Arnór Sigurðsson

Arnór Sigurðsson (born 15 May 1999) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSKA Moscow and the Iceland national team.[1][2][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 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(s) 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)
2018– CSKA Moscow 39 (8)
National team‡
2015–2016 Iceland U17 15 (1)
2017 Iceland U19 5 (0)
2018– Iceland U21 5 (1)
2018– Iceland 8 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

Career

Club

IFK Norrköping

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

CSKA Moscow

On 31 August 2018, Arnór 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 million), a club record fee received by IFK Norrköping.[7] Arnór 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] He scored his first goal for CSKA on 7 November 2018 in a Champions League game against Roma.[9] Four days later, he scored his first Russian Premier League goal in a 2–0 victory over FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[10] On 6 April 2019, he scored twice in a 2–0 derby victory over FC Spartak Moscow.

International

Arnór made his senior debut for Iceland on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A game against Belgium, as a starter.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 26 May 2019[12][13][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ÍA 2015 Úrvalsdeild karla 100000-10
2016 602000-80
Total 702000--90
IFK Norrköping 2017 Allsvenskan 801000-90
2018 17300--173
Total 2531000--263
CSKA Moscow 2018–19 Russian Premier League 2150062-277
Career total 5683062006510

International
As of match played 17 November 2019
Iceland
YearAppsGoals
201820
201961
Total81

International goals
As of 14 October 2019[15]
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 October 2019Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland Andorra1–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

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.
  9. "CSKA v Roma game report". UEFA. 7 November 2018.
  10. "CSKA v Zenit game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 11 November 2018.
  11. "Belgium v Iceland game report". UEFA. 15 November 2018.
  12. "A.Sigurdsson". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  13. "Arnór Sigurdsson". ksi.is. Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  14. "Arnor Sigurdsson". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  15. "Iceland – A. Sigurðsson – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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