Arnór Sigurðsson

Arnór Sigurðsson (born 15 May 1999) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSKA Moscow and the Iceland national team.[1][2][3]

Arnór Sigurðsson

Arnór with CSKA Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	15 May 1999
Place of birth	Akranes, Iceland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	CSKA Moscow
Number	17
Youth career
–2015	ÍA Akranes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2016	ÍA Akranes	7	(0)
2017–2018	IFK Norrköping	25	(3)
2018–	CSKA Moscow	57	(11)
National team^‡
2015–2016	Iceland U17	15	(1)
2017	Iceland U19	5	(0)
2018–	Iceland U21	5	(1)
2018–	Iceland	11	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Career

IFK Norrköping

Arnór was described as a key player for Norrköping in the 2018 Allsvenskan season, where he played as an attacking midfielder.[4][5]

CSKA Moscow

On 31 August 2018, Arnór signed a 5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club PFC CSKA Moscow.[6] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 40 million Swedish kronor (approximately €4 million), a club record fee received by IFK Norrköping.[7] Arnór made his debut for CSKA on 19 September 2018 in a game against FC Viktoria Plzeň and became the youngest Icelandic player ever to appear in a UEFA Champions League game.[8] He scored his first goal for CSKA on 7 November 2018 in a Champions League game against Roma.[9] Four days later, he scored his first Russian Premier League goal in a 2–0 victory over FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[10] On 12 December 2018, Sigurðsson scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[11] On 6 April 2019, he scored twice in a 2–0 derby victory over FC Spartak Moscow.

International

Arnór made his senior debut for Iceland on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A game against Belgium, as a starter.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 November 2020[13][14][15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
ÍA	2015	Úrvalsdeild karla	1	0	0	0	0	0	-		1	0
	2016		6	0	2	0	0	0	-		8	0
	Total		7	0	2	0	0	0	-	-	9	0
IFK Norrköping	2017	Allsvenskan	8	0	1	0	0	0	-		9	0
	2018		17	3	0	0	-		-		17	3
	Total		25	3	1	0	0	0	-	-	26	3
CSKA Moscow	2018–19	Russian Premier League	21	5	0	0	6	2	-		27	7
	2019-20		22	4	2	0	5	0	-		29	4
	2020–21		12	2	0	0	0	0	-		12	2
	Total		55	11	2	0	11	2	-	-	68	13
Career total			87	14	5	0	11	2	-	-	103	16

International

As of match played 15 November 2020

Iceland
Year	Apps	Goals
2018	2	0
2019	6	1
2020	3	0
Total	11	1

International goals

As of 14 October 2019[16]

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 October 2019	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Andorra	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

References

1. Arnór Sigurðsson‚ ifsylvia.se, 4 January 2018
2. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 March 2017). "Fjölgar um einn í Íslendinganýlendunni í Norrköping". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
3. "Arnór Sigurðsson til Norrköping (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 24 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
4. "AVSLÖJAR: Norrköping har fått rekordbud" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
5. "IFK Norrköping har nobbat bud på Arnór Sigurdsson" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-08-16.
6. "Арнор Сигурдссон перешел в ПФК ЦСКА из Норрчепинга" [Arnór Sigurðsson moves to PFC CSKA from Norrköping] (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 31 August 2018.
7. "Bekräftat: Sigurdsson lämnar IFK" [Sigurdsson leaves IFK] (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 31 August 2018.
8. "Arnór Sigurðsson (@arnorsigurdsson) has made his debut for @PFCCSKA_en". Total Football Iceland. 19 September 2018.
9. "CSKA v Roma game report". UEFA. 7 November 2018.
10. "CSKA v Zenit game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 11 November 2018.
11. "Real Madrid 0–3 CSKA Moscow". BBC Sport. 12 December 2018.
12. "Belgium v Iceland game report". UEFA. 15 November 2018.
13. "A.Sigurdsson". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
14. "Arnór Sigurdsson". ksi.is. Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
15. "Arnor Sigurdsson". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
16. "Iceland – A. Sigurðsson – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

External links

• Arnór Sigurðsson at ksi.is
• Arnór Sigurðsson at National-Football-Teams.com