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Óttar Magnús Karlsson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Óttar Magnús.
Óttar Magnús Karlsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 SPAL
Youth career
0000–2013 Vikingur
2013–2016 Ajax
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Vikingur 1 (0)
2015–2016 Ajax 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 0 (0)
2016 Vikingur 20 (7)
2017–2018 Molde 8 (0)
2018 → Trelleborgs FF (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019 Mjällby AIF 14 (1)
2019–2020 Vikingur 22 (14)
2020–2024 Venezia 7 (1)
2021–2022 → Siena (loan) 19 (2)
2022 → Oakland Roots (loan) 30 (19)
2023 → Virtus Francavilla (loan) 7 (0)
2023–2024 → Vis Pesaro (loan) 29 (10)
2024– SPAL 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Iceland U16 3 (2)
2013–2014 Iceland U17 12 (2)
2014–2016 Iceland U19 9 (1)
2016–2018 Iceland U21 14 (4)
2017– Iceland 11 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022

Óttar Magnús Karlsson (born 21 February 1997) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie C Group B side SPAL and the Iceland national team.

Club career

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Ajax

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On 11 July 2013, Óttar signed a three-year contract with Ajax.[1]

Sparta Rotterdam (loan)

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In December 2015, Óttar agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie season.[2]

Víkingur

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Óttar was chosen as the most promising player of the Icelandic 2016 Úrvalsdeild league by players.[3]

Molde

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On 25 November 2016, Óttar signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Molde FK.[4]

Trelleborgs (loan)

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In February 2018, Óttar agreed to join Trelleborgs FF on loan for the upcoming 2018 Allsvenskan season.[5]

Mjällby AIF

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On 15 December 2018 it was confirmed, that Óttar had signed with Mjällby AIF for two years.[6]

Víkingur

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On 30 July 2019 it was announced that Óttar had signed with Víkingur until the end of the 2021 season.[7]

Venezia

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On 25 September 2020, Karlsson signed a three-year contract with Italian club Venezia.[8]

Loan to Siena

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On 27 August 2021, he joined Siena in the third-tier Serie C on loan.[9]

Loan to Oakland

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On 18 February 2022, Karlsson joined Oakland Roots on loan.[10]

Having scored 19 goals in 30 appearances for the club, he returned to Venice from Oakland following their 2022 season.[11]

Loan to Virtus Francavilla

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On 31 January 2023, Karlsson was loaned to Serie C club Virtus Francavilla until the end of the season.[12][13]

Loan to Vis Pesaro

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On 1 September 2023, Óttar moved on loan to Vis Pesaro.[14]

SPAL

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On 2 August 2024, Óttar signed a two-season contract with SPAL.[15]

International career

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Óttar represented the Icelandic U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 teams.[16] He made his debut for the Senior team on 10 January 2017 against China in the China Cup.[17]

In 2022, he was called up to the team for international friendlies against South Korea and Saudi Arabia.[18]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 3 April 2022[19][20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Víkingur Reykjavík 2013 1. deild karla 1 0 1 0 4 1 – – 6 1
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - 0 0
Sparta Rotterdam 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 0
Víkingur Reykjavík 2016 Úrvalsdeild 20 7 2 2 0 0 – – 22 9
Molde 2017 Eliteserien 8 0 2 2 – – – 10 2
Trelleborg 2018 Allsvenskan 14 1 0 0 – – – 14 1
Mjällby 2019 Superettan 14 1 0 0 – – – 14 1
Víkingur Reykjavík 2019 Úrvalsdeild 8 5 2 2 – – – 10 7
2020 14 9 2 0 4 7 1 1 1a 0 22 17
Total 22 14 4 2 4 7 1 1 1 0 32 24
Total for Víkingur Reykjavík 43 21 7 4 8 8 1 1 1 0 51 31
Venezia 2020–21 Serie B 7 1 1 0 – – – 8 1
Siena (loan) 2021–22 Serie C 19 2 – – – – 19 2
Oakland Roots (loan) 2022 USL 18 11 – – – – 4 2
Career total 109 28 10 6 8 8 1 1 1 0 129 43

aAppearance in the 2020 Icelandic Super Cup.

International

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Iceland national team
Year Apps Goals
2017 3 0
2018 2 1
2019 2 1
2020 2 0
2022 2 0
Total 11 2

Statistics accurate as of match played 11 November 2022[20][16]

International goals

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Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.[20]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 January 2018 Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, Indonesia Indonesia Selection Indonesia 3–0 6–0 Unofficial Friendly
2. 11 January 2019 Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Sweden 1–0 2–2 Friendly

Honours

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Víkingur FC

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Ajax contracteert Ottar Magnus Karlsson". ajax.nl (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ "SPARTA HUURT ÓTTAR MAGNUS KARLSSON". sparta-rotterdam.nl (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Óttar efnilegastur í deildinni". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Óttar Magnús Karlsson klar for Molde FK" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Välkommen Óttar Magnús Karlsson!". trelleborgsff.se (in Swedish). Trelleborgs FF. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. ^ Officiellt: Mjällby AIF värvar Óttar Magnús Karlsson, fotbolltransfers.com, 15 December 2018
  7. ^ Óttar Magnús í Víking, 30 July 2019
  8. ^ "Ufficiale: Óttar Magnús Karlsson, il nazionale islandese" (in Italian). Venezia. 25 September 2020.
  9. ^ "L'attacco del Siena si rinforza con Karlsson" (in Italian). Siena. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Karlsson on loan to Oakland Roots". Venezia FC. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Oakland Roots Sports Club Announce 2023 Roster Updates".
  12. ^ "ÓTTAR MAGNÚS KARLSSON ON LOAN TO VIRTUS FRANCAVILLA". Venezia F.C. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Óttar Magnús Karlsson è un nuovo calciatore biancazzurro". Virtus Francavilla Calcio (in Italian). 31 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  14. ^ "ÓTTAR MAGNUS KARLSSON E' UN GIOCATORE DELLA VIS PESARO!" [ÓTTAR MAGNUS KARLSSON IS A VIS PESARO PLAYER!] (in Italian). Vis Pesaro. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  15. ^ "Óttar Magnús Karlsson è un nuovo giocatore biancazzurro!" [Óttar Magnús Karlsson is a new white and blue player!] (in Italian). SPAL. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Ottar Magnus Karlsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSI. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  17. ^ "Leikskýrsla | Mótalisti | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  18. ^ Oakland Roots SC on Twitter
  19. ^ Óttar Magnús Karlsson at Soccerway
  20. ^ a b c "Óttar Karlsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  21. ^ "Ottar Magnus Karlsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSI. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  22. ^ "USL Championship Announces 2022 All-League Teams". www.uslchampionship.com. Tampa, FL: USL. November 1, 2022. Archived from the original on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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