Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson

Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson (born 23 March 2003) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for F.C. Copenhagen and the Iceland national team.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ísak.
Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003
Place of birth Sutton Coldfield, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Copenhagen
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2018 ÍA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 ÍA 1 (0)
2019–2021 IFK Norrköping 44 (5)
2021– Copenhagen 11 (1)
National team‡
2018 Iceland U16 7 (2)
2018–2019 Iceland U17 9 (8)
2019 Iceland U19 5 (1)
2020– Iceland U21 6 (0)
2020– Iceland 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2022

Club career

ÍA

Having been born outside of Iceland, while his father Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson was playing professional football, Ísak started his career with local family club ÍA in Akranes in Iceland.[1][2] In 2017 he went on trial with both Ajax and Brighton & Hove Albion.[3][4] In 2018 he played his first senior game with ÍA, aged 15, in the Icelandic second tier, with his father managing ÍA at the time.[5] Later that year he agreed a move to IFK Norrköping in Sweden, though the transfer didn't go through until 2019.[2][6]

IFK Norrköping

Ísak made his Norrköping debut in the Swedish Cup on 21 August 2019, starting and scoring against IFK Timrå. He made his Allsvenskan debut on 26 September 2019, aged 16, coming on as a substitute against AFC Eskilstuna.[7] Before the Swedish 2020 season, he was named the most promising player in the league.[8] He was in the starting line-up for Norrköping for most of the season. In October 2020 he was named one of the 60 most promising players in the world, born in 2003, by British paper The Guardian.[9]

Copenhagen

On 1 September 2021, Ísak joined Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen on a deal until June 2026.[10]

International career

Ísak has featured for Iceland at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[2] In November 2020 he was called up to the senior squad for UEFA Nations League match against England.[11] He made his debut in that match at the age of 17 years and 240 days, becoming the fifth youngest player to debut for the Icelandic national team.[12] He only became the third youngest player from Akranes to debut for the national team, as Akranes is the home town of four of the six youngest players to debut for the national team.

Personal life

Ísak was born in England on 23 March. 2003, to his parents, former international Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson, known as Joey Guðjónsson who is currently the coach of their hometown club, ÍA and his mother is called Jófríður María Guðlaugsdóttir and she works in Akranes's high school, Fjölbrautaskóli Versturlands á Akranesi. Ísak also has three younger brothers called Jóel Thor (2005), Daniel Ingi (2007) and Emil Karl (2010). His maternal cousin is Oliver Stefánsson, who is also contracted to Norrköping.[6] His paternal grandfather is manager Guðjón Þórðarson. His paternal uncles are Bjarni Guðjónsson, Þórður Guðjónsson and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson. His maternal aunt is Magnea Guðlaugsdóttir. His father, grandfather, aunt and uncles have all won senior caps for Iceland. In addition his grandfather managed the senior side.

Career statistics

Club
As of 6 December 2020[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
ÍA 2018 1. deild 1000–0010
IFK Norrköping 2019 Allsvenskan 101[lower-alpha 1]1–0021
2020 Allsvenskan 2834[lower-alpha 1]1–00324
Total 293520000345
Career total 30352000035
  1. Appearances in the Svenska Cupen

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 202010
202191
202210
Total111
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ísak goal.
List of international goals scored by Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 8 October 2021 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Armenia 1–1 1–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier [14]

References
  1. "Fótbolti.net".
  2. "Leikmaður - Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson".
  3. "IA".
  4. "Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson æfir með Brighton". 22 November 2017.
  5. "Leikskýrsla: ÍA - Þróttur R. - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands".
  6. "Ísak Bergmann: "Rétti kosturinn á þessum tímapunkti"". skagafrettir.is (in Icelandic). Skagafréttir. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  7. "Fótbolti.net".
  8. "Aftonbladet velur Ísak Bergmann efnilegasta leikmanninn í Svíþjóð - Vísir".
  9. Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim; Blight, Garry; Christenson, Marcus; Powell, Jim; Blight, Garry. "Next Generation 2020: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian.
  10. FCK KØBER STORTALENTET ISAK BERGMANN JÓHANNESSON, fck.dk, 31 August 2021
  11. "Ísak kallaður í hópinn".
  12. "Fimmti yngsti landsliðsmaður Íslands".
  13. Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  14. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™". www.fifa.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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