Arnór Sigurðsson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arnór.
Arnór Sigurðsson
Arnór Sigurðsson 2018 vs Roma.jpg
Arnór with CSKA Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Venezia
(on loan from CSKA Moscow)
Number 11
Youth career
–2015 ÍA Akranes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 ÍA Akranes 7 (0)
2017–2018 IFK Norrköping 25 (3)
2017 → IF Sylvia (loan) 3 (3)
2018– CSKA Moscow 66 (11)
2021– → Venezia (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Iceland U17 15 (1)
2017 Iceland U19 5 (0)
2018 Iceland U21 5 (1)
2018– Iceland 16 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 October 2021

Arnór Sigurðsson (born 15 May 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Venezia, on loan from CSKA Moscow. He represents the Iceland national team.[1][2][3]

Club career[]

IFK Norrköping[]

Arnór was described as a key player for Norrköping in the 2018 Allsvenskan season, where he played as an attacking midfielder.[4][5]

CSKA Moscow[]

On 31 August 2018, Arnór signed a 5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club PFC CSKA Moscow.[6] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 40 million Swedish kronor (approximately €4 million), a club record fee received by IFK Norrköping.[7] Arnór made his debut for CSKA on 19 September 2018 in a game against FC Viktoria Plzeň and became the youngest Icelandic player ever to appear in a UEFA Champions League game.[8] He scored his first goal for CSKA on 7 November 2018 in a Champions League game against Roma.[9] Four days later, he scored his first Russian Premier League goal in a 2–0 victory over FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[10] On 12 December 2018, Sigurðsson scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[11] On 6 April 2019, he scored twice in a 2–0 derby victory over FC Spartak Moscow.

Loan to Venezia[]

On 30 July 2021, he joined Italian Serie A club Venezia on loan for the 2021–22 season. Before going on loan, he extended his contract with CSKA until 2024.[12]

International career[]

Arnór made his senior debut for Iceland on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A game against Belgium, as a starter.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 16 May 2021[14][15][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ÍA 2015 Úrvalsdeild karla 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2016 6 0 2 0 0 0 – 8 0
Total 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
IFK Norrköping 2017 Allsvenskan 8 0 1 0 0 0 – 9 0
2018 17 3 0 0 – – 17 3
Total 25 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 3
CSKA Moscow 2018–19 Russian Premier League 21 5 0 0 6 2 – 27 7
2019-20 22 4 2 0 5 0 – 29 4
2020–21 23 2 3 0 5 0 – 31 2
2021–22 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 66 11 2 0 11 2 0 0 87 13
Career total 98 14 8 0 16 2 0 0 122 16

International[]

As of match played 8 September 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2018 2 0
2019 6 1
2020 3 0
2021 5 0
Total 16 1
As of 14 October 2019[14]
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnór goal.
List of international goals scored by Arnór Sigurðsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 14 October 2019 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Andorra 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References[]

  1. ^ Arnór Sigurðsson‚ ifsylvia.se, 4 January 2018
  2. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 March 2017). "Fjölgar um einn í Íslendinganýlendunni í Norrköping". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Arnór Sigurðsson til Norrköping (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 24 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ^ "AVSLÖJAR: Norrköping har fått rekordbud" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. ^ "IFK Norrköping har nobbat bud på Arnór Sigurdsson" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. ^ "Арнор Сигурдссон перешел в ПФК ЦСКА из Норрчепинга" [Arnór Sigurðsson moves to PFC CSKA from Norrköping] (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 31 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Bekräftat: Sigurdsson lämnar IFK" [Sigurdsson leaves IFK] (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 31 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Arnór Sigurðsson (@arnorsigurdsson) has made his debut for @PFCCSKA_en". Total Football Iceland. 19 September 2018.
  9. ^ "CSKA v Roma game report". UEFA. 7 November 2018.
  10. ^ "CSKA v Zenit game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 11 November 2018.
  11. ^ "Real Madrid 0–3 CSKA Moscow". BBC Sport. 12 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Арнор Сигурдссон проведет сезон-2021/22 в Венеции" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 30 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Belgium v Iceland game report". UEFA. 15 November 2018.
  14. ^ a b Arnór Sigurðsson at Soccerway
  15. ^ "Arnór Sigurdsson". ksi.is. Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  16. ^ "Arnor Sigurdsson". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

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