Ari Leifsson
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Kolding IF | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Fylkir | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2019 | Fylkir | 55 | (0) |
2020–2023 | Strømsgodset | 62 | (2) |
2024– | Kolding IF | 10 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2021 | Iceland U21 | 20 | (1) |
2020– | Iceland | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2022 |
Ari Leifsson (born 19 April 1998) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish 1st Division side Kolding IF and the Iceland national team.[2]
Career
[edit]Ari made his international debut for Iceland on 19 January 2020 in a friendly match against El Salvador, which finished as a 1–0 win.[3]
On February 2, 2024, Leifsson switched to Danish 1st Division side Kolding IF, where he signed a deal until June 2026.[4]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 10 June 2022[3]
Iceland | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2020 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 4 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Ari Leifsson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Ari Leifsson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Iceland vs. El Salvador – 20 January 2020". Soccerway. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Kolding IF henter islandsk forsvarsklippe med landsholdserfaring, kif-fodbold.dk, 2 February 2024
External links
[edit]- Ari Leifsson – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Ari Leifsson at Soccerway
- Ari Leifsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Icelandic men's footballers
- Iceland men's under-21 international footballers
- Iceland men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Fylkir players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
- 1. deild karla players
- Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
- Kolding IF players
- Eliteserien players
- Icelandic expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen
- Icelandic football biography stubs