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Kári Árnason
Árnason with Plymouth Argyle in 2010
Personal information
Full name Kári Árnason
Date of birth (1982-10-13) 13 October 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Aberdeen
Number 11
Youth career
1998–1999 Valur
1999–2001 Víkingur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Víkingur 41 (3)
2004–2006 Djurgården 35 (0)
2006–2009 AGF Aarhus 51 (3)
2009 → Esbjerg fB (loan) 8 (0)
2009–2011 Plymouth Argyle 72 (3)
2011– Aberdeen 19 (2)
International career‡
2005– Iceland 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 January 2012
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2011

Kári Árnason (born 13 October 1982, in Gothenburg[1]) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen. He has also played for Víkingur, Djurgården, AGF Aarhus, Esbjerg fB and Plymouth Argyle.[2] Capable of playing in defence or midfield, he has represented his country at senior level since 2005, having made his debut against Italy.

Playing career

Árnason began his career as a youngster in his home town with Valur before he signed with Víkingur in 1999, where he spent five years with the club. He was signed by Swedish Allsvenskan club Djurgårdens IF in 2004, where he won the Swedish league and cup double in 2005. He was signed by Danish club AGF Aarhus in 2007 and spent two years with the club, along with a spell on loan at fellow Superliga club Esbjerg fB. He had a trial at English Football League Championship side Plymouth Argyle in the summer of 2009, and after impressing in a couple of friendly matches he signed a one-year contract with the club.

He made his debut in August 2009 against Derby County and established himself as a first-team regular at the heart of the club's defence. He scored his first goal for the club against Reading on 28 December 2009 at Home Park,[3] to become the 500th player to score a league goal since the club became professional in 1903. Árnason signed a two-year contract extension in January 2010, after a string of consistent performances, to keep him at the club until the summer of 2012.[4]

Árnason joined Hearts on trial during their pre season trip to Italy in June 2011.[5] Having been released by Plymouth's Administrator after refusing to defer his wages for June.[6] Arnason did not join Hearts and went on trial at fellow SPL club Aberdeen during pre-season.[7]

He signed for Aberdeen on 18 July 2011, although didn't receive clearance from the Plymouth end of the deal until 22 July.[8] On 2nd January 2012, Arnason scored a superb 100 yard strike in the 86th minute for Aberdeen to secure a memorable 2-1 win at Tannadice against rivals Dundee United.[9]

International

Árnason was called up to the senior Iceland squad in March 2005 for the game against Croatia and he made his debut four days later against Italy.[10] He scored his first goal for his country seven months later in October 2005 against Sweden at Råsunda.[11]

Career statistics

Playing Record
Club Division Season League FA Cup Continental Other Club Total International Total Games
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Víkingur First 2001 5 2 3 0 - - - - 8 2 - - 8 2
First 2002 5 1 - - - - - - 5 1 - - 5 1
First 2003 16 0 3 0 - - - - 19 0 - - 19 0
First 2004 15 0 2 0 - - - - 17 0 - - 17 0
Total 41 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 49 3 0 0 49 3
Djurgården First 2005 21 0 - - 2 0 - - 23 0 8 1 31 1
First 2006 14 0 - - - - - - 14 0 - - 14 0
Total 35 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 37 0 8 1 45 1
AGF Aarhus Second 2006–07 14 2 - - - - - - 14 2 4 0 18 2
First 2007–08 25 0 - - - - - - 25 0 4 0 29 0
First 2008–09 12 1 - - - - - - 12 1 - - 12 1
Total 51 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 3 8 0 59 3
Esbjerg fB First 2008–09 8 0 - - - - - - 8 0 - - 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 0
Plymouth Argyle Second 2009–10 32 2 2 0 - - - - 34 2 1 0 35 2
Third 2010–11 16 0 0 0 - - 1 0 17 0 0 0 17 0
Total 48 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 51 2 1 0 52 2
Career Totals 182 8 10 0 2 0 1 0 195 8 17 1 212 9


International Goals
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 12 October 2005 Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden  Sweden 1 – 0 1–3 2006 World Cup Qualifying

Honours

Djurgården

References

  1. ^ Atla Sævarsson (12 August 2004). "'Ætlaði aldrei að æfa fótbolta'" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 July 2011. Ég fæddist í Gautaborg í Svíþjóð og átti heima þar þangað til ég var fimm ára en þá fluttist ég ásamt fjölskyldu minni til Íslands. (I was born in Gothenburg in Sweden and lived there until I was five years old, and then I moved with my family to Iceland.)
  2. ^ Kári Árnason National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  3. ^ Plymouth 4–1 Reading BBC. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  4. ^ New Deal For Arnie Plymouth Argyle FC. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  5. ^ "Kari on for JJ". Hearts FC. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Arnason starts trial with Hearts after being 'dismissed' by Argyle". Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Deveronvale 0 v 2 Aberdeen". Aberdeen Fc News. AFC.co.uk. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  8. ^ "Kari Arnason completes move to Aberdeen". BBC Sport. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Dundee Utd 1 - 2 Aberdeen". BBC Sport. Retrieved January 02, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ^ Appearances KSI. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  11. ^ Match Report FIFA. Retrieved 21 February 2010.

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