Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Steinþór.
Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
Personal information
Full name Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
Date of birth (1985-07-29) 29 July 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sandnes Ulf
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Breiðablik 91 (3)
2009–2010 Stjarnan 28 (7)
2010–2011 Örgryte IS 9 (2)
2011–2013 Sandnes Ulf 82 (13)
2014– Viking 49 (5)
2016– → Sandnes Ulf (loan) 22 (1)
International career‡
2001-2002 Iceland U-17 8 (2)
2003 Iceland U-19 5 (0)
2009- Iceland 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 July 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2014

Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson (born 29 July 1985) is an Icelandic football player who currently plays for Sandnes Ulf, on loan from Viking in the Norwegian Tippeligaen. He is known for his outstanding athleticism and long throw-ins. He was voted the best player of the first seven rounds of the Icelandic deild in both 2009 and 2010.[1]

On 31 July 2010 he signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with Örgryte IS, but was released when the club went bankrupt in early February 2011. In March 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf. At Sandnes Ulf, Steinþór has shown an amazing skill to win penalties and free kicks. In his first 9 games for the team, he had already won 6 penalties for the team.[2]

International career

Steinþór played his first senior national team game for Iceland in November 2009 against Iran.

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2016[3][4]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2010 Örgryte IS Superettan 9 2 0 0 9 2
2011 Sandnes Ulf Adeccoligaen 25 2 2 1 27 3
2012 Tippeligaen 29 6 1 0 30 6
2013 28 5 2 1 30 6
2014 Viking 29 4 4 2 33 6
2015 20 1 2 0 22 1
2016 Sandnes Ulf OBOS-ligaen 22 1 2 0 24 1
Career Total 162 21 13 4 175 25

References

  1. ^ Steinþór: Er í skemmtilegasta hlutverkinu, mbl.is, 16 June 2009
  2. ^ Skjølsvik: – Deilig!, 22 May 2011
  3. ^ "Steinthór Thorsteinsson" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Steinthór Thorsteinsson" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 20 October 2012.

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