Ægir Steinarsson

Ægir Þór Steinarsson
No. 3 – Stjarnan
Position Point guard
League Úrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1991-05-10) May 10, 1991
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Listed height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
College Newberry (2011–2013)
NBA draft 2015 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2011 Fjölnir
2013–2015 Sundsvall Dragons
2015–2016 KR
2016 Peñas Huesca
2016–2017 Miraflores
2017–2018 Castelló
2018–present Stjarnan
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Games of the Small States of Europe
2015 ReykjavíkTeam
2013 LuxembourgTeam

Ægir Þór Steinarsson (born May 10, 1991) is an Icelandic basketball player for Stjarnan of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015[1][2][3] and EuroBasket 2017.[4]

College

Ægir played with Newberry from 2011 to 2013.[5]

Career

Ægir started his career with Fjölnir and was named to the 1. deild karla Domestic All-First team in 2009.[6] The following season, he was selected to the Icelandic All-Star game,[7] when he also won the three-point contest,[8] and again in 2011.[9]

In September 2015, Ægir signed with KR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[10][11][12] On February 13, 2016, he helped the team win the Icelandic Cup.[13] Two weeks later, KR allowed Ægir out of his contract to sign with Spanish club Peñas Huesca of the LEB Oro.[14]

In July 2016, Ægir signed with Miraflores[15] In July 2017, he helped the club achieve promotion to Liga ACB.[16][17]

On 17 July 2018, Ægir signed with Stjarnan of the Úrvalsdeild karla after rejecting a offer from KR.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile". eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ↑ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (9 August 2017). "TAU Castelló bauð Ægi velkominn á íslensku". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (September 10, 2015). "Ægir: Glufur í varnarleik turnanna eins og annarra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (31 August 2017). "Ægir: Við þurfum þessa orku frá Íslendingunum í stúkunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 May 2011). "Ægir og Tómas fara í sama skóla í Bandaríkjunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  6. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 May 2009). "Marvin og Bárður valdir bestir í 1. deild karla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  7. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 December 2010). "Ingi Þór og Hrafn búnir að velja Stjörnuliðin sín". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 December 2010). "Stjörnuhátíð KKÍ: Ægir Steinarsson vann þriggja stiga keppnina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Þjálfararnir völdu Stjörnulið KKÍ". Morgunblaðið. 28 November 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ægir til liðs við KR-inga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 September 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  11. ↑ Haukur Harðarson; Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (22 September 2015). "Ægir: "Hugurinn var kominn í KR"". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  12. ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (16 September 2015). "Ægir Þór líklega á leið til KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  13. ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (13 February 2016). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: KR - Þór Þ. 95-79 - KR bikarmeistari í ellefta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  14. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (29 February 2016). "KR missir Ægi Þór til Spánar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  15. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 July 2016). "Ægir Þór kominn í nýtt félag á Spáni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Ægir og félagar upp í deild þeirra bestu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 July 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  17. ↑ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (8 June 2017). "Ægir og félagar komnir upp í efstu deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  18. ↑ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (17 July 2018). "Ægir Þór genginn til liðs við Stjörnuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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