Þórir Jóhann Helgason
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 September 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[citation needed] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Haukar | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Haukar | 9 | (0) |
2018–2021 | FH | 46 | (3) |
2021– | Lecce | 37 | (1) |
2023–2024 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 27 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Iceland U18 | 4 | (0) |
2018 | Iceland U19 | 5 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Iceland U21 | 7 | (0) |
2021– | Iceland | 16 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:51, 21 November 2022 (UTC) |
Þórir Jóhann Helgason (born 28 September 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian Serie A club Lecce and the Iceland national team.[1]
Club career
[edit]On 15 July 2021, Þórir signed a four-year contract with an option for fifth year with Serie B club Lecce.[2]
On 31 August 2023, he moved on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig in German 2. Bundesliga, with an option to buy.[3]
International career
[edit]Þórir made his international debut for Iceland on 29 May 2021 in a friendly match against Mexico in Arlington, Texas.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 8 April 2024[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Haukar | 2017 | 1. deild karla | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
FH | 2018 | Úrvalsdeild | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
2019 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
2020 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
2021 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 46 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
Lecce | 2021-22 | Serie B | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
2022-23 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2023-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 2023-24 | 2. Bundesliga | 22 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
Career Total | 114 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 7 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]- As of match played 19 November 2022[6]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iceland | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
2022 | 9 | 2 | |
Total | 16 | 2 |
- As of match played 13 June 2022
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Þórir goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 June 2022 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | Israel | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
2 | 13 June 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Israel | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
[edit]International
References
[edit]- ^ Þórir Jóhann Helgason at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "THORIR JOHANN HELGASON È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (in Italian). Lecce. 15 July 2021.
- ^ "Thórir Jóhann Helgason wird ein Löwe" [Thórir Jóhann Helgason becomes a lion] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Mexico vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Þ. HELGASON". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ Þórir Jóhann Helgason at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Þórir Jóhann Helgason at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
Categories:
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from Hafnarfjörður
- Icelandic men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Iceland men's international footballers
- Iceland men's under-21 international footballers
- Iceland men's youth international footballers
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
- 1. deild karla players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Haukar men's football players
- Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar players
- US Lecce players
- Eintracht Braunschweig players
- Icelandic expatriate men's footballers
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- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Germany
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