Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
.jpg) Rúnarsson with Dijon in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Alanyaspor (on loan from Arsenal | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | KR Reykjavik | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | KR Reykjavik | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Nordsjælland | 60 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Dijon | 36 | (0) |
| 2020– | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | → OH Leuven (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Alanyaspor (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Iceland U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Iceland U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Iceland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Iceland U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Iceland U21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2017– | Iceland | 20 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:57, 2 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:37, 21 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson (born 18 February 1995) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor, on loan from Premier League side Arsenal, and the Iceland national team. He has also previously played for Dijon, Nordsjælland and KR Reykjavik.
Family[edit]
Rúnar Alex is the son of Rúnar Kristinsson, a former professional footballer.[2][3]
Club career[edit]
Rúnar Alex was player of the season for FC Nordsjælland in the 2017–18 Danish Superliga.[4]
In June 2018, Rúnar Alex joined Dijon on a four-year agreement.[4]
Arsenal[edit]
On 21 September 2020, Rúnar Alex signed for Premier League club Arsenal on a four-year deal. He chose the number 13 at the club.[5] Rúnar Alex made his debut for the club on the 29th October 2020, keeping a clean sheet in a 3–0 UEFA Europa League win over League of Ireland side Dundalk at the Emirates Stadium.[6][7] After first choice goalkeeper Bernd Leno was sent off against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 2 February 2021, Rúnar Alex made his Premier League debut as a substitute for Thomas Partey in a 2–1 away defeat.[8]
OH Leuven[edit]
On 31 August 2021, Rúnar Alex joined Belgian First Division A club OH Leuven on loan until the end of the season.[9] On 27 October 2021, Rúnar Alex made his first appearance of the season for OH Leuven in their 2–1 Belgian Cup win over Lierse Kempenzonen,[10] with his league debut coming one month later on 26 November 2021 in a 1–3 away win to league leaders Union SG.
Loan to Alanyaspor[edit]
On 15 August 2022, Arsenal announced that Rúnar Alex was loaned to Süper Lig side Alanyaspor.[11]
International career[edit]
Having previously represented his country at youth level, Rúnar Alex was called up to the senior Iceland squad for the 2017 China Cup, where the team became the silver medalist[12][13] He earned his first senior cap in a friendly against the Czech Republic on 9 November 2017.
In May 2018, he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[14]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 2 November 2022[15]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KR Reykjavik | 2013 | Úrvalsdeild | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2013–14 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Danish Superliga | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Danish Superliga | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 60 | 0 | |||||
| Dijon | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
| Arsenal | 2020–21 | Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| OH Leuven (loan) | 2021–22 | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Alanyaspor (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 146 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Ligue 1 relegation play-offs
International[edit]
- As of match played 19 November 2022[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- ^ "Rúnar Kristinsson: Stefán er góður kostur". Mbl.is. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Rúnar Kristinsson". Visir.is. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Rúnar Alex genginn í raðir Dijon". Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Pictures: Alex Runarsson in Arsenal colours". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
- ^ Collings, Simon (30 October 2020). "Arsenal XI v Dundalk: Team news and starting lineup". www.standard.co.uk.
- ^ "Holders Man City thrash Arsenal to book EFL Cup semi-final spot". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Wolves 2-1 Arsenal: David Luiz and Bernd Leno sent off as Gunners lose". 2 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Alex Runarsson joins OH Leuven on loan". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ "Loan Watch: Moller brace and Clarke wondergoal". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Alex Runarsson joins Alanyaspor on loan".
- ^ "Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson | Félagsmaður | Mótalisti | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Ksi.is (in Icelandic). 7 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ "Sjö nýliðar með karlalandsliðinu til Kína". Ruv.is. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson at Soccerway
- ^ "Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson". EU-Football.info. 23 June 2018.
External links[edit]
- Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson at Soccerway
- Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson on FC Nordsjælland (in Danish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 18 June 2018)
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Reykjavík
- Association football goalkeepers
- Icelandic footballers
- Icelandic expatriate footballers
- Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur players
- FC Nordsjælland players
- Dijon FCO players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven players
- Alanyaspor footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
- Ligue 1 players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Süper Lig players
- Iceland international footballers
- Iceland youth international footballers
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in France
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in England
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Premier League players