Icelandic footballer
Arnór Ingvi Traustason (born 30 April 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Swedish club IFK Norrköping as a midfielder .[ 2]
Club career
While at Keflavik , Arnór Ingvi was named as the most promising player of the 2013 Úrvalsdeild after the season by his fellow Úrvalsdeild players.[ 3]
Arnór Ingvi was signed to IFK Norrköping ,[ 4] and won the 2015 Swedish title with the club.[ 5]
Arnór Ingvi signed with Rapid Wien in the summer of 2016.[ 6] [ 7]
On 5 July 2017, AEK Athens announced the signing of Arnór Ingvi on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option of €1 million for the summer of 2018.[ 8] On 26 October 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in 7–0 away win against Apollon Larissa for the Greek Cup .[ 9]
He was officially set for release from the club on 4 December 2017 as his performances and work rate did not live up to the expectations of experienced Spanish manager Manolo Jimenez .[ 10]
He made only five official performances with the club at the first part of 2017–18 season and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Swedish club Malmö FF for an undisclosed fee.[ 11] [ 12]
In March 2021 he signed for American MLS team New England Revolution .[ 13]
In August 2022 he returned to IFK Norrköping.[ 14]
International career
Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Arnór Ingvi has represented Iceland at youth levels such as the under-17s , the under-19s and the under-21s .
He played for the under-21 side at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification and the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification .[ 15] [ 16]
Arnór Ingvi made his senior debut for Iceland on 13 November 2015 in a 2–4 away defeat at the National Stadium against Poland .[ 17] [ 18] He was included in Heimir Hallgrímsson and Lars Lagerbäck 's 23-man squad for the Euro 2016 .[ 19] On 22 June 2016, Arnór Ingvi scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Austria as Iceland finished second in their Euro 2016 group , thus taking them to the Round of 16.[ 20]
In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23 man-squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[ 21]
Career statistics
International
As of match played 19 November 2024 [ 22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Iceland
2015
2
0
2016
10
5
2017
3
0
2018
10
0
2019
8
0
2020
4
0
2021
4
0
2022
3
0
2023
9
0
2024
10
1
Total
63
6
As of match played 9 September 2024 [ 22] [ 23]
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnór Ingvi goal.
List of international goals scored by Arnór Ingvi Traustason
No.
Date
Venue
Cap
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
13 January 2016
Zayed Sports City Stadium , Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
3
Finland
1–0
1–0
Friendly
2
24 March 2016
MCH Arena , Herning , Denmark
5
Denmark
1–2
1–2
Friendly
3
29 March 2016
Karaiskakis Stadium , Piraeus , Greece
6
Greece
1–2
3–2
Friendly
4
22 June 2016
Stade de France , Saint-Denis , France
8
Austria
2–1
2–1
UEFA Euro 2016
5
15 November 2016
Ta' Qali National Stadium , Malta , Malta
12
Malta
1–0
2–0
Friendly
6
21 March 2024
Szusza Ferenc Stadion , Budapest , Hungary
55
Israel
2–1
4–1
UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs
Honours
IFK Norrköping
References
External links