Sverrir Ingi Ingason

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Sverrir Ingi Ingason
Iceland national football team World Cup 2018 (cropped) Ingason.jpg
Sverrir with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Sverrir Ingi Ingason[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-05) 5 August 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Kópavogur, Iceland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 PAOK
Number 4
Youth career
1997–2011 Breiðablik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Breiðablik 42 (2)
2011 → Augnablik (loan) 4 (1)
2014–2015 Viking 29 (3)
2015–2017 Lokeren 67 (1)
2017 Granada 17 (1)
2017–2019 Rostov 45 (5)
2019– PAOK 67 (11)
2021 PAOK B 3 (1)
National team‡
2009 Iceland U17 3 (0)
2010 Iceland U19 3 (0)
2012–2014 Iceland U21 11 (1)
2014– Iceland 39 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 6 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2021

Sverrir Ingi Ingason (born 5 August 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greek Super League club PAOK and the Iceland national team.

Sverrir previously played for Icelandic club Breiðablik UBK before transferring to Viking FK. After a successful spell at the Norwegian club he moved to Lokeren of Belgium.

An Icelandic youth international, he participated at the UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup with the senior team.

Early life[]

Sverrir is born in Kópavogur, a city near by the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík. He started playing football at the age of 4 at his local club Breiðablik. The club is known for its great youth system which has produced players like Gylfi Sigurðsson, Alfreð Finnbogason and Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson.

Club career[]

Breiðablik[]

In 2011 at the age of 18 he started playing for Breiðablik's feeder club Augnablik. He quickly got the attention of the parent's club manager, Ólafur Kristjánsson, who made Sverrir one of his key players. After that season 2012–13 he was voted the most promising player in Breiðablik.

In the season 2013–14 he became one of the best players in the league. He was voted the best player of Breiðablik and made it into the divisions team of the year.

Viking[]

Sverrir was the subject of transfer speculation, with the player linked to several clubs. On 1 January 2014 he decided to sign for Norwegian club Viking FK. At the club he played along with 4 other Icelandic players, Indriði Sigurðsson, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson and Björn Daníel Sverrisson.

Sverrir was influential early on and right away started all the games in the heart of defence alongside the club's captain and one of Iceland's most experienced centre backs, Indriði Sigurdsson. After his first season, he was voted Viking FK best player of 2014.

Lokeren[]

One year later, on February 2015 he opted for a move to Lokeren. His debut with the new club was made one week later against Oostende for the league playing for 90 minutes. Making great appearances and playing all the matches for his club, Lokeren finished 8th for the Regular season and 1st for the Europa League playoffs. The next season Ingi made 32 appearances and scoring his only goal with the club against Standard Liège on 13 September. With his market value going up after another 21 appearances on 2016-17 season with the Tricolores, on January 2017 Granada CF made a move to take his signature for 1.8 million euros

He stayed in Belgium making 70 appearances and scoring one goal.

Granada[]

Ingason with Rostov in 2018

He moved to Andalusia for the first semester of 2017, joining Granada. He maintained his high level of performances, but his team couldn't avoid relegation. In the summer of 2017, FC Rostov paid 1,2 million euros to secure his services.[2]

Rostov[]

On 30 June 2017, Russian Premier League side Rostov announced the signing of Sverrir on a 3-year contract.[3] Ingi united in Rostov with his national teammates Ragnar Sigurðsson and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson finding there a good atmoshere to setle up on a new country. Full season for Ingarson making 30 appearances and scoring 3 goals overall for the Selmashi and finished 11th in the League also got to the Round of 16 Russian Cup. In the 2018-19 season, making a good start, Ingason played 17 matches and scored twice.

On the winter transfer window on the same season PAOK made the move to buy him with his market value at 4.5 million euros.[4]

PAOK[]

On 1 February 2019, he joined Greek club PAOK on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The 25-year-old has had impressive stints abroad in the top flights of Belgium, Spain, and Russian football, while also contributing throughout Iceland's rise to fame throughout the European Championship in 2016.[4] During the 2018-19 season Ingasson won the double with PAOK. On 1 December 2019, he scored his first goal with the club in an away derby match against rivals Olympiakos in a final 1–1 draw.[5] On 23 December 2019, he scored a brace in a hammering 5–1 home win against Atromitos and the club will celebrate Christmas 2019 at the top of the Super League I table.[6]

The following year 2019-2020 he had an upgraded role in the team, playing in a total of 34 games, while offering 4 goals and 1 assist. In 2020-2021, he was, for another year, a key member of the team for most of the season. In the final of the year, he suffered an injury that left him out for a long time. Nevertheless, he was crowned Greek cup winner for the second time with the PAOK jersey. In the final on May 22, PAOK faced OSFP, with Dikefalos of the North prevailing with a score of 2–1. He did not play due to his injury.

On 1 February 2021, PAOK rejected a €5,000,000 offer from an unnamed English club for his services.[7]

PAOK Β[]

Coming back from a long period of recovery from an injury,[8] Ingason is temporarily playing with PAOK B in Super League Greece 2, and made his debut on the first match of the season, on 6 November 2021.[9]

International career[]

Ingason with Iceland in 2018

Sverrir was an Icelandic youth international, having earned caps at under-18, under-20 and at the under-21 level. He captained his side at the UEFA Euro Under-21s in 2015 where they lost against Denmark in the play-offs on away goals. He made his full international debut in January 2014 against Sweden. He was part of the squad which made it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Euro 2016.

In May 2018, he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[10]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 10 March 2022[11][12]
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Augnablik (loan) 3. deild 4 1 0 0 — — 4 1
Breiðablik 2011 Úrvalsdeild 0 0 5 0 — — 5 0
2012 21 2 11 1 — — 32 3
2013 21 0 13 4 6 0 — 40 4
Total 42 2 29 5 6 0 — 77 7
Viking 2014 Tippeligaen 29 3 5 1 — — 34 4
Lokeren 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 14 0 — — — 14 0
2015–16 32 1 1 0 — — 33 1
2016–17 21 0 2 0 — — 23 0
Total 67 1 3 0 — — 70 1
Granada 2016–17 La Liga 17 1 — — — 17 1
Rostov 2017–18 Russian Premier League 28 3 2 0 — — 30 3
2018–19 17 2 2 0 — — 19 2
Total 45 5 4 0 — — 49 5
PAOK 2018–19 Superleague Greece 1 0 5 0 — — 6 0
2019–20 28 4 6 0 0 0 — 34 4
2020–21 26 5 5 1 8 0 — 39 6
2021–22 12 2 4 0 3 0 — 19 2
Total 67 11 20 1 11 0 0 0 98 12
PAOK B 2021–22 Superleague Greece 2 3 1 0 0 — — 3 1
Career total 274 25 61 7 17 0 0 0 352 32

International[]

As of match played 31 March 2021[13]
Iceland
Year Apps Goals
2014 1 0
2015 2 0
2016 6 3
2017 7 0
2018 10 0
2019 3 0
2020 7 0
2021 3 0
Total 39 3

International goals[]

As of match played 27 March 2018. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ingason goal[14]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2016 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece 4  Greece 2–2 3–2 Friendly
2 1 June 2016 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway 5  Norway 1–1 2–3
3 15 November 2016 Ta'Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta 9  Malta 2–0 2–0

Honours[]

Breiðablik

PAOK

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Official | Ingason completes his move to Granada CF | Granada - Web Oficial". Official | Ingason completes his move to Granada CF | Granada - Web Oficial. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. ^ Зачем приезжал Гудьонсен? (in Russian). FC Rostov. 30 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Παίκτης του Δικεφάλου ο Ίνγκασον" [Ingasson joins PAOK] (in Greek). PAOK FC. 1 February 2019.
  5. ^ "Ολυμπιακός - ΠΑΟΚ 1-1: Από ένα ημίχρονο, από έναν βαθμό". Sport24.gr (in Greek). 1 December 2019.
  6. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ - Ατρόμητος 5-1: Με πεντάρα μόνος πρώτος στην κορυφή". Sport24.gr (in Greek). 23 December 2019.
  7. ^ ""Όχι" του ΠΑΟΚ για Ινγκασον" (in Greek). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Βασικός με τον ΠΑΟΚ Β' o Ίνγκασον" [Ingason on the starting eleven for PAOK B]. Sport-FM.gr (in Greek). 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Ολυμπιακός Β' – ΠΑΟΚ Β' 3-1: Ερυθρόλευκη ανατροπή στο δεύτερο ημίχρονο" [Olympiacos B - PAOK B: A red-white comeback in the second back]. Sport24.gr (in Greek). 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  10. ^ [1][dead link]
  11. ^ "Sverrir Ingi Ingason". KSÍ. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  12. ^ "Sverrir Ingi Ingason". KSÍ. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  13. ^ "Sverrir Ingi Ingason". European Football. 23 June 2018.
  14. ^ Sverrir Ingi Ingason at Soccerway
  15. ^ "Leikskýrsla: Breiðablik - Valur - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Ksi.is.
  16. ^ "Paok win Greek cup final over Olympiakos". Greek City Times. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Οι βραβεύσεις της "40ης Γιορτής του Ποδοσφαιριστή" (vids)". ΠΣΑΠΠ | ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ ΑΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΡΙΩΝ (in Greek). 16 December 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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