Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson

Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (born 18 February 1995) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Iceland national team and Belgian First Division A club OH Leuven, on loan from Premier League club Arsenal. He has also previously played for Dijon, Nordsjælland and KR Reykjavik.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Rúnar Alex.

Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Rúnarsson with Dijon in 2020
Personal information
Full name Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-18) 18 February 1995
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 OH Leuven
(on loan from Arsenal)
Number 13
Youth career
2012–2013 KR Reykjavik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 KR Reykjavik 3 (0)
2014–2018 Nordsjælland 60 (0)
2018–2020 Dijon 36 (0)
2020– Arsenal 1 (0)
2021– → OH Leuven (loan) 18 (0)
National team‡
2011 Iceland U16 2 (0)
2012 Iceland U17 1 (0)
2012 Iceland U18 2 (0)
2012–2014 Iceland U19 9 (0)
2013–2016 Iceland U21 17 (0)
2017– Iceland 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2022

Family

Rúnar Alex is the son of Rúnar Kristinsson, a former professional footballer.[2][3]

Club career

Rúnar Alex was player of the season for FC Nordsjælland in the 2017–18 Danish Superliga.[4]

In June 2018, Rúnar Alex joined Dijon on a four-year agreement.[4]

Arsenal

On 21 September 2020, Rúnar Alex signed for Premier League club Arsenal on a four-year deal. He chose the number 13 at the club.[5] Rúnar Alex made his debut for the club on the 29th October 2020, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 UEFA Europa League win over League of Ireland side Dundalk at the Emirates Stadium.[6] [7] After first choice goalkeeper Bernd Leno was sent off against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 2 February 2021, Rúnar Alex made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Thomas Partey in a 2–1 away defeat.[8]

OH Leuven

On 31 August 2021, Rúnar Alex joined Belgian First Division A club OH Leuven on loan until the end of the season.[9] On 27 October 2021, Rúnar Alex made his first appearance of the season for OH Leuven in their 2–1 Belgian Cup win over Lierse Kempenzonen,[10] with his league debut coming one month later on 26 November 2021 in a 1–3 away win to league leaders Union SG.

International career

Having previously represented his country at youth level, Rúnar Alex was called up to the senior Iceland squad for the 2017 China Cup, where the team became the silver medalist[11][12] He earned his first senior cap in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 9 November 2017.

In May 2018, he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 April 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
KR Reykjavik 2013 Úrvalsdeild 3000—1[lower-alpha 1]0—40
Nordsjælland 2013–14 Danish Superliga 0000———00
2014–15 Danish Superliga 1000———10
2015–16 Danish Superliga 3000———30
2016–17 Danish Superliga 20000———200
2017–18 Danish Superliga 36000———360
Total 60000———600
Dijon 2018–19 Ligue 1 2504010—1[lower-alpha 2]0310
2019–20 Ligue 1 1102010——140
Total 3606020—10450
Arsenal 2020–21 Premier League 1000104[lower-alpha 1]0—60
OH Leuven (loan) 2021–22 Belgian Pro League 17 0 3 0 — — — 20 0
Career total 11501003050101360
  1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in Ligue 1 relegation play-offs

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 201710
201840
201900
202020
202150
202220
Total140

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Rúnar Kristinsson: Stefán er góður kostur". Mbl.is. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  3. "Rúnar Kristinsson". Visir.is. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  4. "Rúnar Alex genginn í raðir Dijon". Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  5. "Pictures: Alex Runarsson in Arsenal colours". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  6. Collings, Simon (30 October 2020). "Arsenal XI v Dundalk: Team news and starting lineup". www.standard.co.uk.
  7. "Holders Man City hammer Arsenal to book EFL Cup semi-final spot" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  8. "Wolves 2-1 Arsenal: David Luiz and Bernd Leno sent off as Gunners lose". 2 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  9. "Alex Runarsson joins OH Leuven on loan". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  10. "Loan Watch: Moller brace and Clarke wondergoal". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  11. "Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson | Félagsmaður | Mótalisti | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Ksi.is (in Icelandic). 7 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  12. "Sjö nýliðar með karlalandsliðinu til Kína". Ruv.is. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  13. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  14. Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson at Soccerway
  15. "Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson". EU-Football.info. 23 June 2018.
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