Kristján Emilsson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kristján Gauti Emilsson | ||
Date of birth | 26 April 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | FH Hafnarfjörður | ||
2009–2012 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009 | FH Hafnarfjörður | 3 | (0) |
2012–2014 | FH Hafnarfjörður | 34 | (6) |
2014–2016 | NEC | 14 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Iceland U-17 | 7 | (5) |
2009–2010 | Iceland U-19 | 11 | (2) |
2013–2014 | Iceland U-21 | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 September 2014 |
Kristján Gauti Emilsson (born 26 April 1993) is an Icelandic former footballer who last played as a forward for NEC in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Career
In 2009, Kristján made his debut for FH Hafnarfjörður in the highest Icelandic league. After an intership with Liverpool, he signed a three-year deal with the club and played in the youth academy until mid 2012. He returned to this former team where he made his real break through. On 23 July 2014, it was announced that Kristján had signed a three-year deal with Dutch Eerste Divisie side NEC.[1] In January 2016, Emilsson ended his professional career because of personal reasons.
International career
Kristján played for several Icelandic youth squads and was called for the national team in June 2014. He has not made his debut yet.
Honours
Club
- Eerste Divisie (1): 2014–15