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.
 Nyman in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 February 1984 | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career
editFC Inter Turku
editNyman 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
editNyman 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
editIt 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
editNyman 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
edit- As of 7 May 2024
| 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 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Swiss Cup and Finnish League Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c Includes UEFA Europa League
Honours
editInter Turku
- Finnish Cup: 2009, 2018
References
edit- ^ "Ari Nyman Vålerengan testiin". MTV3. 1 November 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "Sex scandal rocks Thun football club". SwissInfo. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ari Nyman pelaa huomenna viimeisen kotiottelunsa Interissä Archived 21 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, fcinter.fi, 20 October 2018
External links
edit- Ari Nyman at National-Football-Teams.com
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