Arnór Ingvi Traustason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arnór Ingvi.

Arnór Ingvi Traustason
Arnór with Rapid Wien in 2017
Personal information
Full name Arnór Ingvi Traustason[1]
Date of birth (1993-04-30) 30 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Keflavík, Iceland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 IFK Norrköping
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Keflavík 52 (10)
2012 → Sandnes Ulf (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2016 IFK Norrköping 56 (12)
2016–2017 Rapid Wien 22 (3)
2017 → AEK Athens (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2020 Malmö FF 69 (12)
2021–2022 New England Revolution 39 (2)
2022– IFK Norrköping 51 (16)
International career‡
2009 Iceland U17 2 (0)
2011 Iceland U19 5 (0)
2012–2014 Iceland U21 12 (1)
2015– Iceland 61 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

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

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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

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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

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International

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As of match played 14 October 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 8 1
Total 61 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

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IFK Norrköping

References

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  1. ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Profile". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Björn Daníel og Harpa eru leikmenn ársins" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Arnór Ingvi búinn að semja við Norrköping (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net.
  5. ^ "TV: 26 års väntan är över - IFK Norrköping svenska mästare 2015" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se.
  6. ^ "Arnór Ingvi í raðir Rapid Vín fyrir metfé" (in Icelandic). mbl.is.
  7. ^ "KLART: Traustason klar för Rapid Wien" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se.
  8. ^ "Στην ΑΕΚ ο Τρίστασον". www.sport24.gr. 5 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Πάρτι πρόκρισης για την ΑΕΚ, 7-0 με τον Απόλλωνα Λάρισας" (in Greek). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Τρίστασον: "Πρέπει να βρω κάτι καινούργιο"" (in Greek). Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Bekräftat: Traustason klar för MFF" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Arnór Ingvi Traustason!" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  13. ^ "New England Revolution sign Iceland international winger Arnor Ingvi Traustason | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  14. ^ "Avslöjar: Traustason klar för IFK Norrköping". www.aftonbladet.se.
  15. ^ Arnór Ingvi Traustason – UEFA competition record (archive)
  16. ^ "KSÍ Profile". KSÍ. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  17. ^ "Arnor Ingvi Traustasson". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  18. ^ Gunnarsdóttir, Elín Heiður (13 November 2015). "Lewandowski afgreiddi Ísland" [Lewandowski dispatches Iceland]. RUV.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  19. ^ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  20. ^ Peach, Simon (22 June 2016). "Iceland vs Austria match report: Late winner takes minnows through to face England in last sixteen". The Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  21. ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  22. ^ a b "Arnór Ingvi Traustason". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  23. ^ "Arnór Ingvi Traustason". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  24. ^ "Arnór Ingvi sænskur meistari". RÚV. 31 October 2015.
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