Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson

Rúnar Már Sigurlaugarson Sigurjónsson (born 18 June 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Astana. He made his debut for the Icelandic national team against Andorra in late 2012.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Rúnar.
Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
Personal information
Full name Rúnar Már Sigurlaugarson Sigurjónsson[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990
Place of birth Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Astana
Number 10
Youth career
?–2005 Tindastóll
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 Tindastóll 22 (5)
2007 Ýmir 7 (1)
2008–2009 HK 33 (6)
2010–2013 Valur 70 (13)
2013 → PEC Zwolle (loan) 0 (0)
2013–2016 GIF Sundsvall 72 (12)
2016–2019 Grasshopper 59 (10)
2018 → St. Gallen (loan) 15 (6)
2019– Astana 22 (8)
National team‡
2008 Iceland U19 5 (0)
2011–2012 Iceland U21 3 (1)
2012– Iceland 30 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Club career

Rúnar started his career at hometown club Tindastóll before switching to HK when he moved to the Capital Region at 17 years of age. He played a season with HK's reserve side, Ýmir, in the lowest league before being promoted to the senior squad, managing by that time to have featured in all four divisions of Icelandic football after appearing in the 2009 1. deild karla. After two seasons with HK's senior squad, he switched to Valur before the 2010 Úrvalsdeild season.

After the 2012 season, on 31 January 2013, Rúnar signed with Dutch Eredivisie side Zwolle on loan until the end of the 2012–2013 season, with an option for two more seasons.[2][3] Shortly after arriving in the Netherlands he was injured and consequently could not play. In late April it was announced that he would be returning to Valur for the 2013 Icelandic season, although, due to his injury, he could not be sure when he would start playing.[4] Rúnar was cleared to play with Valur on 3 May 2013.[5]

On 6 August 2013, it was announced that Rúnar had moved to Swedish Superettan side GIF Sundsvall, with Rúnar signing a contract until the end of 2016.

In the summer of 2016 he was sold to Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers for a sum around €350,000.[6]

On 17 June 2019, Rúnar signed for FC Astana following the expiration of his Grasshoppers contract.[7]

International career

Rúnar played eight games for the youth sides of Iceland.[8] After a good 2012 season, during which he scored 7 goals, he was picked for the senior squad for a FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifier match against Switzerland in October 2012 but was an unused substitute.[9] A month later he started in a friendly match against Andorra, scoring the second goal of the game on his debut, a 2–0 win for Iceland.[10]

He was selected for UEFA Euro 2016.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 4 October 2020[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tindastóll 2005 2. deild 1011031–142
2006 3. deild 1242000144
Total 2253031–286
Ýmir 2007 3. deild 712000–91
HK 2008 Úrvalsdeild 1221000–132
2009 1. deild 2143063307
Total 3364063–439
Valur 2010 Úrvalsdeild 2013191–323
2011 1821083275
2012 22721743112
2013 10311–114
Total 701373248––10124
PEC (loan) 2012–2013 Eredivisie 0000–––00
Sundsvall 2013 Superettan 5030–––80
2014 28210–––292
2015 Allsvenskan 27420–––294
2016 12600–––126
Total 721260–––7812
Grasshopper 2016–17 Swiss Super League 31721–62–3910
2017–18 12300–––123
2018–19 16000–––160
Total 591021–62–6713
St. Gallen (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Super League 15600–––156
Astana 2019 Kazakhstan Premier League 11200–12500237
2020 11600–1010136
Total 22800–125103613
Career total 3006124433121971037784

International
As of match played 18 November 2020[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 201211
201300
201400
201550
201660
201730
201840
201960
202050
Total301

International goals
As of 8 October 2020[13]
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rúnar goal.
List of international goals scored by Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 November 2012Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall, Aixovall, Andorra Andorra2–02–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Valur

Astana

References
  1. "Icelandic Genealogy Online". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. "Frágengið með Rúnar og Zwolle" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. "PEC Zwolle versterkt zich met Klich en Sigurjónsson" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. "Rúnar á heimleið en óvissa vegna meiðsla" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=156837&pListi=1
  6. http://fotbolti.net/news/06-08-2013/runar-mar-til-gif-sundsvall-stadfest
  7. "Полузащитник сборной Исландии подписал контракт с Астаной". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  8. International appearances on ksi.is
  9. Iceland - Switzerland report on ksi.is
  10. Andorra - Iceland report on ksi.is
  11. "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  12. "KSI Profile". KSI. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  13. Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson at Soccerway
  14. "Runes Már S Sigurjónsson". ksi.is/. Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
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