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Patrik Gunnarsson
Personal information
Full name Patrik Sigurður Gunnarsson[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-15) 15 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Kópavogur, Iceland[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Brentford
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2017 Breiðablik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Breiðablik 0 (0)
2018ÍR (loan) 5 (0)
2018– Brentford 1 (0)
2020Southend United (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2016 Iceland U16 4 (0)
2016 Iceland U17 3 (0)
2017 Iceland U18 3 (0)
2018– Iceland U19 4 (0)
2019– Iceland U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:11, 4 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:46, 20 January 2020 (UTC)

Patrik Sigurður Gunnarsson (born 15 November 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for English club Brentford. He is a product of the Breiðablik academy and has been capped by Iceland at youth level.

Club career

Breiðablik

A goalkeeper, Patrik progressed through the Breiðablik academy in his native Iceland to make two appearances for the club's U19 team in the 2016–17 UEFA Youth League, while aged 15.[4][5] He appeared again in the 2017–18 edition of the tournament.[6] Patrik was unused substitute for the first team on four occasions during the 2017 season and in May 2017,[7] he signed a 2+12-year contract.[8] He signed a new three-year contract in November 2017.[9] Patrik departed on loan for the duration of the 2018 season, but left the club on 8 June 2018.[4]

ÍR (loan)

Patrik joined 1. deild karla club ÍR on loan for the 2018 season and made 10 appearances before the loan was terminated on 8 June 2018.[4][10]

Brentford

On 8 June 2018, Patrik moved to England to join the B team at Championship club Brentford on a two-year contract, with the option of a further year, effective 1 July 2018.[4] Injuries to second and third-choice goalkeepers Luke Daniels and Ellery Balcombe saw Patrik win his maiden calls into the first team squad in early-March 2019 and he made his debut as a 75th-minute substitute for Daniel Bentley in a 2–1 victory over Middlesbrough on 9 March.[3][11] He made 31 appearances for the B team during the 2018–19 season and was a part of the squad which won the 2018–19 Middlesex Senior Cup.[12][13]

In June 2019, Patrik signed a new four-year contract, with the option of a further year and was a part of the first team squad during the majority of the 2019–20 pre-season.[14][15] He was promoted into the first team squad in September 2019 and was an unused substitute in cup matches during the season.[11][16] He spent three weeks away from Griffin Park on an emergency loan in February and March 2020.[17]

Southend United (loan)

On 20 February 2020, Patrik joined League One club Southend United on a seven-day emergency loan,[17] which was subsequently extended by two further weeks.[18] He returned to Brentford on 15 March, after making three appearances.[19]

International career

Patrik has been capped by Iceland at U16, U17, U18, U19 and U21 level.[20] He received his first call-up to the senior team for two friendly matches in January 2020 and was an unused substitute in both.[11][21]

Personal life

Patrik is a Breiðablik and Manchester United supporter.[22][23]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 August 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Breiðablik 2017[7] Úrvalsdeild 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ÍR (loan) 2018[10] 1. deild karla 5 0 3 0 2 0 10 0
Brentford 2018–19[24] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20[25] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Southend United (loan) 2019–20[25] League One 3 0 3 0
Career total 9 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 14 0

Honours

Brentford B

References

  1. ^ "The Football Association – List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/07/2018 and 31/07/2018". p. 15. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  2. ^ Patrik Gunnarsson at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Patrik Gunnarsson – Goalkeeper – First Team – Brentford FC". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Patrik Gunnarsson signs on two-year deal". Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Patrik Gunnarsson :: Patrik Sigurður Gunnarsson :: IR Reykjavik". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  6. ^ Patrik GunnarssonUEFA competition record (archive)
  7. ^ a b "Patrik Gunnarsson :: Patrik Sigurður Gunnarsson :: IR Reykjavik". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Leikmaður – Patrik Sigurður Gunnarsson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Patrik Sigurður með þriggja ára samning". blikar (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Patrik Gunnarsson :: Patrik Sigurður Gunnarsson :: IR Reykjavik". www.thefinalball.com. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  11. ^ a b c Patrik Gunnarsson at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  12. ^ "B Team 18/19 Review: End of the campaign". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  13. ^ a b "Harrow Borough 0 Brentford B 4". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  14. ^ "New long-term deal for Gunnarsson". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Report & Match Action: Arsenal U23 5–0 Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Patrik Gunnarsson promoted to First Team". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Patrik Gunnarsson joins Southend United on emergency loan". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  18. ^ "Patrik extends Southend stay". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Patrik Gunnarsson returns to Brentford". www.southendunited.co.uk. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Leikmaður – Patrik Sigurður Gunnarsson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  21. ^ "23 leikmenn til Bandaríkjanna". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  22. ^ "Fótbolta Stundum Ep.8 – Patrik Sigurður Gunnarsson Interview". www.podbean.com (Podcast). 9 March 2020. Event occurs at 8:42. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  23. ^ Fótbolta Stundum Ep.8 2020, 24:26.
  24. ^ "Games played by Patrik Gunnarsson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Patrik Gunnarsson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.