Andri Rúnar Bjarnason

Andri Rúnar Bjarnason
Personal information
Full name Andri Rúnar Bjarnason
Date of birth (1990-11-12) 12 November 1990
Place of birth Bolungarvík, Iceland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Helsingborgs IF
Number 99
Youth career
UMF Bolungarvík
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops 15 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 UMF Bolungarvík 1 (0)
2006–2014 BÍ/Bolungarvík 148 (62)
2015–2016 Víkingur Reykjavík 18 (2)
2016 → Grindavík 17 (7)
2017 Grindavík 22 (19)
2018– Helsingborgs IF 17 (7)
National team‡
2018– Iceland 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 January 2018

Andri Rúnar Bjarnason (born 12 November 1990) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Helsingborgs IF as a striker.[1]

Career

Early career

Andri started his career with his local club BÍ/Bolungarvík. He later moved to Pepsi Deildin club Víkingur Reykjavík. Between these moves Bjarnason also attended college in the US and played with North Carolina Wesleyan College’s soccer team where he was named USA South Rookie of the Year honors and to the All-South Atlantic Region Second Team.[2][3]

Grindavík

In 2016, Andri joined Inkasso League's Grindavík on loan from Víkingur Reykjavík and helped the club achieve promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla. After the season he transferred to the club[4] and in 2017 he took the Úrvalsdeild by storm, scoring 18 goals in his first 20 matches.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] On September 30, Andri tied the single season goal record in the Úrvalsdeild when he scored on the 88 minute in Grindavík's final game of the season.[13]

Helsingborgs IF

On 4 November 2017 Andri signed for Helsingborgs IF.[14]

Iceland national team

In January 2018, Andri was selected to the Icelandic national football team ahead of its two unofficial friendly matches in Indonesia.[15] He played his first game for the national team on 11 January, scoring one goal in Iceland's 6–0 victory against Indonesia Selection in Maguwoharjo Stadium.[16]

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 January 2018Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, IndonesiaIndonesia Selection Indonesia1–06–0Unofficial Friendly

Controversies

In July 2017, Andri criticised Sandra María Jessen, the captain of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Þór/KA and a member of the Icelandic national team, on Twitter, for her liking a tweet regarding criticism on the selection of a certain player for the national team, and ended the tweet with the hashtag "#brainless".[17] He later apologised for the tweet.[18][19]

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (4 November 2017). "Andri Rúnar til Helsingborg (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Andri Rúnar valinn nýliði ársins". Vikari.is (in Icelandic). 31 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Congratulations to Soccer's Andri Bjarnason!". ncwcsports.com. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Ásgeirsson, Guðmundur Aðalsteinn (November 25, 2016). "Andri Rúnar skrifar undir hjá Grindavík á morgun". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Andri Rúnar markahæstur með 10 mörk í 11 leikjum". Fótbolti.net. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. ↑ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (July 11, 2017). "Sautján stiga maðurinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Sigurðsson, Víðir (September 20, 2017). "Andri fær tvær tilraunir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  8. ↑ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (16 June 2017). "Andri Rúnar óstöðvandi - Valur vann". RÚV. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  9. ↑ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (31 May 2017). "Andri Rúnar hætti að horfa á NBA á nóttunni til að verða betri leikmaður". Vísir.is. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  10. ↑ Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (June 19, 2017). "Andri Rúnar búinn að ná bronsskó síðasta árs í átta leikjum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  11. ↑ Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (September 23, 2017). "Tveimur mörkum frá ódauðleika: Andri Rúnar fær góðar kveðjur frá 19 marka klúbbnum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  12. ↑ Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (September 22, 2017). "Teigurinn: Andri Rúnar er leikmaður ársins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  13. ↑ Jónsson, Smári Jökull (September 30, 2017). "Andri Rúnar: Hugurinn leitar út". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  14. ↑ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (4 November 2017). "Andri Rúnar til Helsingborg (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  15. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 January 2018). "Andri Rúnar fer með íslenska landsliðinu til Indónesíu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  16. ↑ "Markaregn í pollunum í Yogyakarta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  17. ↑ Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (July 2, 2017). "Sá markahæsti sagði landsliðskonu vera heilalausa". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  18. ↑ Ásgeirsson, Guðmundur Aðalsteinn (July 2, 2017). "Andri Rúnar kallaði Söndru Maríu heilalausa - Baðst svo afsökunar". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  19. ↑ Pálsson, Victor Jóhann (July 2, 2017). "Andri Rúnar biðst afsökunar". 433.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
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