Hörður Björgvin Magnússon

Hörður Björgvin Magnússon (born 11 February 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club Panathinaikos 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 Hörður.
Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
Hörður with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Hörður Björgvin Magnússon[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993[2]
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Panathinaikos
Number 23
Youth career
1998–2010 Fram
2011–2013 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Fram 6 (0)
2011–2016 Juventus 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Spezia (loan) 20 (0)
2014–2016 → Cesena (loan) 39 (1)
2016–2018 Bristol City 52 (1)
2018–2022 CSKA Moscow 76 (5)
2022– Panathinaikos 27 (2)
International career‡
2009 Iceland U-17 7 (0)
2009–2011 Iceland U-19 16 (2)
2012–2014 Iceland U-21 14 (0)
2014– Iceland 49 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023

Club career

Early career

Born in Reykjavík, Iceland, Hörður began his career within the youth academy of Knattspyrnufélagið Fram in 1998. He remained within the youth academy until 2010, although he managed to appear in six first–team matches between the 2009 and 2010 campaigns, with his debut coming in a 3–1 away defeat to KR on 30 August 2009.[3]

He remained with his local team until 2011, when he was transferred to Italian club Juventus.

Hörður with Juventus in 2011

Juventus

On 23 July 2011, Hörður officially transferred to Juventus where he was registered with the club's youth academy.[4] After spending the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons as an overage player with the Primavera (under-19) team, Hörður was promoted to the first-team squad ahead of the 2013–14 Serie A campaign.

Spezia

Initially part of Juventus’ first-team training camp, Hörður was soon transferred to Serie B side Spezia Calcio on a co-ownership agreement[5] completed on 5 August 2014 for €1 million.[6] He made his Serie B debut on 24 September 2013 in a 2–1 away win versus Ternana. He finished the season having made 20 league appearances for the side who finished in the final promotion play-off spot, although they failed to progress beyond the first post-season match following a 1–0 defeat away to Modena.[7]

Cesena (loan)

In June 2014 Juventus bought back the 50% share of the player's contract that they had sold to Spezia one year earlier, for €1 million, and immediately loaned Hörður out to Serie A outfit A.C. Cesena on 23 July 2014.[8] On 31 August 2015, the loan was renewed.[9]

Bristol City

On 13 July 2016, it was announced that Hörður had signed for Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, penning a three-year deal.[10] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2016 and scored City's first goal in a 2–1 come-from-behind win over Wigan Athletic. The goal was initially credited to Tammy Abraham although it was later decided that Hörður had scored instead.[11]

Magnusson featured in every game as Bristol City reached the semi-finals of the 2017–18 EFL Cup with wins over Premier League opponents Watford,[12] Stoke City,[13] Crystal Palace[14] and Manchester United.[15] Magnusson also played as City lost in the semi-final against Premier League leaders Manchester City.[16]

CSKA Moscow

On 20 June 2018, Russian club CSKA Moscow announced that they had agreed on a transfer of Hörður with Bristol City, with personal terms still to be signed, while Bristol City announced that Hörður had left for an undisclosed fee.[17][18] On 20 May 2022, CSKA announced that Hörður's contract will not be renewed after it expires at the end of the 2021–22 season.[19]

Panathinaikos

On 9 July 2022, Hörður signed a two-year contract with Panathinaikos in Greece.[20] After a successful first season, he suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury on 25 September 2023, in the first minute of a match against AEK.

International career

Hörður was selected as part of the Iceland national team's 23-man squad for Euro 2016.[21] Iceland impressed during the competition, before being knocked out by hosts France at the quarter-final stage.[22] Hörður did not take part in any of Iceland's five matches.

On 28 March 2017, Hörður scored his first goal for Iceland in a 1–0 friendly international win against the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.[23] After their qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Magnússon was named by The Guardian as Iceland's "one to watch" for the tournament.[24] In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[25]

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 September 2023[26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram 2009 Úrvalsdeild karla 3000––30
2010 3000––30
Total 6000000060
Spezia (loan) 2013–14 Serie B 20010––210
Cesena (loan) 2014–15 Serie A 12000––120
2015–16 Serie B 26110–1[lower-alpha 1]0281
Total 381100010401
Bristol City 2016–17 Championship 28110––291
2017–18 Championship 24010–7[lower-alpha 2]0320
Total 521200070611
CSKA Moscow 2018–19 RPL 232003[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0272
2019–20 RPL 272106[lower-alpha 5]0–342
2020–21 RPL 221105[lower-alpha 5]0–281
2021–22 RPL 4000––40
Total 7652014010935
Panathinaikos 2022–23 Super League Greece 241102[lower-alpha 6]0–271
2023–24 Super League Greece 310070–101
Total 272109000372
Career total 219970230902589
  1. Appearance in Serie B play-off
  2. Appearances in EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearance in Russian Super Cup
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International
As of match played 8 September 2023[28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 201410
201510
201660
201772
201880
201950
202060
202120
202280
202350
Total492
As of 11 June 2017[29]
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hörður goal.
List of international goals scored by Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 March 2017Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland1–01–0Friendly
211 June 2017Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland Croatia1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

CSKA Moscow

International

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 16 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. "KR vs. Fram - 30 August 2009 - Soccerway". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. "Calcio Mercato Squadre - legaseriea.it". Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  5. "Hörður Björgvin til Spezia í B-deildinni". ruv.is. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  6. "Mercato, tre operazioni in uscita". Juventus.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  7. "Modena vs. Spezia - 3 June 2014 - Soccerway". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  8. "Hörður Björgvin Magnússon til Cesena (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  9. "Hordur Magnusson ritorna a Cesena" [Hordur Magnusson returns to Cesena] (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 31 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 February 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  10. "Hordur Magnusson: Bristol City sign Iceland defender from Juventus". BBC Sport. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  11. Stockhausen, Andy (15 August 2016). "Hordur Magnusson awarded goal on league debut for Bristol City against Wigan – sorry Tammy Abraham!". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  12. "Watford 2-3 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 22 August 2017.
  13. "Bristol City 2-0 Stoke City". BBC Sport. 19 September 2017.
  14. "Bristol City 4-1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 24 October 2017.
  15. "Bristol City 2-1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 20 December 2017.
  16. "Manchester City 2-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018.
  17. "Magnusson transfer agreed". pfc-cska.com. PFC CSKA Moscow. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  18. "MAGNUSSON DEPARTS ASHTON GATE". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  19. "Хёрдур Магнуссон покидает ПФК ЦСКА" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  20. "Στον Παναθηναϊκό ο Χόρντουρ Μάγκνουσον" (in Greek). Panathinaikos. 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  21. "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" [A men's - Final group for Euro 2016] (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  22. "FT: France 5-2 Iceland - reaction". BBC Sport. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  23. "Iceland's Hordur Magnusson proves too much for Ireland's second string". Guardian. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  24. sport, Guardian (1 December 2017). "World Cup 2018: team-by-team guide to all 32 countries". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  25. Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  26. Hörður Björgvin Magnússon at Soccerway
  27. "Leikmaður - Hörður Björgvin Magnússon". www.ksi.is. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  28. "Hörður Björgvin Magnússon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  29. "Magnússon, Hörður". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  30. "2018 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2018.
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