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

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 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. 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.

Career statistics Club Jarkko Hurme stats, Finnish FA + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOLS Oulu2003Ykkönen30–––302004Kakkonen180–––180Total210000000210AC Oulu2004Ykkönen20000––200RoPS2005Veikkausliiga200–––200Udinese2005–06Serie A0000––2006–07Serie A0000––00Total0000000000Hellas Verona2007–08Serie C100–––100AC Oulu2009Ykkönen90–––902010Veikkausliiga2400020–260Total330002000350TPS2011Veikkausliiga30100–203212012Veikkausliiga2701080–3502013Veikkausliiga240106020330Total81120140401011Odd2014Tippeligaen13160––1912015Tippeligaen2020–1050Total151800010241Odd 220142. divisjon101–––10120152. divisjon161–––161Total262000000262SJK2016Veikkausliiga2614050203712017Veikkausliiga24110–202712018Veikkausliiga17060––2302019Veikkausliiga8000––80Total7521105040952SJK Akatemia2019Kakkonen10–––10KPV2020Ykkönen18020––200AC Oulu2021Veikkausliiga9030––120Career total3296260210903856

International goals Scores and results lists Finland's goal tally first. # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 11 October 2014 Olympiastadion, Helsinki, Finland 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours TPS Finnish League Cup: 2012 SJK Finnish Cup: 2016 Individual Veikkausliiga Best defender: 2012

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