Árnason with Plymouth Argyle in 2010 |
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kári Árnason | ||
Date of birth | 13 October 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | 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) |
National team‡ | |||
2005– | Iceland | 17 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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.
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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 2 January 2012 Arnason scored a 35 yard bullet in the 86th minute for Aberdeen to secure a 2-1 win against rivals Dundee United.
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.[9] He scored his first goal for his country seven months later in October 2005 against Sweden at Råsunda.[10]
Club | Division | Season | League | FA Cup | Continental | Other | Club Total | International | Total Games | |||||||||
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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 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 October 2005 | Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden | Sweden | 1 – 0 | 1–3 | 2006 World Cup Qualifying |
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