Kari Arkivuo

Kari Arkivuo
Personal information
Date of birth	23 June 1983 (age 38)
Place of birth	Lahti, Finland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left Back
Club information
Current team	FC Lahti
Number	15
Youth career
1994–2003	Kuusysi
Senior career*
National team‡
Finland national football team
FC Lahti
Sandefjord
BK Häcken
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 September 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 January 2020

Kari Arkivuo (born 23 June 1983), is a Finnish professional football defender who can play as left back and right back. Arkivuo plays for Finnish side FC Lahti and represents Finland national team.^[1] Arkivuo was born in Lahti, Finland where he played for the local teams before moving to Sandefjord at age 22 in 2006.

Arkivuo made his international debut for Finland in November 2005, at the age of 22.

Club career[]

FC Lahti[]

A product of his local FC Kuusysi, Arkivuo made his senior debut for FC Lahti on 3 May 2001 against Inter. He was able to appear in four league matches during his debut season, scoring once in the process. Arkivuo went on to make total of 101 league appearances and 12 goals for Lahti during his five-year stay.

Sandefjord[]

On 2006 he signed a three-year contract with Sandefjord in the Norwegian Premier League. He started his first season well, but suffered an injury in May and had to join Sandefjord's reserve team in order to gain play time. After season 2007 Sandefjord was relegated to Adeccoligaen. After just one season in the second tier Sandefjord returned to Tippeligaen.^[2]

Go Ahead Eagles[]

After struggling with injuries and facing a relegation with Sandefjord, Arkivuo left the club and joined the Eerste Divisie side Go Ahead Eagles in 2009.

Häcken[]

During the summer 2010 it was announced that Arkivuo had signed a 1+3 year-contract with Allsvenskan side BK Häcken.^[3]

FC Lahti[]

In October 2019 it was announced that Arkivuo would be returning to play for FC Lahti in Veikkausliiga.^[4]

International career[]

After playing 15 times for the Finland U21, Arkivuo made his national team debut on 12 November 2005 in a friendly match against Estonia and went on scoring in the 2−2 home draw.^[5] After appearing mostly in friendlies, Arkivuo was called up by national coach Mixu Paatelainen for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches, where he has been playing as a right back. After the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifications he established himself as a regular in the national team and has appeared in every qualification campaign since.^[6]

Personal life[]

He is commonly known by the nickname Arkikari amongst the supporters of Finland national team.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 31 October 2016^[7]^[8]

Club	Season	Division	League		Domestic Cups		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Lahti
	2001	Veikkausliiga	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2002	Veikkausliiga	26	0	0	0	0	0	26	0
	2003	Veikkausliiga	23	4	0	0	0	0	23	4
	2004	Veikkausliiga	26	5	0	0	0	0	26	5
	2005	Veikkausliiga	22	2	0	0	0	0	22	2
FC Lahti Total			101	12	0	0	0	0	101	12
FC Lahti Total			Sandefjord
2006	Tippeligaen	19		1	0	0	0	0	19	1
2007	Tippeligaen	24		3	0	0	0	0	24	3
2008	Adeccoligaen	28		1	0	0	0	0	28	1
Sandefjord Total			71	5	0	0	0	0	71	5
Sandefjord Total			Go Ahead Eagles
2008–09	Jupiler League	12		1	0	0	0	0	12	1
2009–10	Jupiler League	32		2	4	0	0	0	36	2
Go Ahead Eagles Total			44	3	4	0	0	0	48	3
Go Ahead Eagles Total			Häcken
2010	Allsvenskan	5		0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2011	Allsvenskan	23		2	0	0	5	0	28	2
2012	Allsvenskan	25		0	3	0	0	0	28	0
2013	Allsvenskan	21		0	3	0	4	0	28	0
2014	Allsvenskan	25		1	1	0	0	0	26	1
2015	Allsvenskan	20		0	6	0	0	0	26	0
2016	Allsvenskan	24		2	0	0	2	0	26	2
Häcken Total			143	5	13	0	11	0	167	5
Häcken Total			Career Total			293	25	18	0	11	0	322	25