Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 September 2000[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FH (on loan from Víkingur Reykjavík) | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Breiðablik | |||
| 2017–2020 | Swansea City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Fylkir | 28 | (3) |
| 2022– | Víkingur Reykjavík | 24 | (1) |
| 2023– | → FH (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Iceland U19 | 1 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:00, 2 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen (born 16 September 2000) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for FH, on loan from Víkingur Reykjavík as a midfielder.[3]
Club career[edit]
Arnór signed for Welsh club Swansea City from Breiðablik in July 2017.[4][5][6] He became a regular player for their under-18 Academy side.[7] He suffered an injury in April 2019, and was out of action for 7 months before returning to play in December 2019.[8]
In May 2020 he returned to Iceland to train,[9] and signed for Fylkir in June 2020,[10][11] after being released by Swansea.[12]
In September 2021 it was announced that he would transfer to Víkingur Reykjavík for the 2022 season.[13][14]
International career[edit]
In September 2018 he was called up by the Icelandic under-19 team.[1][7]
Playing style[edit]
He has described Gylfi Sigurðsson, a fellow Icelandic player who also played for Swansea City, as his idol.[15] Like Sigurðsson he plays behind the strikers.[7]
Personal life[edit]
His father Arnór and half-brother Eiður were both footballers,[4][15][16] as are Eiður's sons Sveinn Aron,[17] and Andri.[18][19][20]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Leikmaður - Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen". Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
- ^ Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen at Soccerway
- ^ 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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