Jarkko Hurme

Jarkko Hurme
	Hurme with SJK in 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Jarkko Erkki Tapani Hurme
Date of birth	4 June 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Oulu, Finland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2003	OLS
2004	AC Oulu
2005	RoPS
2006–2007	Udinese
2007–2009	Hellas Verona
2009–2010	AC Oulu
2011–2013	TPS
2014–2015	Odd
2016–2019	SJK
2020	KPV
2021	AC Oulu
International career‡
2012–	Finland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 November 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2014

Jarkko Erkki Hurme (born 4 June 1986) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender, primarily as a right back.^[1]^[2]

Club career[edit]

Born in Oulu, Hurme, a right back, started his career at OLS Oulu and AC Oulu, before moving to Veikkausliiga club RoPS for the 2005 season. He then transferred to Udinese Calcio of the Italian Serie A on 1 January 2006. He played for Hellas Verona in Serie C1 during the 2007–08 and 2008–09 seasons.^[3] In the summer 2009 he returned to AC Oulu and helped them to win Ykkönen.

Hurme later played for TPS, where he was the team's captain. He signed a two-year contract with the Norwegian Tippeligaen side Odd ahead of the 2014 season.^[4] He made his league debut on 20 May 2014, starting against Aalesund FK, helping his side to a 2–1 win at home.

International career[edit]

Hurme was a regular for the Finnish Under-21 national team. He also played for Finland at the FIFA U-17 World Championship 2003.

Hurme earned his first cap for Finland in 2012 Baltic Cup against Estonia on 1 June 2012 in Tartu, Estonia. He came on as a substitute in the 63rd minute.^[5] He scored his first international goal in a home game against Greece in the Euro 2016 Qualifiers on 11 October 2014.

International goals[edit]

Scores and results lists Finland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 2014	Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland	Greece	1–1	1–1	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours[edit]

Individual

Veikkausliiga Best defender: 2012^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Jarkko Hurme at WorldFootball.net
^ Jarkko Hurme at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "Calciomercato, Hurme arriva in gialloblù". hellasverona.it (in Italian). 26 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
^ "Finsk landslagsback til Odd". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
^ "Suomelle taisteluvoitto Virosta". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
^ Pelipaikkojen parhaat 2012 nimetty (in Finnish)

External links[edit]

Jarkko Hurme – FIFA competition record (archived)

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[wf-1] Jarkko Hurme at WorldFootball.net

[2] Jarkko Hurme at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[3] "Calciomercato, Hurme arriva in gialloblù". hellasverona.it (in Italian). 26 July 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2009.

[4] "Finsk landslagsback til Odd". TV 2 (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.

[5] "Suomelle taisteluvoitto Virosta". palloliitto.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.

[6] Pelipaikkojen parhaat 2012 nimetty (in Finnish)

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