Jarkko Hurme

Jarkko Erkki Hurme (born 4 June 1986) is a Finnish footballer who plays as a defender, primarily as a right back, for Kokkolan Palloveikot.

Club Career

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. In the summer 2009 he returned to AC Oulu and helped them to win Ykkonen.

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. 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

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. He scored his first international goal in a home game against Greece in the Euro 2016 Qualifiers on 11 October 2014.

International goals

Scores and results lists Finland's goal tally first.