Paulus Arajuuri

Early career

Arajuuri made his debut on senior level in the ranks of FC Espoo during the 2005 season of the third-tier Kakkonen. He gained eight caps and scored one goal. During the 2006 season, he made his debut in the Veikkausliiga with FC Honka against rivals HJK Helsinki. In that season, he was also sent on loan back to FC Espoo for 8 matches. For the season 2007 he joined HJK Helsinki. He did not make any appearances in the first team, but spent the whole season playing for the reserve team Klubi 04 in the second-tier Ykkönen.

IFK Mariehamn

Originally from Helsinki, Arajuuri moved to Åland and their premier side, IFK Mariehamn, in 2008. During his first season with Mariehamn, he participated in all but 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. He netted his first league goals for Kalmar FF at home against GAIS on 23 June 2011. He scored twice to help the Småland club earn a 2–1 win. Arajuuri played a total of ten matches during the 2011 Allsvenskan, nine of them in the starting line-up, as he scored two goals.…

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 U23 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. He came on as a substitute in the 84th minute. He scored his first goal for the national team on 11 October 2015 in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualification match against Northern Ireland. Arajuuri was called up for the UEFA Euro 2020 pre-tournament friendly match against Sweden on 29 May 2021. He played in all three games of Finnish team during the championship, serving as a captain against Russia. Along with fellow centre-back Joona Toivio, Arajuuri announced his retirement from international football following 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against France on 16 November 2021.

Club

International

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arajuuri goal.

Lech Poznań

Ekstraklasa: 2014–15 Polish Super Cup: 2015, 2016 Brøndby IF

Danish Cup: 2017–18 HJK

Veikkausliiga: 2022