Rúrik Gíslason

Rúrik Gíslason
	Gíslason playing for Iceland in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	25 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder; Forward
Team information
Current team	1. FC Nürnberg
Number	19
Youth career
	HK
	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005	HK
2005–2007	Charlton Athletic
2007–2009	Viborg
2009–2012	OB
2012–2015	F.C. Copenhagen
2015–	1. FC Nürnberg
International career‡
2003–2004	Iceland U17
2005–2007	Iceland U19
2005–2011	Iceland U21
2009–	Iceland
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:03, 17 May 2016 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015

Rúrik Gíslason (born 25 February 1988) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg.

Rúrik signed for Charlton Athletic at the end of August 2005, but failed to make an appearance for Charlton's first team, having played for HK Kópavogur in his youth.

He also played for RSC Anderlecht, the then champions of Belgium for a year, but did not settle so he returned to HK Kópavogur. This was before his move to Charlton.

In 2011, Rúrik was chosen as part of the squad to represent Iceland at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Denmark. The striker was named on the bench for the opening game against Belarus.

Rúrik is a candidate for the right-wing Independence Party in the Icelandic parliamentary election, 2016.

International goals

Score and Result shows Iceland's goal tally first


No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	11 August 2010	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Liechtenstein	1–0	1–1	Friendly	[1]
2.	10 October 2014	Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia	Latvia	3–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying	[2]
3.	31 March 2015	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	1–0	1–1	Friendly	[3]