Haraldur Björnsson (born 11 January 1989) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Stjarnan and the Iceland national football team as a goalkeeper.[1] He was the starting goalkeeper for Iceland U21 at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Björnsson earned his first cap for the senior national side on 13 January 2016, in the 1:0 win over Finland in a friendly match, substituting Ingvar Jónsson at the half-time mark.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haraldur Björnsson | ||
| Date of birth | 11 January 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stjarnan | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2005 | Valur | ||
| 2005–2008 | Hearts | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2011 | Valur | 29 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Þróttur Reykjavík (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | 22 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Fredrikstad FK (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Strømmen IF (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Östersunds FK | 9 | (0) |
| 2016 | Lillestrøm | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Stjarnan | 127 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005 | Iceland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2005 | Iceland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Iceland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Iceland U21 | 19 | (0) |
| 2016– | Iceland | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023 | |||
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Valur | 2009 | Úrvalsdeild | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Thróttur Reykjavík (loan) | 2010 | 1. deild karla | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Valur | 2011 | Úrvalsdeild | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Sarpsborg 08 FF | 2012 | Norwegian First Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Fredrikstad FK (loan) | 2013 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Strømmen IF (loan) | 2014 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Östersunds FK | 2014 | Superettan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Lillestrøm SK | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stjarnan | 2017 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 2018 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 173 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 194 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
- ^ "Finland vs. Iceland - key events". goal.com. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
External links
edit- Haraldur Björnsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Haraldur Björnsson at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Haraldur Björnsson at Soccerway
- Haraldur Björnsson – UEFA competition record (archive)
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