Ari Nyman

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.

Ari Nyman

Nyman in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-02-07) 7 February 1984 (age 41)
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

FC Inter Turku

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

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

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

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

Club

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

1. Includes Suomen Cup, Swiss Cup and Finnish League Cup
2. Includes UEFA Intertoto Cup
3. Includes UEFA Champions League
4. Includes UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 21 May 2010

Finland
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	2	0
2005	6	0
2006	5	0
2007	1	0
2008	4	0
2009	2	0
2010	2	0
Total	22	0

Honours

Inter Turku

• Finnish Cup: 2009, 2018