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Ari Nyman

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Ari Nyman
Nyman in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-02-07) 7 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Turku, Finland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender, Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2007 Inter Turku 124 (3)
2007–2009 Thun 64 (1)
2009–2018 Inter Turku 281 (3)
International career
2004–2010 Finland 22 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ari Nyman (born 7 February 1984) is a retired Finnish footballer. He played both as a defensive midfielder or centre-back. Nyman has also played at right-back for Finland.

Club career

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FC Inter Turku

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Nyman played his first match with Inter Turku in 2000 when he was only 16 years old. In 2002, he was named for the best under-21 player in Finland. He served as a loyal member of Inter for six seasons, before leaving abroad. He visited Vålerenga on trial,[1] before joining FC Thun in Swiss Super League.

FC Thun

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Nyman was signed by FC Thun for €600,000 in 2007. He immediately broke into the Thun side and played regularly in the first team.

Thun was relegated after scandalous[2] season 2007–2008 and Nyman stated that he wants to leave. He was on trial with VfB Stuttgart, but didn't get an offer.

Back to Turku

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It was rumoured for a long time, that unhappy Nyman was moving back to Inter Turku because of Thun's financial problems. Finally in April 2009, Inter announced that Nyman had signed for three years. He was labeled the successor to Dominic Chatto as a controlling midfielder.[3]

Nyman decided to retire, after the 2018 season.[4] During his career, he made 406 appearances in Veikkausliiga, making him the third-most capped player in Finnish top tier, behind Toni Huttunen and Mikko Hauhia.

International career

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Nyman made his debut for the Finland national football team against Bahrain on 1 December 2004. He is a back-up of Finland's defence, usually playing at right-back for Finland as a substitute for Petri Pasanen. He played for Finland on youth levels and in 2002 was voted for the under-21 footballer of the year.

Career statistics

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As of 7 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cups[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Inter Turku 2000 Veikkausliiga 1 0 1 0
2001 Veikkausliiga 2 0 2 0
2002 Veikkausliiga 28 0 28 0
2003 Veikkausliiga 26 0 26 0
2004 Veikkausliiga 26 0 26 0
2005 Veikkausliiga 19 0 1[b] 0 20 0
2006 Veikkausliiga 23 3 23 3
Total 125 3 0 0 1 0 126 1
Thun 2006–07 Swiss Super League 18 0 18 0
2007–08 Swiss Super League 31 1 4 0 35 1
2008–09 Swiss Challenge League 15 0 2 0 17 0
Total 64 1 6 0 0 0 70 1
Inter Turku 2009 Veikkausliiga 25 0 4 0 2[c] 0 31 0
2010 Veikkausliiga 25 1 3 0 2[d] 0 30 1
2011 Veikkausliiga 32 1 0 0 32 1
2012 Veikkausliiga 31 0 8 0 2[d] 0 41 0
2013 Veikkausliiga 25 0 6 0 2[d] 0 33 0
2014 Veikkausliiga 29 0 8 0 37 0
2015 Veikkausliiga 31 0 8 0 39 0
2016 Veikkausliiga 29 0 8 0 37 0
2017 Veikkausliiga 29 1 5 0 34 1
2018 Veikkausliiga 27 0 7 0 34 0
Total 281 3 57 0 8 0 346 3
Career total 470 7 63 0 9 0 542 7

Honours

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Inter Turku

References

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  1. ^ "Ari Nyman Vålerengan testiin". MTV3. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Sex scandal rocks Thun football club". SwissInfo. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  3. ^ "Nyman, Ramirez and "better than Hooiveld" Verino join Inter". Nordic Football News. 2 April 2009. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  4. ^ Ari Nyman pelaa huomenna viimeisen kotiottelunsa Interissä Archived 21 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, fcinter.fi, 20 October 2018
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