Ari Freyr Skúlason (born 14 May 1987) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Sylvia in Sweden.

[2] He returned to Valur where he played half a season before signing with Allsvenskan club BK Häcken.

[3] Although relegated to the Swedish second tier, the club competed in the UEFA Cup qualifiers the following year because of their fair play ranking.

Häcken managed to progress into the main competition after Ari scored the winning goal against Scottish club Dunfermline Athletic[4] Häcken failed to gain promotion, and he signed with Allsvenskan club GIF Sundsvall at the end of the year.

[16][17] Consequently, Ari felt that he needed to change his position at club level and asked to be signed as a left-back when he was sold in July 2013, so he could play that position at club level to be able to hold his place as the first-choice left-back in the Iceland squad, despite the fact that he has been praised as a central playmaker of high quality.