Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen (born 16 September 2000) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for FH.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 2000[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FH | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Breiðablik | |||
| 2017–2020 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Fylkir | 28 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Víkingur Reykjavík | 24 | (1) |
| 2023 | → FH (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | FH | 24 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Iceland U19 | 1 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:00, 2 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editArnór signed for Welsh club Swansea City from Breiðablik in July 2017.[3][4][5] He became a regular player for their under-18 Academy side.[6] He suffered a series of injuries in April 2019, and was out of action for 7 months before returning to play in December 2019.[7]
In May 2020 he returned to Iceland to train,[8] and signed for Fylkir in June 2020,[9][10] after being released by Swansea.[11]
In September 2021 it was announced that he would transfer to Víkingur Reykjavík for the 2022 season.[12][13]
In 2023, he signed to Icelandic side FH on loan, though he only recorded 5 appearances for the team. In 2024, FH signed Arnór fully, and he had since recorded 24 appearances and 2 goals for the club.
International career
editIn September 2018 he was called up by the Icelandic under-19 team.[1][6]
Playing style
editHe has described Gylfi Sigurðsson, a fellow Icelandic player who also played for Swansea City, as his idol.[14] Like Sigurðsson, he plays behind the strikers as an advanced midfielder.[6]
Personal life
editHis father Arnór and half-brother Eiður were both footballers,[3][14][15] as are Eiður's sons Sveinn Aron,[16] Andri and Daníel.[17][18][19]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 26 October 2024[2]
| Club | Season | League | Icelandic Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Swansea City U21 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Fylkir | 2020 | Úrvalsdeild | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | Úrvalsdeild | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| Total | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 30 | 5 | ||||
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 2022 | Úrvalsdeild | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | Úrvalsdeild | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 18 | 3 | |
| Total | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | ||
| FH (loan) | 2023 | Úrvalsdeild | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| FH | 2024 | Úrvalsdeild | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 81 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 | 10 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Icelandic Super Cup
References
edit- ^ a b "Leikmaður – Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen". Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Arnor Gudjohnsen: Eidur Gudjohnsen's half-brother happy to join Swansea City". BBC Sport. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Swansea sign Eidur Gudjohnsen's half-brother Arnor Borg Gudjohnsen". ESPN. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Swansea swoop to sign teenager Arnor Borg Gudjohnsen". Irish Independent. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ a b c Ethan Harris (18 October 2018). "What's happening with the talented Swansea City teenager with the famous name". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Arnor Gudjohnsen | It's been a very long and hard journey". swanseacity.com. Swansea City F.C. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Arnór Guðjohnsen æfir í Árbænum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (24 June 2020). "Skoraði úr aukaspyrnu, víti og horni á korteri". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Anton Freyr Jónsson (29 June 2020). "Byrjunarlið Fylkis og Gróttu: Arnór Borg byrjar fremstur hjá Fylki". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ "Swansea City reveal retained list". swanseacity.com. Swansea City F.C. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (17 September 2021). "Arnór Guðjohnsen segir að Arnór Borg hafi alla burði til að slá í gegn með Víkingum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ Gunnar Egill Daníelsson (17 September 2021). "Arnór Borg til Víkings". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ^ a b "The Swans' new Iceman". swanseacity.com. Swansea City F.C. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (20 October 2018). "Arnór Borg: Kostir og gallar við Guðjohnsen-nafnið". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Mercato: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen nuovo attaccante aquilotto" (in Italian). AC Spezia. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ Hörður Snævar Jónsson (4 December 2019). "Telja hann geta fetað í fótspor Eiðs Smára". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Carlos Guisasola (28 March 2022). "El gen islandés Gudjohnsen: goles desde 1979 y un abrazo en el campo de padre a hijo". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Matteo Nava (6 September 2021). "Andri, Eidur, Arnor e la "casata" Gudjohnsen: una dinastia di fenomeni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2022.(subscription required)
External links
edit- Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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