Arnór Sigurðsson

Arnór Sigurðsson
Arnór with CSKA Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Moscow
Number 17
Youth career
–2015 ÍA Akranes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 ÍA Akranes 7 (0)
2017–2018 IFK Norrköping 25 (3)
2017 → IF Sylvia (loan) 3 (3)
2018– CSKA Moscow 3 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Iceland U17 15 (1)
2017 Iceland U19 5 (0)
2018– Iceland U21 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2018

Arnór Sigurðsson (born 15 May 1999) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for CSKA Moscow as a midfielder.[1][2][3]

Club career

Arnór was described as a key player for Norrköping in the 2018 Allsvenskan season, where he played as an attacking midfielder.[4][5]

On 31 August 2018, he signed a 5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club PFC CSKA Moscow.[6] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 40 million Swedish kronor (approximately £4,4 million), a club record fee received by IFK Norrköping.[7] He made his debut for CSKA on 19 September 2018 in a game against FC Viktoria Plzeň and became the youngest Icelandic player ever to appear in a UEFA Champions League game.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Arnór Sigurðsson‚ ifsylvia.se, 4 January 2018
  2. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 March 2017). "Fjölgar um einn í Íslendinganýlendunni í Norrköping". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "Arnór Sigurðsson til Norrköping (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 24 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "AVSLÖJAR: Norrköping har fått rekordbud" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  5. ↑ "IFK Norrköping har nobbat bud på Arnór Sigurdsson" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
  6. ↑ "Арнор Сигурдссон перешел в ПФК ЦСКА из Норрчепинга" [Arnór Sigurðsson moves to PFC CSKA from Norrköping] (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 31 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Bekräftat: Sigurdsson lämnar IFK" [Sigurdsson leaves IFK] (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 31 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Arnór Sigurðsson (@arnorsigurdsson) has made his debut for @PFCCSKA_en". Total Football Iceland. 19 September 2018.

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