Óttar Magnús Karlsson

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Óttar Magnús Karlsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Reykjavik, Iceland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Siena
(on loan from Venezia)
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2013 Vikingur
2013–2016 Ajax
2015–2016 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Vikingur 1 (0)
2016 Vikingur 20 (7)
2017–2018 Molde 8 (0)
2018 → Trelleborgs FF (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019 Mjällby AIF 14 (1)
2019–2020 Vikingur 22 (14)
2020– Venezia 7 (1)
2021– → Siena (loan) 9 (0)
National team‡
2013 Iceland U-16 3 (2)
2013–2014 Iceland U-17 12 (2)
2014–2016 Iceland U-19 9 (1)
2016–2018 Iceland U-21 14 (4)
2017– Iceland 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 October 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2020

Óttar Magnús Karlsson (born 21 February 1997) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group B club Siena,on loan from Venezia. He also represents the Iceland national team.

Club career[]

Ajax[]

On 11 July 2013, Óttar signed a three-year contract with Ajax.[1]

Sparta Rotterdam (loan)[]

In December 2015, Óttar agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie season.[2]

Víkingur[]

Óttar was chosen as the most promising player of the Icelandic 2016 Úrvalsdeild league by players.[3]

Molde[]

On 25 November 2016, Óttar signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Molde FK.[4]

Trelleborgs (loan)[]

In February 2018, Óttar agreed to join Trelleborgs FF on loan for the upcoming 2018 Allsvenskan season.[5]

Mjällby AIF[]

On 15 December 2018 it was confirmed, that Óttar had signed with Mjällby AIF for two years.[6]

Víkingur[]

On 30 July 2019 it was announced that Óttar had signed with Víkingur until the end of the 2021 season.[7]

Venezia[]

On 25 September 2020 he signed a three-year contract with Italian club Venezia.[8]

Loan to Siena[]

On 27 August 2021, he joined Siena in the third-tier Serie C on loan.[9]

International career[]

Óttar represented the Icelandic U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 teams.[10] Making his debut for the Senior team on 10 January 2017 against China in the China Cup.[11]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 16 January 2021[12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Víkingur Reykjavík 2013 1. deild karla 1 0 1 0 4 1 – – 6 1
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Sparta Rotterdam 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0
Víkingur Reykjavík 2016 Úrvalsdeild 20 7 2 2 0 0 – – 22 9
Molde 2017 Eliteserien 8 0 2 2 – – – 10 2
Trelleborg 2018 Allsvenskan 14 1 0 0 – – – 14 1
Mjällby 2019 Superettan 14 1 0 0 – – – 14 1
Víkingur Reykjavík 2019 Úrvalsdeild 8 5 2 2 – – – 10 7
2020 14 9 2 0 4 7 1 1 1a 0 22 17
Total 22 14 4 2 4 7 1 1 1 0 32 24
Total for Víkingur Reykjavík 43 21 7 4 8 8 1 1 1 0 51 31
Venezia 2020–21 Serie B 6 1 1 0 – – – 7 1
Total 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Career total 85 24 10 6 8 8 1 1 1 0 105 39

aAppearance in the 2020 Icelandic Super Cup.

International[]

Iceland national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 3 0
2018 2 1
2019 2 1
2020 2 0
Total 9 2

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 January 2020[13][10]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 January 2018 Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, Indonesia Indonesia Selection Indonesia 3–0 6–0 Unofficial Friendly
2. 11 January 2019 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Sweden 1–0 2–2 Friendly

Honours[]

Víkingur FC

References[]

  1. ^ "Ajax contracteert Ottar Magnus Karlsson". ajax.nl (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ "SPARTA HUURT ÓTTAR MAGNUS KARLSSON". sparta-rotterdam.nl (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Óttar efnilegastur í deildinni". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  4. ^ "Óttar Magnús Karlsson klar for Molde FK" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  5. ^ "Välkommen Óttar Magnús Karlsson!". trelleborgsff.se (in Swedish). Trelleborgs FF. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ^ Officiellt: Mjällby AIF värvar Óttar Magnús Karlsson, fotbolltransfers.com, 15 December 2018
  7. ^ Óttar Magnús í Víking, 30 July 2019
  8. ^ "Ufficiale: Óttar Magnús Karlsson, il nazionale islandese" (in Italian). Venezia. 25 September 2020.
  9. ^ "L'attacco del Siena si rinforza con Karlsson" (in Italian). Siena. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Ottar Magnus Karlsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSI. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Leikskýrsla | Mótalisti | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  12. ^ Óttar Magnús Karlsson at Soccerway
  13. ^ a b c "Óttar Karlsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  14. ^ "Ottar Magnus Karlsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSI. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

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