Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen

Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen (born 16 September 2000) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for FH, on loan from Víkingur Reykjavík as a midfielder.[3]

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
Team information
Current team
 FH
(on loan from Víkingur Reykjavík)
Number 25
Youth career
Breiðablik
2017–2020 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Fylkir 28 (3)
2022– Víkingur Reykjavík 24 (1)
2023– → FH (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2018 Iceland U19 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:00, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Arnór signed for Welsh club Swansea City from Breiðablik in July 2017.[4][5][6] He became a regular player for their under-18 Academy side.[7] He suffered an injury in April 2019, and was out of action for 7 months before returning to play in December 2019.[8]

In May 2020 he returned to Iceland to train,[9] and signed for Fylkir in June 2020,[10][11] after being released by Swansea.[12]

In September 2021 it was announced that he would transfer to Víkingur Reykjavík for the 2022 season.[13][14]

International career

In September 2018 he was called up by the Icelandic under-19 team.[1][7]

Playing style

He has described Gylfi Sigurðsson, a fellow Icelandic player who also played for Swansea City, as his idol.[15] Like Sigurðsson he plays behind the strikers.[7]

Personal life

His father Arnór and half-brother Eiður were both footballers,[4][15][16] as are Eiður's sons Sveinn Aron,[17] and Andri.[18][19][20]

References
  1. "Leikmaður - Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen". Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  2. Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. Arnór Borg Guðjohnsen at Soccerway
  4. "Arnor Gudjohnsen: Eidur Gudjohnsen's half-brother happy to join Swansea City". BBC Sport. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. "Swansea sign Eidur Gudjohnsen's half-brother Arnor Borg Gudjohnsen". ESPN. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  6. "Swansea swoop to sign teenager Arnor Borg Gudjohnsen". Irish Independent. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  7. Ethan Harris (18 October 2018). "What's happening with the talented Swansea City teenager with the famous name". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  8. "Arnor Gudjohnsen | It's been a very long and hard journey". swanseacity.com. Swansea City F.C. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  9. "Arnór Guðjohnsen æfir í Árbænum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 May 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  10. Valur Páll Eiríksson (24 June 2020). "Skoraði úr aukaspyrnu, víti og horni á korteri". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  11. Anton Freyr Jónsson (29 June 2020). "Byrjunarlið Fylkis og Gróttu: Arnór Borg byrjar fremstur hjá Fylki". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  12. "Swansea City reveal retained list". swanseacity.com. Swansea City F.C. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  13. Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (17 September 2021). "Arnór Guðjohnsen segir að Arnór Borg hafi alla burði til að slá í gegn með Víkingum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  14. Gunnar Egill Daníelsson (17 September 2021). "Arnór Borg til Víkings". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  15. "The Swans' new Iceman". swanseacity.com. Swansea City F.C. 25 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  16. Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (20 October 2018). "Arnór Borg: Kostir og gallar við Guðjohnsen-nafnið". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  17. "Mercato: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen nuovo attaccante aquilotto" (in Italian). AC Spezia. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  18. Hörður Snævar Jónsson (4 December 2019). "Telja hann geta fetað í fótspor Eiðs Smára". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  19. Carlos Guisasola (28 March 2022). "El gen islandés Gudjohnsen: goles desde 1979 y un abrazo en el campo de padre a hijo". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  20. Matteo Nava (6 September 2021). "Andri, Eidur, Arnor e la "casata" Gudjohnsen: una dinastia di fenomeni". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2022.(subscription required)


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