Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson (born 23 January 2004) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Iceland national team.

Kristian Hlynsson
Hlynsson in 2024 playing for Ajax
Personal information
Full name Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson
Date of birth (2004-01-23) 23 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Odense, Denmark
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ajax
Number 38
Youth career
0000–2011 Þór
2011–2020 Breiðablik
Norwich City
2020–2023 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Breiðablik 1 (0)
2020–2024 Jong Ajax 81 (16)
2023– Ajax 27 (8)
International career
2018 Iceland U15 2 (2)
2019 Iceland U16 3 (0)
2019–2020 Iceland U17 10 (1)
2021– Iceland U19 3 (0)
2021– Iceland U21 10 (6)
2023– Iceland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024

Club career

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Kristian started his career with Breiðablik before transferring to Ajax in January 2020.[2][3] During his youth career, Hlynsson also spent time at English club Norwich City.[4]

He made his Eredivisie debut, for the first team, on 19 August 2023 in a 2–2 draw against Excelsior.[5]

International career

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Kristian has featured for the under-15, under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 Icelandic youth national teams.[6]

Personal life

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Kristian is the younger brother of Breiðablik player Ágúst Hlynsson.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Breiðablik 2019 Besta deild karla 1 0 1 0
Jong Ajax 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 6 0 6 0
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 30 2 30 2
2022–23 Eerste Divisie 37 11 37 11
2023–24 Eerste Divisie 7 3 7 3
Total 81 16 81 16
Ajax 2021–22 Eredivisie 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
2023–24 Eredivisie 25 7 1 0 7[b] 0 33 7
2024–25 Eredivisie 2 1 0 0 2[c] 0 4 1
Total 27 8 3 2 9 0 0 0 39 10
Career total 108 24 3 2 9 0 0 0 120 26
  1. ^ Includes KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 10 June 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2023 1 0
2024 1 0
Total 2 0

References

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  1. ^ "Kristian Hlynsson". www.eurosport.com. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Breiðablik selur fimmtán ára Kristian til Ajax". mbl.is. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Iceland - K. Hlynsson - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Alex Matos, the rise of a boy Chelsea are very excited about". The Athletic. 26 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Excelsior 2–2 Ajax". eredivisie.nl. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Kristian Nökkvi Hlynsson - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Kominn til Ajax og dreymir um að spila í íslenska landsliðinu með bróður sínum". Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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