Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sandnes Ulf | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | Breiðablik | 91 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | Stjarnan | 28 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Örgryte IS | 9 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Sandnes Ulf | 82 | (13) |
| 2014– | Viking | 49 | (5) |
| 2016– | → Sandnes Ulf (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001-2002 | Iceland U-17 | 8 | (2) |
| 2003 | Iceland U-19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009- | Iceland | 8 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2015. | |||
Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson (born 29 July 1985) is an Icelandic football player who currently plays for Sandnes Ulf, on loan from Viking in the Norwegian Tippeligaen. He is known for his outstanding athleticism and long throw-ins. He was voted the best player of the first seven rounds of the Icelandic deild in both 2009 and 2010.[1]
On 31 July 2010 he signed a 2 1⁄2-year contract with Örgryte IS, but was released when the club went bankrupt in early February 2011. In March 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf. At Sandnes Ulf, Steinþór has shown an amazing skill to win penalties and free kicks. In his first 9 games for the team, he had already won 6 penalties for the team.[2]
International career
Steinþór played his first senior national team game for Iceland in November 2009 against Iran.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2010 | Örgryte IS | Superettan | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2011 | Sandnes Ulf | Adeccoligaen | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| 2012 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| 2013 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2014 | Viking | 29 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Sandnes Ulf | OBOS-ligaen | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| Career Total | 162 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 175 | 25 | ||
References
- ↑ Steinþór: Er í skemmtilegasta hlutverkinu, mbl.is, 16 June 2009
- ↑ Skjølsvik: – Deilig!, 22 May 2011
- ↑ "Steinthór Thorsteinsson" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ↑ "Steinthór Thorsteinsson" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
External links
- Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Sportic Players Management
- Short video at Vimeo