Helgi Daníelsson (footballer, born 1981)

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Helgi Daníelsson
Helgi Daníelsson (2013, cropped).jpg
Helgi playing for AIK in 2013
Personal information
Full name Helgi Valur Daníelsson
Date of birth (1981-07-13) 13 July 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth Uppsala, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
Fylkir
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Fylkir 1 (0)
1998–2003 Peterborough United 55 (2)
2000 → Fylkir (loan) 16 (1)
2003–2005 Fylkir 52 (4)
2006–2007 Öster 48 (5)
2008–2009 Elfsborg 52 (1)
2010 Hansa Rostock 12 (0)
2010–2013 AIK 75 (2)
2013–2014 Belenenses 28 (0)
2014–2015 AGF 21 (1)
2018–2021 Fylkir 54 (5)
National team
1996–1998 Iceland U-17 15 (0)
1999 Iceland U-19 6 (0)
2000–2003 Iceland U-21 17 (1)
2001–2014 Iceland 33 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 October 2021
Helgi in 2014

Helgi Valur Daníelsson (Icelandic pronunciation: ​[ˈhɛlkɪ ˈtʰanɪjɛlsɔn]; born 13 July 1981 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a former football player from Iceland.

Career[]

In 2006, he left Fylkir who he had joined from Peterborough United for £25,000 in 2003, to go to Sweden to play for Östers IF in Allsvenskan.

On 12 December 2007, Helgi signed a contract with IF Elfsborg. On 22 January 2010, he left Elfsborg and joined Second Bundesliga club Hansa Rostock. After just a few months in the German side, he signed a deal with reigning Swedish champions AIK. On 2 July 2013, it was announced that he would transfer to Primeira Liga side Belenenses after AIK's game vs. Häcken on 22 July.[1][2]

On 27 August 2014, Helgi terminated his contract with Belenenses for personal reason's.[3] Two days later he signed a 2-year contract for the Danish 1. division side AGF.[4]

Playing style[]

A predominantly defensive midfielder with excellent ball winning and positioning abilIty. Good in the air and comfortable on the ball. An eye for goal especially from set pieces.

Career statistics[]

Season Club Division League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2000–01 Peterborough Second Division 6 0 — — 6 0
2001–02 31 2 — — 31 2
2002–03 18 0 2 0 — 20 0
2003 Fylkir Úrvalsdeild 16 1 3 0 — 19 1
2004 18 1 2 0 2 0 22 1
2005 18 2 4 1 — 22 3
2006 Östers IF Allsvenskan 20 1 — — 20 1
2007 Superettan 28 4 — — 28 4
2008 IF Elfsborg Allsvenskan 24 0 — 6 0 30 0
2009 28 1 2 0 — 30 1
2009–10 F.C. Hansa Rostock 2. Bundesliga 12 0 — — 12 0
2010 AIK Allsvenskan 15 0 2 0 6 1 23 1
2011 25 1 1 0 — 26 1
2012 19 1 1 0 12 2 32 3
2013 16 0 1 0 — 17 0
2013–14 Belenenses Primeira Liga 26 0 0 0 — 26 0
2014–15 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2014–15 AGF NordicBet Ligaen 21 1 0 0 — 21 1
2018 Fylkir The Pepsi League 13 0 0 0 — 13 0
2019 Fylkir The Pepsi Max League 20 4 2 0 — 22 4
Career Total 376 19 18 1 26 3 400 23

International career[]

A defensive midfielder, Helgi has played for the Iceland national football team at youth and senior level.

References[]

  1. ^ "Helgi Valur í raðir Belenenses" (in Icelandic). ruv.is. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Helgi Daníelsson lämnar AIK" (in Swedish). aikfotboll.se. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Danielsson rescinde contrato por "motivos familiares"". Diario Noticias. 27 August 2014. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  4. ^ "AGF henter rutineret islandsk landsholdsspiller". agf.dk. 29 August 2014. Archived from the original on 31 August 2014.

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