Daníel Leó Grétarsson

Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt (born 2 October 1995) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Śląsk Wrocław as a defender. He has previously played for Grindavík, Aalesund and Blackpool.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Daníel.
Daníel Leó Grétarsson
Personal information
Full name Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt[1]
Date of birth (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995
Place of birth Keflavík, Iceland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Śląsk Wrocław
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Grindavík 49 (5)
2015–2020 Aalesund 105 (5)
2020–2022 Blackpool 15 (0)
2022– Śląsk Wrocław 3 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Iceland U19 10 (0)
2015–2016 Iceland U21 6 (1)
2020– Iceland 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:53, 30 March 2022 (UTC)

Career

Club

On 12 November 2014, Daníel signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Aalesunds FK.[2]

On 5 October 2020, Daníel joined Blackpool in the English Football League for an undisclosed fee.

Daníel signed for Śląsk Wrocław on 27 January 2022 for an undisclosed fee.[3]

International

Daníel has represented Iceland at U-19 and U-21 level.[4]

He was called up to the senior team for the first time in September 2019 when he joined the squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Albania.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 April 2021[6][7]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Grindavík 2012 Úrvalsdeild 610050-111
2013 1. deild karla 2132172-306
2014 2211071-302
Total 49531193--719
Aalesund 2015 Tippeligaen 8020--100
2016 12020--140
2017 Eliteserien 27140--311
2018 OBOS-ligaen 15100--151
2019 29320--313
2020 Eliteserien 14000--140
Total 1055100----1155
Blackpool 2020–21 League One 120201[lower-alpha 1]0-150
Total 1202010--150
Career total 16810151203--20414
  1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References
  1. Daníel Leó Grétarsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Ny islending klar for AaFK". www.aafk.no/ (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. "Gretarsson To Join Slask Wroclaw". Blackpool Football Club. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. "Félagsmaður". www.ksi.is/ (in Icelandic). sdf. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  5. "Daníel Leó inn í landsliðið fyrir Sverri Inga". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. "D.Grétarsson". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  7. "Daníel Leó Grétarsson". www.ksi.is/ (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
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