Emil Pálsson

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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 Emil.
Emil Pálsson
Personal information
Full name Emil Pálsson
Date of birth (1993-06-10) 10 June 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Ísafjörður, Iceland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sogndal
Number 8
Youth career
–2008 BÍ/Bolungarvík
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 BÍ/Bolungarvík 45 (5)
2011–2017 FH 114 (19)
2015 → Fjölnir (loan) 9 (1)
2017–2021 Sandefjord 49 (0)
2021– Sarpsborg 08 12 (0)
2021– → Sogndal (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2009 Iceland U-17 7 (2)
2010–2011 Iceland U-19 8 (0)
2013–2014 Iceland U-21 7 (0)
2016– Iceland 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2017

Emil Pálsson (born 10 June 1993) is an Icelandic football midfielder, who currently plays for Sogndal, on loan from Sarpsborg 08.[1]

Club career[]

Emil started his career with local club BÍ before signing with FH at 18 years old. In 2015, he was loaned to Fjölnir for the season.[2] After stellar play with Fjölnir, he was recalled on July 25 and finished the season with FH. After the season he was name the Úrvalsdeild Player of the Year.[3]

Career statistics[]

As of match played on 22 August 2021[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
BÍ/Bolungarvík 2010 2. deild karla 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
FH 2011 Úrvalsdeild 10 2 0 0 — 10 2
2012 16 2 1 0 — 4 0 21 2
2013 18 1 1 0 — 7 0 26 1
2014 21 2 1 0 — 6 0 28 2
2015 12 6 1 0 — 4 0 17 6
2016 20 5 4 3 — 3 0 27 8
2017 17 1 5 2 — 7 1 29 4
Total 114 19 13 5 0 0 31 1 158 25
Fjölnir (loan) 2015 Úrvalsdeild 9 1 1 0 — 10 1
Total 9 1 1 0 — — — — 10 1
Sandefjord 2018 Eliteserien 18 0 1 0 — 19 0
2019 OBOS-ligaen 7 0 0 0 — 7 0
2020 Eliteserien 24 0 0 0 — 24 0
Total 49 0 1 0 — — — — 50 0
Sarpsborg 08 2021 Eliteserien 12 0 1 0 — 13 0
Total 12 0 1 0 — — — — 13 0
Sogndal (loan) 2021 OBOS-ligaen 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 — — — — 1 0
Career totals 185 20 17 5 0 0 31 1 233 26

International career[]

Emil made his first senior international appearance on 16 January 2016 in a match against the UAE, playing 46 minutes before being substituted.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (11 November 2017). "Emil Pálsson til liðs við Sandefjord". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Verð kannski seinna alvöru karl". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 5 October 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  3. ^ Kristinn Páll Teitsson (4 October 2015). "Emil leikmaður ársins að mati leikmannana - Höskuldur efnilegastur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ^ Emil Pálsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  5. ^ "UAE 2-1 Iceland". Retrieved 8 August 2016.

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