Ari Heikkinen (footballer, born 1964) should not be confused with Ari Heikkinen (footballer, born 1957).
| Ari Heikkinen | |
| Height: | 1.84 m |
| Birth Date: | 1964 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vuolijoki, Finland |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthclubs1: | KaPa |
| Years1: | 1980–1983 |
| Clubs1: | KaPa |
| Years2: | 1984–1989 |
| Clubs2: | TPS |
| Caps2: | 126 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 1990 |
| Clubs3: | Germinal Ekeren |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 1990–1993 |
| Clubs4: | TPS |
| Caps4: | 105 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 1994–1998 |
| Clubs5: | Haka |
| Caps5: | 99 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1984–1988 |
| Nationalteam1: | Finland U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1989–1994 |
| Nationalteam2: | Finland |
| Nationalcaps2: | 51 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 1 May 2024 |
Ari Heikkinen (born 8 April 1964) is a Finnish former professional footballer, who played as a defender. He was capped 51 times for Finland national football team during 1989–1994, scoring one goal in an away game against Poland in 1993.
Heikkinen started playing football with Kajaanin Palloilijat (KaPa) in lower divisions. He has made a total of 309 appearances in Finnish top-tiers Mestaruussarja and Veikkausliiga for Turun Palloseura (TPS) and FC Haka, additionally winning two Finnish championship titles with Haka. In 1990, he played for Germinal Ekeren in top-tier Belgian First Division.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| TPS | 1984 | Mestaruussarja | 5 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | Mestaruussarja | 24 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 1986 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 2 | – | – | 22 | 2 | ||||
| 1987 | Mestaruussarja | 22 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | Mestaruussarja | 26 | 1 | – | 6 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||
| 1989 | Mestaruussarja | 27 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 126 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 138 | 4 | |||
| Germinal Ekeren | 1989–90 | Belgian First Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| TPS | 1990 | Veikkausliiga | 13 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 4 | – | – | 33 | 4 | ||||
| 1992 | Veikkausliiga | 33 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 1993 | Veikkausliiga | 27 | 2 | – | – | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 106 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 130 | 7 | |||
| Haka | 1994 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | Veikkausliiga | 16 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1 | |||
| 1997 | Ykkönen | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 4 | |||
| 1998 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 99 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 336 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 362 | 16 | |||
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