Rúrik Gíslason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Rúrik.

Rúrik Gíslason

Gíslason playing for Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Rúrik Gíslason
Date of birth	(1988-02-25) 25 February 1988
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder Forward
Team information
Current team	SV Sandhausen
Number	9
Youth career
	HK
	Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	HK	12	(1)
2005–2007	Charlton Athletic	0	(0)
2007–2009	Viborg	46	(16)
2009–2012	OB	87	(10)
2012–2015	Copenhagen	68	(5)
2015–2018	1. FC Nürnberg	30	(0)
2018–	SV Sandhausen	15	(3)
International career‡
2003–2004	Iceland U17	14	(5)
2005–2007	Iceland U19	15	(5)
2005–2011	Iceland U21	19	(6)
2009–	Iceland	51	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2018

Rúrik Gíslason (born 25 February 1988) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for SV Sandhausen.

Career

Rúrik started his career with HK Kópavogur in his youth. Following a youth stint at RSC Anderlecht, the then-champions of Belgium, he made his senior debut with HK Kópavogur.

At the end of August 2005, Rúrik signed for Charlton Athletic, but failed to make an appearance for Charlton's first team.

International career

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.

In May 2018 he was named in Iceland’s 23 man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Personal life

Rúrik was a candidate for the centre-right Independence Party in the Icelandic parliamentary election, 2016 and Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017.

After Iceland's World Cup Group game against Argentina, Rúrik's Instagram profile went viral, as his follower increased by 250,000 after the game. His follower count is now at one million, more than triple the size of Iceland's current population.

Career statistics

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 October 2018.

Iceland
Year	Apps	Goals
2009	4	0
2010	5	1
2011	4	0
2012	8	0
2013	5	0
2014	7	1
2015	4	1
2016	0	0
2017	6	0
2018	8	0
Total	51	3

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]

Honours

Copenhagen

• Danish Superliga: 2012–13
• Danish Cup: 2014–15

External links

• SV Sandhausen profile
• Rúrik Gíslason at Soccerbase
• 'Rurik Gislason Fans'