Arnór Ingvi Traustason
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arnór Ingvi Traustason[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Keflavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | New England Revolution | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Keflavík | 52 | (10) |
2012 | → Sandnes Ulf (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Norrköping | 56 | (12) |
2016–2017 | Rapid Wien | 22 | (3) |
2017 | → AEK Athens (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Malmö FF | 69 | (12) |
2021– | New England Revolution | 29 | (2) |
National team‡ | |||
2009 | Iceland U17 | 2 | (0) |
2011 | Iceland U19 | 5 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Iceland U21 | 12 | (1) |
2015– | Iceland | 41 | (5) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021 |
Arnór Ingvi Traustason (born 30 April 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for American club New England Revolution as a midfielder.[2][3]
Club career[]
While at Keflavik, Arnór Ingvi was named as the most promising player of the 2013 Úrvalsdeild after the season by his fellow Úrvalsdeild players.[4]
Traustason was signed to IFK Norrköping won the 2015 Swedish title with the club.[5]
Arnór Ingvi signed with Rapid Wien in the summer of 2016.[6][7]
On 5 July 2017, AEK Athens announced the signing of Traustason on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option of €1 million for the summer of 2018.[8] On 26 October 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in 7–0 away win against Apollon Larissa for the Greek Cup.[9]
He was officially set for release from the club on 4 December 2017 as his performances and work rate did not live up to the expectations of experienced Spanish manager Manolo Jimenez.[10] He made only five official performances with the club at the first part of 2017–18 season and signed a three and a half-year contract with Swedish club Malmö FF for an undisclosed fee.[11][12]
In March 2021 he signed for American MLS team New England Revolution.[13]
International career[]
Arnór Ingvi has represented Iceland at youth levels such as the under-17s, the under-19s and the under-21s.
He played for the under-21 side at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification and the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.[14][15]
Arnór Ingvi made his senior debut for Iceland on 13 November 2015 in a 2–4 away defeat at the National Stadium against Poland.[16][17] He was included in Heimir Hallgrímsson and Lars Lagerbäck's 23-man squad for the Euro 2016.[18] On 22 June 2016, Arnór Ingvi scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Austria as Iceland finished second in their Euro 2016 group, thus taking them to the Round of 16.[19]
In May 2018 he was named in Iceland’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[20]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of match played 14 November 2021[21]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iceland | 2015 | 2 | 0 |
2016 | 10 | 5 | |
2017 | 3 | 0 | |
2018 | 10 | 0 | |
2019 | 8 | 0 | |
2020 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 41 | 5 |
- As of match played 11 June 2019. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Arnór Ingvi goal.[21][22]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 January 2016 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 3 | Finland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 24 March 2016 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | 5 | Denmark | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
3 | 29 March 2016 | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece | 6 | Greece | 1–2 | 3–2 | Friendly |
4 | 22 June 2016 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 8 | Austria | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
5 | 15 November 2016 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Malta, Malta | 12 | Malta | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Honours[]
IFK Norrköping
References[]
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Arnór Ingvi búinn að semja við Norrköping (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net.
- ^ "Profile". Soccerway.
- ^ "Björn Daníel og Harpa eru leikmenn ársins" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ^ "TV: 26 års väntan är över - IFK Norrköping svenska mästare 2015" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se.
- ^ "Arnór Ingvi í raðir Rapid Vín fyrir metfé" (in Icelandic). mbl.is.
- ^ "KLART: Traustason klar för Rapid Wien" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se.
- ^ "Στην ΑΕΚ ο Τρίστασον". www.sport24.gr. 5 July 2017.
- ^ "Πάρτι πρόκρισης για την ΑΕΚ, 7-0 με τον Απόλλωνα Λάρισας" (in Greek). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Τρίστασον: "Πρέπει να βρω κάτι καινούργιο"" (in Greek). Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Bekräftat: Traustason klar för MFF" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Arnór Ingvi Traustason!" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "New England Revolution sign Iceland international winger Arnor Ingvi Traustason | MLSsoccer.com".
- ^ Arnór Ingvi Traustason – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ "KSÍ Profile". KSÍ. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Arnor Ingvi Traustasson". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ Gunnarsdóttir, Elín Heiður (13 November 2015). "Lewandowski afgreiddi Ísland" [Lewandowski dispatches Iceland]. RUV.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ Peach, Simon (22 June 2016). "Iceland vs Austria match report: Late winner takes minnows through to face England in last sixteen". The Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Injured Gylfi Sigurdsson in Iceland's World Cup squad | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ a b "Arnór Ingvi Traustason". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Arnór Ingvi Traustason". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
- ^ "Arnór Ingvi sænskur meistari". RÚV. 31 October 2015.
External links[]
- Arnór Ingvi Traustason at National-Football-Teams.com
- Arnór Ingvi Traustason at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Icelandic footballers
- Iceland international footballers
- Iceland under-21 international footballers
- Iceland youth international footballers
- Sandnes Ulf players
- Eliteserien players
- Icelandic expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Austria
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- People from Keflavík
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Allsvenskan players
- IFK Norrköping players
- Knattspyrnudeild Keflavík players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
- SK Rapid Wien players
- Austrian Football Bundesliga players
- Super League Greece players
- UEFA Euro 2016 players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- Association football midfielders
- Malmö FF players
- New England Revolution players
- Icelandic expatriates in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Major League Soccer players