Viðar Örn Kjartansson
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Viðar playing for Iceland in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viðar Örn Kjartansson | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Selfoss, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Selfoss | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Selfoss | 45 | (12) |
| 2009 | ÍBV | 17 | (2) |
| 2010–2012 | Selfoss | 55 | (26) |
| 2013 | Fylkir | 22 | (13) |
| 2014 | Vålerenga | 29 | (25) |
| 2015 | Jiangsu Sainty | 28 | (9) |
| 2016 | Malmö FF | 20 | (14) |
| 2016– | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Iceland U17 | 8 | (4) |
| 2008 | Iceland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014– | Iceland | 13 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 November 2016. | |||
Viðar Örn Kjartansson (born 11 March 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker for Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Club career
Viðar made his debut for Selfoss in 2006, aged 16. He joined Icelandic top division club ÍBV in 2009 but rejoined Selfoss after a short stint with ÍBV.
He joined Icelandic club Fylkir in 2013 and after a very prolific goalscoring season in the Icelandic top flight, he joined Norwegian club Vålerenga in December 2013.[2] Viðar scored his first goal for Vålerenga in a 3-1 home win over Bodø/Glimt on 6. April 2014.
After his first year in Norway, Viðar ended up as the top scorer in the Norwegian top league with 25 goals scored in 29 games.
On 22 January 2015, Viðar transferred to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty.[3] Jiangsu Guoxin-Sainty signed him for 3.5 million euros. On 7 March 2015, he made his debut and scored his first goal for Jiangsu in the first league match of the 2015 season which Jiangsu Sainty lost to Shanghai SIPG 2–1.[4]
Viðar played a vital part in the Chinese FA cup. And was the club's top goalscorer in the cup with 4 goals which helped Jiangsu to win their first trophy in history of the club.
On 27 January 2016, he signed for Swedish club Malmö FF.[5][6]
On 30 August 2016 he transferred to the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. He signed a four-year deal with the club. On 26 October 2016 Kjartansson won the Swedish championship as Malmö FF sealed the title in his absence.
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iceland | League | Icelandic Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2006 | Selfoss | 2. deild | 7 | 2 | - | - | 4 | 2 | - | - | 11 | 4 |
| 2007 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - | - | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | 1. deild | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 28 | 11 | |
| 2009 | ÍBV | Úrvalsdeild | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 24 | 6 |
| 2010 | Selfoss | 12 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 1. deild | 22 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 31 | 21 | |
| 2012 | Úrvalsdeild | 21 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | - | 27 | 11 | |
| 2013 | Fylkir | 22 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | - | 30 | 23 | |
| Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2014 | Vålerenga | Tippeligaen | 29 | 25 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 31 |
| China | League | Chinese FA Cup | League Cup | AFC | Total | |||||||
| 2015 | Jiangsu Sainty | Chinese Super League | 28 | 9 | 7 | 4 | – | 35 | 13 | |||
| Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | – | UEFA | Total | |||||||
| 2016 | Malmö FF | Allsvenskan | 20 | 14 | 6 | 3 | – | 26 | 17 | |||
| Israel | League | Israeli Cup | Toto Cup | UEFA | Total | |||||||
| 2016–17 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ligat HaAl | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 |
| Career Total | 222 | 104 | 30 | 23 | 34 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 289 | 148 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list the Iceland's goal tally first. [9]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 January 2016 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |  United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 1–2 | International Friendly |
Honours
- Malmö FF
References
- ↑ "Vidar Kjartansson". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
- ↑ "Vålerenga signerer Vidar Ørn Kjartansson". Vålerenga Fotbal (in Norwegian). 20 December 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- ↑ 江苏舜天官方宣布签挪超金靴 at sports.sohu.com 2015-01-22 Retrieved 2015-01-22
- ↑ 中超-孔卡爆发策动两球 于海首球上港2-1舜天 at sports.sina.com 2015-03-07 Retrieved 2015-03-11
- ↑ http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/sverige/allsvenskan/malmoff/article22160093.ab
- ↑ http://www.mff.se/sv-SE/aktuellt/nyheter/Nyheter/2016-01-27_valkommen_till_mff_vidar_orn_kjartansson
- ↑ http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=75379
- ↑ http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=155293&pListi=5
- ↑ "Iceland – V. Kjartansson – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
External links
- Viðar Örn Kjartansson profile at Soccerway
- Viðar Örn Kjartansson at National-Football-Teams.com
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