Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen

Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen (born 16 September 2000) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Víkingur Reykjavík as a midfielder.

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

Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen
Personal information
Full name Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen[1]
Date of birth (2000-09-16) 16 September 2000[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Víkingur Reykjavík
Youth career
Breiðablik
2017–2020 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Fylkir 28 (3)
2022– Víkingur Reykjavík 0 (0)
National team‡
2018 Iceland U19 1 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:56, 14 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:39, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Guðjohnsen signed for Welsh club Swansea City from Breiðablik in July 2017.[3][4][5] He became a regular player for their under-18 Academy side.[6] He suffered an injury in April 2019, and was out of action for 7 months before returning to play in December 2019.[7]

In May 2020 he returned to Iceland to train,[8] and signed for Fylkir in June 2020,[9][10] after being released by Swansea.[11]

In September 2021 it was announced that he would transfer to Víkingur Reykjavík for the 2022 season.[12][13]

International career

In September 2018 he was called up by the Icelandic under-19 team.[1][6]

Playing style

He has described Gylfi Sigurðsson, a fellow Icelandic player who also played for Swansea City, as his idol.[14] Like Sigurðsson he plays behind the strikers.[6]

Personal life

His father Arnór and half-brother Eiður were both footballers,[3][14][15] as are Eiður's son Sveinn Aron,[16] and Andri.[17][18][19]

References
  1. "Leikmaður - Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen". www.ksi.is.
  2. Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. "Arnor Gudjohnsen: Eidur Gudjohnsen's half-brother happy to join Swansea City". BBC Sport. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  4. "Swansea sign Eidur Gudjohnsen's half-brother". ESPN.com. 14 March 2017.
  5. "Swansea swoop to sign teenager Arnor Borg Gudjohnsen". independent.
  6. Harris, Ethan (18 October 2018). "What's happening with the talented Swans teen with a famous name". walesonline.
  7. "Arnor Gudjohnsen | It's been a very long and hard journey | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  8. "Arnór Guðjohnsen æfir í Árbænum". www.mbl.is.
  9. "Skoraði úr aukaspyrnu, víti og horni á korteri". RÚV. 24 June 2020.
  10. "Fótbolti.net". fotbolti.net.
  11. "Swansea City reveal retained list | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  12. Guðjónsson, Hjörtur Leó. "Arnór Guðjohnsen segir að Arnór Borg hafi alla burði til að slá í gegn með Víkingum - Vísir". visir.is.
  13. "Arnór Borg til Víkings". www.mbl.is.
  14. "The Swans' new Iceman | Swansea". www.swanseacity.com.
  15. "Fótbolti.net". fotbolti.net.
  16. "Mercato: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen nuovo attaccante aquilotto" (in Italian). AC Spezia. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  17. "Andri Lucas Guðjohnsen sagður demantur hjá risanum Real Madrid: Telja hann geta fetað í fótspor Eiðs Smára". 4 December 2019.
  18. "El gen islandés Gudjohnsen: goles desde 1979 y un abrazo en el campo de padre a hijo". ELMUNDO. 28 March 2022.
  19. https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Campionati-Esteri/06-09-2021/andri-eidur-arnor-gudjohnsen-dinastia-fenomeni-4201035665455
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