Nóel Atli Arnórsson (born 30 September 2006) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish Superliga club AaB.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nóel Atli Arnórsson | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AaB | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aalborg KFUM | |||
| AaB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | AaB | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Iceland U-15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Iceland U-16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Iceland U-17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Iceland U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Iceland U-20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:19, 21 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:24, 25 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editArnórsson joined AaB at the age of 11, moving from Aalborg KFUM.[1] At AaB, Arnórsson worked his way up through the club's youth academy, and in August 2023 made his first-team debut when he was substituted in a Danish Cup match against Egen UI.[2][3] He became the 11th youngest player to make his debut for AaB's first team when he was just 16 years and 319 days old. The following month he made another appearance in a cup match.
On 11 October 2023, Arnórsson signed a new contract with AaB until the end of 2026.[4] On 10 March 2024, Arnórsson made his league debut in the Danish 1st Division when he was in the starting lineup against Vendsyssel FF.[5] Young Arnórsson finished the season with eight league games and two cup games for AaB's first team.[citation needed]
Ahead of the 2024–25 season, Arnórsson was permanently promoted to the first team squad.[6] Davidsen made his Danish Superliga debut on 19 July 2024, where he was in the starting lineup in the season opener against FC Nordsjælland.[7]
Personal life
editNóel Atli Arnórsson is the son of former Icelandic handball player Arnór Atlason, who had an illustrious career as a player for the Icelandic national team and as a player and assistant coach for Aalborg Håndbold.[8]
References
edit- ^ Faderen er smuttet: Håndboldstjernes søn scorer ny AaB-kontrakt, tv2nord.dk, 11 October 2023
- ^ AaB legede sig videre i pokalen: Sådan forløb målorgiet, nordjyske.dk, 15 August 2023
- ^ EGEN VS. AAB 0 - 8, soccerway.com, 15 August 2023
- ^ AaB forlænger med Arnórsson indtil udgangen af 2026, aabsport.dk, 11 October 2023
- ^ AAB VS. VENDSYSSEL 4 - 3, soccerway.com, 10 March 2024
- ^ Davidsen og Arnórsson følger Bomholt op i Superligatruppen, aabsport.dk, 11 June 2024
- ^ NORDSJÆLLAND VS. AAB 3 - 0, soccerway.com, 19 July 2024
- ^ Da håndboldstjernens søn kom til AaB, satsede han endeligt på fodbold, nordjyske.dk, 17 October 2023
External links
edit- Nóel Atli Arnórsson at Soccerway
- Nóel Atli Arnórsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)