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Paulus Arajuuri

Paulus Arajuuri

Defender - Centre-Back  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipFinland
Height1.93 m
Footright
BornJune 15, 1988
👕200+ Apps 🏴100+ Caps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Centre-Back Defender

Career snapshot

11
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.06
goals / match
Bröndby IF
top club · 86 apps

Career highs

€1.00m
peak value · 2008
€70k
top transfer fee · 19/20
4
best season · 14/15
100 / 3
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

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Defender - Left-Back · Retired
Sezgin Bektaş
Attack - Centre-Forward · Körfez Belediyesi Hereke Yildizspor
Jokin Esparza
Attack - Right Winger · Without Club

Shares 1988-06-15 · 5 players total

412Appearances
25Goals
12Assists
68Yellow cards
2Red cards
167Full matches (90′)
Full namePaulus Arajuuri
Date of birth1988-06-15 (37 yrs)
Place of birthHelsinki, Finland
CitizenshipFinland
PositionDefender - Centre-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height193.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2024-01-01
Contract expires—
Jan 2024
Transfer: Helsinki IFK → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Helsinki IFK
28 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2023
Transfer: HJK Helsinki → Helsinki IFK
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: Anorthosis → HJK Helsinki
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
2022 — HJK Helsinki
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
22/23 — HJK Helsinki
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Anorthosis Famagusta
38 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: Pafos FC → Anorthosis
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Pafos FC
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Aug 2019
Transfer: Bröndby IF → Pafos FC
19/20 · Transfer · €70k
Jul 2019
19/20 — Bröndby IF, Pafos FC
29 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Bröndby IF
33 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Bröndby IF, Bröndby IF Reserves
35 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: Lech Poznan → Bröndby IF
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Bröndby IF, Lech Poznan
23 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Lech Poznan
36 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 4 competitions
Jun 2015
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Lech Poznan
29 matches · 4 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: Kalmar FF → Lech Poznan
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Lech Poznan
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — Kalmar FF
12 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2013
Injury: unknown
29 games missed
Oct 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2012
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Kalmar FF
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
2012 — Kalmar FF
21 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
May 2012
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Apr 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2011
11/12 — Kalmar FF
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — Kalmar FF
10 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
10/11 — Kalmar FF
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
2010 — Kalmar FF
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2010
Transfer: IFK Mariehamn → Kalmar FF
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Kalmar FF
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
2009 — IFK Mariehamn
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
2008 — IFK Mariehamn
24 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2008
Transfer: HJK Helsinki → IFK Mariehamn
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
2007 — HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2007
Transfer: FC Honka → HJK Helsinki
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2006
2006 — FC Honka
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2006
Transfer: FC Espoo → FC Honka
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
15,074 min
Minutes played by club
HJK Helsinki 0.0%
Anorthosis Famagusta 9.9%
Helsinki IFK 13.2%
Kalmar FF 14.3%
IFK Mariehamn 27.6%
HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 1.8%
FC Honka 0.0%
Pafos FC 9.7%
Bröndby IF 10.1%
Bröndby IF Reserves 0.0%
Lech Poznan 13.3%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
HJK Helsinki 2 2022 22/23 4 0 0 0
Anorthosis Famagusta 1 21/22 21/22 38 1 1 1,491
Helsinki IFK 1 2023 2023 28 3 2 1,989
Kalmar FF 8 09/10 2013 69 3 3 2,159
IFK Mariehamn 2 2008 2009 50 3 1 4,166
HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 1 2007 2007 3 1 0 270
FC Honka 1 2006 2006 1 0 0 0
Pafos FC 2 19/20 20/21 48 3 0 1,463
Bröndby IF 4 16/17 19/20 86 4 2 1,530
Bröndby IF Reserves 1 17/18 17/18 2 0 0 0
Lech Poznan 4 13/14 16/17 83 7 3 2,006

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€225K3€450K5€675K6€900K09/1010/1111/1212/13 — 1 assists112/1313/1414/15 — 4 goals (Lech Poznan)14/15 — 2 assists614/1515/16 — 1 goals (Lech Poznan)15/16 — 1 assists215/1616/17 — 2 goals (Lech Poznan)216/1717/18 — 2 goals (Bröndby IF)217/1818/19 — 1 assists118/1919/20 — 4 goals (Pafos FC)19/20 — 1 assists519/2020/21 — 1 goals (Pafos FC)120/212007 — 1 goals (HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki)120072008 — 1 goals (IFK Mariehamn)2008 — 1 assists220082009 — 2 goals (IFK Mariehamn)220092011 — 2 goals (Kalmar FF)220112012 — 1 goals (Kalmar FF)2012 — 1 assists220122013 — 1 assists120132023 — 3 goals (Helsinki IFK)2023 — 2 assists5202321/22 — 1 goals (Anorthosis Famagusta)21/22 — 1 assists221/2222/2309/10 — €600K10/11 — €650K11/12 — €800K12/13 — €750K13/14 — €900K14/15 — €900K15/16 — €900K16/17 — €800K17/18 — €700K18/19 — €800K19/20 — €500K20/21 — €450K21/22 — €450K22/23 — €400KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 4414/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 2217/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 1120/212006: 0020062007: 1120072008: 1120082009: 2220092010: 0020102011: 2220112012: 1120122013: 0020132022: 0020222023: 33202321/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/23

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 2214/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/212006: 0020062007: 0020072008: 1120082009: 0020092010: 0020102011: 0020112012: 1120122013: 1120132022: 0020222023: 22202321/22: 1121/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Champions League Qu. HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Europa League HJK Helsinki 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Champions Round Anorthosis Famagusta 7 0 1 2 0 0
21/22 Conference L. Anorthosis Famagusta 6 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Europa League Qualifying Anorthosis Famagusta 2 0 0 1 0 0
21/22 Kypello Kyprou Anorthosis Famagusta 3 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Protathlima Cyta Anorthosis Famagusta 18 1 0 2 0 1,491
21/22 UECL Quali Anorthosis Famagusta 2 0 0 1 0 0
2023 Suomen Cup Helsinki IFK 1 0 0 1 0 0
2023 YKK Promotion Helsinki IFK 4 2 0 1 0 180
2023 Ykkönen Helsinki IFK 21 1 2 4 0 1,809
2023 Ykköscup Helsinki IFK 2 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Veikkausliiga HJK Helsinki 2 0 0 1 0 0
2013 Allsvenskan Kalmar FF 12 0 1 1 0 0
2012 Allsvenskan Kalmar FF 21 1 1 0 0 1,756
2011 Allsvenskan Kalmar FF 10 2 0 1 0 403
2010 Allsvenskan Kalmar FF 13 0 0 1 1 0
2009 Liigacup IFK Mariehamn 5 1 0 0 0 344
2009 Veikkausliiga IFK Mariehamn 21 1 0 3 1 1,761
2008 Veikkausliiga IFK Mariehamn 24 1 1 1 0 2,061
2007 Ykkönen HJK Klubi 04 Helsinki 3 1 0 1 0 270
2006 Veikkausliiga FC Honka 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Kypello Kyprou Pafos FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Protathlima Cyta Pafos FC 19 0 0 5 0 0
20/21 Relegation Round Pafos FC 9 1 0 1 0 720
19/20 Europa League Qualifying Bröndby IF 6 1 0 0 0 481
19/20 Kypello Kyprou Pafos FC 2 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Protathlima Cyta Pafos FC 17 2 0 5 0 743
19/20 Relegation Round Pafos FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Superliga Bröndby IF 4 1 1 1 0 360
18/19 Europa League Qualifying Bröndby IF 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Superliga Bröndby IF 19 0 0 4 0 0
18/19 Superliga Championship round Bröndby IF 7 0 1 3 0 0
18/19 Superliga Europa Playoff Bröndby IF 1 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 Sydbank Pokalen Bröndby IF 3 0 0 2 0 0
17/18 DBU Pokalen Bröndby IF 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Qualifying Bröndby IF 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Reserveligaen Bröndby IF Reserves 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Superliga Bröndby IF 19 2 0 2 0 689
17/18 Superliga Championship round Bröndby IF 9 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 DBU Pokalen Bröndby IF 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Ekstraklasa Lech Poznan 12 2 0 4 0 494
16/17 Puchar Polski Lech Poznan 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Superliga Bröndby IF 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Superliga Championship round Bröndby IF 7 0 0 4 0 0
16/17 Superpuchar Lech Poznan 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Ekstraklasa Lech Poznan 28 0 1 4 0 0
15/16 Europa League Lech Poznan 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Lech Poznan 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Puchar Polski Lech Poznan 5 1 0 0 0 432
14/15 Ekstraklasa Lech Poznan 25 3 1 5 0 660
14/15 Europa League Qualifying Lech Poznan 0 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 Puchar Polski Lech Poznan 4 1 1 0 0 420
13/14 Ekstraklasa Lech Poznan 5 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Europa League Qualifying Kalmar FF 6 0 1 1 0 0
11/12 Svenska Cupen Kalmar FF 3 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying Kalmar FF 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Svenska Cupen Kalmar FF 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Svenska Cupen Kalmar FF 2 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
05/06 2006-01-01 FC Espoo FC Honka Transfer 0 —
06/07 2007-01-01 FC Honka HJK Helsinki Transfer 0 —
07/08 2008-01-01 HJK Helsinki IFK Mariehamn Transfer 0 —
09/10 2010-01-01 IFK Mariehamn Kalmar FF Transfer 600000 —
13/14 2014-01-01 Kalmar FF Lech Poznan Transfer 900000 —
16/17 2017-01-01 Lech Poznan Bröndby IF Transfer 800000 —
19/20 2019-08-28 Bröndby IF Pafos FC Transfer 500000 €70k
21/22 2021-07-01 Pafos FC Anorthosis Transfer 450000 —
22/23 2022-07-15 Anorthosis HJK Helsinki Transfer 350000 —
22/23 2023-02-06 HJK Helsinki Helsinki IFK Transfer 200000 —
23/24 2024-01-01 Helsinki IFK Retired Transfer 25000 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
11/12 Broken toe 2012-04-16 2012-04-29 14 3
11/12 strain 2012-05-04 2012-05-16 13 4
12/13 Groin problems 2012-08-12 2012-09-05 25 6
12/13 strain 2012-10-27 2012-11-10 15 3
12/13 Hip problems 2013-06-19 2013-11-01 136 29
14/15 muscular problems 2015-06-07 2015-08-11 66 13
Current—
Peak€1.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€1.00m
—€250k€500k€750k€1.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €325k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €900k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #40751 — 1 0 — — former national player
Team #20796 — 18 0 — — former national player
Team #20794 — 23 0 — — former national player
Team #3443 #2 58 3 — — retired national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Teemu Pukki 2 0 0
Tomasz Kedziora 2 0 0
Szymon Pawlowski 2 0 0
Anthony Jung 2 1 0
Hany Mukhtar 2 1 0
Marcin Kaminski 2 0 0
Etrit Berisha 2 0 0
Simon Tibbling 2 0 0
Dawid Kownacki 2 0 0
Lasse Vigen 2 0 0
Lukas Hradecky 1 0 0
Johan Larsson 2 0 0
Karol Linetty 2 0 0
Hjörtur Hermannsson 2 0 0
Joona Toivio 2 0 0
Dariusz Formella 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
14/15 Ekstraklasa Lech Poznan 3 25
16/17 Ekstraklasa Lech Poznan 2 12
17/18 Superliga Bröndby IF 2 19

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2023 Ykkönen Helsinki IFK 2 21
14/15 Puchar Polski Lech Poznan 1 4
12/13 Europa League Qualifying Kalmar FF 1 6

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
14/15 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
21/22 38 1,491 7 0 0 0.42
2023 28 1,989 6 0 0 0.27
2022 2 0 1 0 0 0
2013 12 0 1 0 0 0
2011 10 403 1 0 0 0.22
2010 13 0 1 0 1 0
2009 26 2,105 3 0 1 0.17
2008 24 2,061 1 0 0 0.04
2007 3 270 1 0 0 0.33
20/21 29 720 6 0 0 0.75
19/20 29 1,584 7 1 0 0.45
18/19 33 0 10 0 0 0
17/18 35 689 4 2 0 0.78
16/17 23 494 8 0 0 1.46
15/16 36 432 4 0 0 0.83
14/15 29 1,080 5 0 0 0.42
12/13 6 0 1 0 0 0
09/10 2 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Ekstraklasa
70 apps
5 G
2 A
Allsvenskan
56 apps
3 G
2 A
Superliga
43 apps
3 G
1 A
Protathlima Cyta
54 apps
3 G
0 A
Ykkönen
24 apps
2 G
2 A
Veikkausliiga
48 apps
2 G
1 A
Puchar Polski
10 apps
2 G
1 A
YKK Promotion
4 apps
2 G
0 A
Europa League Qualifying
20 apps
1 G
1 A
Liigacup
5 apps
1 G
0 A

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Who is Paulus Arajuuri?

Paulus Arajuuri is a Finland professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.

How old is Paulus Arajuuri?

Paulus Arajuuri is 37 years old. He was born on June 15, 1988 in Helsinki.

What position does Paulus Arajuuri play?

Paulus Arajuuri plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).

What club does Paulus Arajuuri play for?

Paulus Arajuuri currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Paulus Arajuuri scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Paulus Arajuuri has scored 25 goals in 412 appearances.