC | Rotherham | Transfer | 750000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-07-15 | Rotherham | Malmö FF | Transfer | 600000 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-30 | Malmö FF | Omonia Nicosia | Transfer | 500000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-14 | Omonia Nicosia | Aberdeen FC | Transfer | 350000 | €100k |
| 17/18 | 2018-05-16 | Aberdeen FC | Víkingur | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-27 | Víkingur | Genclerbirligi | Transfer | 350000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-05 | Genclerbirligi | Víkingur | Transfer | 100000 | — |
| 21/22 | 2022-01-01 | Víkingur | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | Knee surgery | 2008-09-17 | 2008-10-10 | 24 | 3 |
| 08/09 | Meniscus damage | 2009-02-09 | 2009-04-16 | 67 | 10 |
| 11/12 | Achilles tendon rupture | 2011-11-01 | 2011-12-31 | 61 | 8 |
Current—
Peak€1.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€150k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #3574 | #14 | 90 | 6 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Pringle | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Skarz | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Smallwood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gylfi Sigurdsson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jóhann Berg Gudmundsson | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Júlíus Magnússon | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/15 | Championship | Rotherham United | 3 | 43 |
| 11/12 | Premiership | Aberdeen FC | 3 | 33 |
| 17/18 | Premiership | Aberdeen FC | 3 | 20 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Premiership | Aberdeen FC | 3 | 33 |
| 10/11 | League One | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 40 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Plymouth Argyle | 2 | 32 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | 2009-06-30 | Esbjerg fB | Aarhus GF | Return from loan | — | €450k |
| 08/09 | 2009-01-01 | Aarhus GF | Esbjerg fB | Loan | — | €1.00m |
Teams faced most often by Kári Árnason's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accrington Stanley | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 13 | +14 | 56% |
| Bradford City | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +8 | 50% |
| Northampton Town | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | +10 | 50% |
| Morecambe FC | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 39% |
| Burton Albion | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 25% |
| Southend United | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 31% |
| Barnet FC | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 31% |
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 44% |
| Cheltenham Town | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 50% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 19 | -4 | 31% |
| Gillingham FC | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 25% |
| Oxford United | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 38% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | Senior debut season | |
| 08/09 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 27 | 272 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.99 |
| 2020 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 440 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 2016 | 24 | 2,109 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| 2015 | 13 | 1,170 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
| 2004 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | 25 | 510 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.53 |
| 16/17 | 8 | 608 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.44 |
| 15/16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 45 | 1,264 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 13/14 | 48 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 37 | 1,444 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.56 |
| 11/12 | 40 | 919 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.78 |
| 10/11 | 41 | 3,336 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0.32 |
| 09/10 | 34 | 1,410 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.45 |
| 08/09 | 21 | 964 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 07/08 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premiership
53 apps
6 G
3 A
Championship
75 apps
5 G
2 A
Pepsi Max deild
56 apps
2 G
2 A
League Two
33 apps
2 G
2 A
Allsvenskan
39 apps
2 G
1 A
League One
80 apps
1 G
4 A
SAS Ligaen
45 apps
1 G
1 A
Mjólkurbikar
7 apps
1 G
1 A
Protathlima Cyta
2 apps
1 G
0 A
Champions Round
6 apps
1 G
0 A
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Who is Kári Árnason?
Kári Árnason is an Iceland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Kári Árnason?
Kári Árnason is 43 years old. He was born on October 13, 1982 in Göteborg.
What position does Kári Árnason play?
Kári Árnason plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Kári Árnason play for?
Kári Árnason currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Kári Árnason scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Kári Árnason has scored 22 goals in 471 appearances.