Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson | ||
Date of birth | 29 July 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Iceland | ||
Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | KA | ||
Number | 8 | ||
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) |
2014–2016 | Viking | 49 | (5) |
2016 | → Sandnes Ulf (loan) | 22 | (1) |
2017– | KA | 17 | (0) |
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 footballer who currently plays for KA in the Úrvalsdeild. 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
Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
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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 |
2017 | KA | Úrvalsdeild | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Total | 179 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 192 | 25 |
References
- ^ Steinþór: Er í skemmtilegasta hlutverkinu, mbl.is, 16 June 2009
- ^ Skjølsvik: – Deilig!, 22 May 2011
- ^ "Steinthór Thorsteinsson" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
- ^ "Steinthór Thorsteinsson" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
External links
- Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Sportic Players Management
- Short video at Vimeo
- Use dmy dates from April 2011
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Icelandic footballers
- Iceland international footballers
- Iceland youth international footballers
- Breiðablik UBK players
- Örgryte IS players
- Sandnes Ulf players
- Viking FK players
- Superettan players
- Eliteserien players
- 1. divisjon players
- Icelandic expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Expatriate footballers in Norway
- Icelandic expatriates in Sweden
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Stjarnan players
- Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar players
- Úrvalsdeild players
- Association football midfielders
- Icelandic football biography stubs