Kari Arkivuo
Introduction '''Kari Arkivuo''' (born 23 June 1983) is a Finnish former professional football defender who could play as left back and right back. 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.===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.===FC Lahti===In October 2019 it was announced that Arkivuo would be returning to play for FC Lahti in Veikkausliiga.
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. 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.
Personal life He is commonly known by the nickname Arkikari amongst the supporters of Finland national team.
Career statistics ===Club===ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueDomestic CupsEuropeTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Lahti2001Veikkausliiga410000412002Veikkausliiga26000002602003Veikkausliiga23400002342004Veikkausliiga26500002652005Veikkausliiga2220000222 Total10112000010112Sandefjord2006Tippeligaen19100001912007Tippeligaen24300002432008Adeccoligaen2810000281 Total7150000715Go Ahead Eagles2008–09Jupiler League12100001212009–10Jupiler League3224000362 Total4434000483Häcken2010Allsvenskan500000502011Allsvenskan23200502822012Allsvenskan25030002802013Allsvenskan21030402802014Allsvenskan25110002612015Allsvenskan20060002602016Allsvenskan2420020262 Total14351301101675 Career total2932518011032225===International goals=== #  Date  Location  Opponent  Result  Competition 1.12 November 2005   Helsinki    2−2  Friendly===International===National teamYearAppsGoalsFinland2005112006402007002008102009102010002011602012602013110201450201560201680201720Total521
Honours and achievements ===Country===Finland national football team*2012 Baltic Cup Runner-up===Club===;Häcken*Svenska Cupen: 2016
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