Victor Pálsson

Guðlaugur Victor Pálsson (born 30 April 1991) is an Icelandic professional footballer who currently plays for SV Darmstadt 98 in the German 2. Bundesliga. He has previously played for Liverpool, Dagenham & Redbridge, Hibernian, New York Red Bulls, NEC, Helsingborgs IF, Esbjerg fB and FC Zürich. Victor has also represented Iceland internationally.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Victor.

Victor Pálsson
Victor playing for Hibernian in 2011
Personal information
Full name Guðlaugur Victor Pálsson
Date of birth (1991-04-30) 30 April 1991
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Darmstadt 98
Number 4
Youth career
Fjölnir
2004–2007 Fylkir
2007–2009 AGF
2009–2010 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Liverpool 0 (0)
2010–2011 → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan) 2 (0)
2011–2012 Hibernian 31 (1)
2012 New York Red Bulls 16 (0)
2012 → NEC (loan) 12 (2)
2013–2014 NEC 38 (2)
2014–2015 Helsingborgs IF 33 (3)
2015–2017 Esbjerg fB 35 (3)
2017–2019 FC Zürich 47 (1)
2019– Darmstadt 98 27 (2)
National team‡
2007 Iceland U17 7 (0)
2008–2009 Iceland U19 6 (0)
2009–2012 Iceland U21 11 (0)
2014– Iceland 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2019

Career

Club

Victor was born in Reykjavík to an Icelandic mother and a Portuguese father. His paternal grandfather was a native of Mozambique. He played for Fjölnir but he decided to move to the neighbouring club Fylkir to get a chance to play on higher level. He then moved to Danish side AGF Aarhus in 2007.

Victor joined Premier League team Liverpool in 2009. He played for Liverpool reserves and served as team captain but failed to make the breakthrough into the first-team.[1] He went on loan to Dagenham & Redbridge in November 2010,[2][3] making his debut for the Daggers in the 1st round of the FA Cup in a 1–1 draw with Leyton Orient.[4] He made three appearances for the club, including an FA Cup tie, before returning to Liverpool.

On 28 January 2011, Victor signed an 18-month contract with Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.[1][5] Victor was given squad number 91, since 1991 was his birth-year. He made his debut in a 3–0 defeat against Dundee United two days later.[6] Victor scored his first goal for the club with a penalty in a 2–1 win against Kilmarnock on 12 February.[7] Victor played regularly under the management of Colin Calderwood, but featured less regularly after Calderwood was replaced by Pat Fenlon.[8] On 10 January 2012, Hibernian announced that Victor had left the club with immediate effect after an agreement was reached to cancel his contract.[8][9]

Sky Sports reported on 24 January 2012 that Victor was close to agreeing to terms with Major League Soccer club New York Red Bulls.[10] The signing was confirmed by New York on 10 February 2012.[11] Victor did not command a regular starting place in the New York starting lineup during the 2012 season.[12]

In August 2012, the club loaned Victor to Eredivisie club NEC until May 2013, including an option for permanent signing.[13] On 31 December 2012, Victor was signed by NEC permanently on a free transfer. He signed a contract until the summer of 2016.[14]

After the relegation of NEC, Victor left the club and signed a contract in August 2014 with Swedish side Helsingborgs IF.[15] He made his league debut for the club on 10 August 2014 in a 0-0 home draw with Norrköping. He was subbed on for Arnór Smárason in the 75th minute.[16]

Victor signed a four-year contract with Danish side Esbjerg fB on 31 August 2015.[17] He made his league debut for the club on 14 September 2015 in a 4–2 home victory over Odense BK. He scored his first goal for the club in the 30th minute of this match.[18]

In July 2017 he signed a three-year contract with Swiss side FC Zürich.[19] He made his league debut for Zürich in a 2–1 home victory over Thun on 30 July 2017. He was subbed on for Sangoné Sarr in the 85th minute.[20] He was captain of the 2017–18 Swiss Cup winning team.

On 9 January 2019, Victor signed a three and a half year deal with 2. Bundesliga side SV Darmstadt 98.[21][22]

International

Victor has represented Iceland at Under-17, Under-19 and Under-21, and full international levels. He helped Iceland qualify to the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.

References
  1. "Midfielder completes transfer". Liverpool F.C. official website. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  2. "Defender seals loan switch". Liverpoolfc.tv. 4 November 2010.
  3. "Dagenham and Redbridge sign Victor Palsson on loan". BBC Sport. 4 November 2010.
  4. "Dag & Red 1 - 1 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 6 November 2010.
  5. "Palsson Deal Completed". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian F.C. 28 January 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  6. "Dundee Utd 3 - 0 Hibernian". BBC Sport. BBC. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  7. "Hibernian 2 - 1 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 February 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  8. Schweitzer-Thompson, Alex (12 January 2012). "Victor Palsson has fond Hibs memories as he exits". Edinburgh Evening News. Johnston Press. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  9. "Palsson Leaves Club". hibernianfc.co.uk. Hibernian F.C. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  10. "Palsson set for MLS move". Sky Sports. BSkyB. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  11. "Red Bulls Sign Midfielder Victor Palsson". newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  12. Panizo, Franco (27 August 2012). "Sources: RBNY close to loaning Palsson to Netherlands". www.mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  13. "Red Bulls Loan Midfielder Victor Palsson to Dutch Club N.E.C. Nijmegen". www.newyorkredbulls.com. New York Red Bulls. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  14. "NEC trekt huurling Pálsson transfervrij aan". www.voetbalprimeur.nl. Voetbalprimeur. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  15. http://www.telegraaf.nl/telesport/voetbal/nec/22945490/__Palsson_naar_Helsingborgs_IF__.html
  16. "Helsingborgs vs. Norrkoping – 10 August 2014 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  17. http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/esbjerg-skriver-fire-aar-med-victor-palsson/
  18. "Esbjerg vs. Odense – 14 September 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  19. "Der FC Zürich verpflichtet Victor Pálsson". fcz.ch. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  20. "Zurich vs. Thun – 30 July 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  21. "Lilien verpflichten Nationalspieler Pálsson". sv98.de. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  22. "Palsson: Der erste Isländer in Darmstadt". kicker Online (in German). 9 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
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