Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson
Icelandic footballer (born 1998)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | ||
Date of birth | (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Kópavogur, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | OH Leuven | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | HK Kópavogur | ||
2015–2018 | Fulham | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | HK Kópavogur | 8 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Vendsyssel (loan) | 24 | (3) |
2019–2022 | AGF | 86 | (18) |
2022– | OH Leuven | 68 | (19) |
International career‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Iceland U17 | 12 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Iceland U19 | 8 | (0) |
2017–2021 | Iceland U21 | 21 | (5) |
2018– | Iceland | 37 | (5) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 |
Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson (born 26 November 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven and the Iceland national team.[1] He is the son of Þorsteinn Halldórsson.[2]
Club career
On 25 June 2019, Danish Superliga club AGF announced that they had signed Jón on a three-year contract.[3] Jón left AGF at the end of the 2021–22 season.[4]
International career
In October 2018, Jón was named in the Iceland national team's squad for matches against France and Switzerland.[5] On 7 June 2024, he scored the only goal of an upset 1–0 friendly victory over England at Wembley Stadium.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 June 2024[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iceland | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 1 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 10 | 1 | |
2022 | 8 | 2 | |
2023 | 9 | 0 | |
2024 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 37 | 5 |
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jón Dagur goal.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 January 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
2 | 14 November 2021 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 6 June 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
4 | 13 June 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
5 | 7 June 2024 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
References
- ^ "Islandsk landsholdsspiller til AGF".
- ^ Sigurbjörnsson, Þorkell Gunnar (1 February 2021). "Hver er nýr landsliðsþjálfari kvennalandsliðsins?". ruv.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ ISLANDSK LANDSHOLDSSPILLER TIL AGF, agf.dk, 25 June 2019
- ^ AGF'er takker af: Ikke den slutning, jeg ønskede, tipsbladet.dk, 4 April 2022
- ^ "A karla - Hópurinn fyrir leikina gegn Frakklandi og Sviss". www.ksi.is.
- ^ "England 0–1 Iceland". BBC Sport. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
External links
- Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson at Soccerway
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Oud-Heverlee Leuven – current squad
- 1 Leysen
- 3 Tsoungui
- 4 Verstraete
- 5 Ominami
- 6 Banzuzi
- 7 Þorsteinsson
- 8 Schrijvers
- 10 Maziz
- 11 Nsingi
- 14 Ricca
- 15 N'Dri
- 16 Prévot
- 17 Mueanta
- 19 Ikwuemesi
- 20 Mendyl
- 21 Balikwisha
- 22 Biron
- 23 Schingtienne
- 24 Gil
- 25 Osifo
- 28 Pletinckx
- 30 Akimoto
- 33 Maertens
- 61 Jochmans
- 63 Souanga
- 77 Vlietinck
- 93 Gigot
- Manager: García