Arnór Sigurðsson (born 15 May 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers and the Iceland national team.[1][2][3]
 Arnór with CSKA Moscow in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Akranes, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | ÍA Akranes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | ÍA Akranes | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Norrköping | 25 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Sylvia (loan) | 3 | (3) |
| 2018–2023 | CSKA Moscow | 66 | (11) |
| 2021–2022 | → Venezia (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Norrköping (loan) | 21 | (11) |
| 2023 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2023– | Blackburn Rovers | 17 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Iceland U17 | 15 | (1) |
| 2017 | Iceland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Iceland U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018– | Iceland | 34 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:31, 5 October 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editNorrköping
editArnór was described as a key player for Norrköping in the 2018 Allsvenskan season, where he played as an attacking midfielder.[4][5]
CSKA Moscow
editOn 31 August 2018, Arnór signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.[6] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 40 million Swedish kronor (approximately €4 million), a club record fee received by Norrköping.[7] He made his debut for CSKA on 19 September 2018 in a game against Viktoria Plzeň, and became the youngest Icelandic player ever to appear in a UEFA Champions League game.[8]
Arnór scored his first goal for CSKA on 7 November 2018 in a Champions League game against Roma.[9] Four days later, he scored his first Russian Premier League goal in a 2–0 victory over Zenit Saint Petersburg.[10] On 12 December 2018, Arnór scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu.[11] On 6 April 2019, he scored twice in a 2–0 derby victory over Spartak Moscow.[citation needed]
Loan to Venezia
editOn 30 July 2021, he joined Italian Serie A club Venezia on loan for the 2021–22 season. Before going on loan, he extended his contract with CSKA until 2024.[12]
Return to Norrköping
editOn 3 July 2022, Arnór suspended his contract with CSKA Moscow for the 2022–23 season, having taken advantage of the FIFA ruling relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13] On 14 July 2022, he returned to Norrköping until June 2023 under these regulations.[14]
Blackburn Rovers
editOn 21 June 2023, Arnór again exercised his right to move clubs and joined Blackburn Rovers for the 2023–24 season.[15] On 26 December 2023, the transfer was made permanent, and Arnór signed a contract with Blackburn until June 2025.[16]
International career
editArnór made his senior debut for Iceland on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A game against Belgium, as a starter.[17]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ÍA | 2015 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Norrköping | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Sylvia (loan) | 2017 | Swedish Football Division 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 3 | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | 27 | 7 | |
| 2019-20 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 13 | ||
| Venezia (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Norrköping (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 14 | 8 | |||
| Total | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 150 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 182 | 40 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 7 September 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | 2 | |
- As of 2 June 2022[18]
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnór goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 2019 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Andorra |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 2 June 2022 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel |  Israel |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
References
edit- ^ Arnór Sigurðsson‚ ifsylvia.se, 4 January 2018
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 March 2017). "Fjölgar um einn í Íslendinganýlendunni í Norrköping". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "Arnór Sigurðsson til Norrköping (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 24 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ^ "AVSLÖJAR: Norrköping har fått rekordbud" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "IFK Norrköping har nobbat bud på Arnór Sigurdsson" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Арнор Сигурдссон перешел в ПФК ЦСКА из Норрчепинга" [Arnór Sigurðsson moves to PFC CSKA from Norrköping] (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Bekräftat: Sigurdsson lämnar IFK" [Sigurdsson leaves IFK] (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "Arnór Sigurðsson (@arnorsigurdsson) has made his debut for @PFCCSKA_en". Total Football Iceland. 19 September 2018.
- ^ "CSKA v Roma game report". UEFA. 7 November 2018.
- ^ "CSKA v Zenit game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 11 November 2018.
- ^ "Real Madrid 0–3 CSKA Moscow". BBC Sport. 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Арнор Сигурдссон проведет сезон-2021/22 в Венеции" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Эджуке и Сигурдссон приостановили контракты с ПФК ЦСКА". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Välkommen tillbaka till IFK Norrköping, Arnór Sigurdsson!" (in Swedish). Norrköping. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ FC, Blackburn Rovers (21 June 2023). "Arnor arrives!". Blackburn Rovers FC. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- ^ "Sigurdsson signs permanent Rovers deal". Blackburn Rovers. 22 December 2023.
- ^ "Belgium v Iceland game report". UEFA. 15 November 2018.
- ^ a b Arnór Sigurðsson at Soccerway
- ^ "Arnór Sigurdsson". ksi.is. Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Arnor Sigurdsson". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
External links
edit- Arnór Sigurðsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Arnór Sigurðsson at National-Football-Teams.com