Gylfi Sigurðsson
Icelandic association football player
Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson (born 9 September 1989 in Reykjavik, Iceland) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for the Premier League club Everton and the Iceland national team. He has also previously played for Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, Breiðablik UBK, Reading, Shrewsbury Town, Crewe Alexandra, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the Tottenham Hotspurs. He has great long-range shooting abilities.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 September 1989||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lyngby | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002 | FH | ||
2003–2005 | Breiðablik | ||
2005–2008 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Reading | 42 | (18) |
2008 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2009 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2010–2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 36 | (9) |
2012 | → Swansea City (loan) | 18 | (7) |
2012–2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | 58 | (8) |
2014–2017 | Swansea City | 106 | (27) |
2017–2022 | Everton | 136 | (25) |
2023– | Lyngby | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Iceland U17 | 3 | (2) |
2006–2007 | Iceland U19 | 15 | (8) |
2007–2011 | Iceland U21 | 14 | (6) |
2010– | Iceland | 80 | (27) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:48, 14 October 2023 (UTC) |
In July 2021 he was arrested in Manchester on suspicion of child sexual grooming. He was later released on bail subject to ongoing investigations.[4]
Career statistics
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changeClub | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2008–09 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Championship | 38 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 20 | |||
2010–11 | Championship | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
Total | 42 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 22 | ||||
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2008–09 | League Two | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2008–09 | League One | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||||
1899 Hoffenheim | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 10 | |||
2011–12 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 10 | |||||
Swansea City (loan) | 2011–12 | Premier League | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 7 | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2012–13 | Premier League | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11[b] | 3 | — | 48 | 7 | |
2013–14 | Premier League | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
Total | 58 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | 83 | 13 | |||
Swansea City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 9 | ||
2015–16 | Premier League | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 11 | |||
2016–17 | Premier League | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 10 | |||
Total | 106 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 112 | 30 | ||||
Everton | 2017–18 | Premier League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | — | 33 | 6 | |
2018–19 | Premier League | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 14 | |||
2019–20 | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
2020–21 | Premier League | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 8 | |||
2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 136 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 156 | 31 | |||
Lyngby | 2023–24 | Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Career total | 418 | 98 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 483 | 118 |
- ↑ Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
change- As of match played 16 October 2023[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iceland | 2010 | 3 | 0 |
2011 | 3 | 1 | |
2012 | 8 | 1 | |
2013 | 8 | 3 | |
2014 | 6 | 4 | |
2015 | 7 | 3 | |
2016 | 13 | 2 | |
2017 | 7 | 4 | |
2018 | 9 | 2 | |
2019 | 10 | 2 | |
2020 | 4 | 3 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 80 | 27 |
- As of match played 16 October 2023[8]
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gylfi goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 October 2011 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | 6 | Portugal | 3–5 | 3–5 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
2 | 12 October 2012 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 13 | Albania | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 22 March 2013 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 16 | Slovenia | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 2–1 | ||||||
5 | 11 October 2013 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 19 | Cyprus | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 9 September 2014 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 25 | Turkey | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
7 | 10 October 2014 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | 26 | Latvia | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
8 | 13 October 2014 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 27 | Netherlands | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
9 | 2–0 | ||||||
10 | 3 September 2015 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 31 | Netherlands | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
11 | 10 October 2015 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 33 | Latvia | 2–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
12 | 13 November 2015 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | 35 | Poland | 1–0 | 2–4 | Friendly |
13 | 1 June 2016 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 38 | Norway | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
14 | 18 June 2016 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | 41 | Hungary | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
15 | 24 March 2017 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | 49 | Kosovo | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
16 | 5 September 2017 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 52 | Ukraine | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
17 | 2–0 | ||||||
18 | 9 October 2017 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 54 | Kosovo | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
19 | 2 June 2018 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 56 | Norway | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
20 | 26 June 2018 | Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 60 | Croatia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
21 | 10 September 2019 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | 70 | Albania | 1–1 | 2–4 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
22 | 17 November 2019 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | 74 | Moldova | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
23 | 8 October 2020 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 75 | Romania | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification playoffs |
24 | 2–0 | ||||||
25 | 12 November 2020 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | 77 | Hungary | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification playoffs |
26 | 16 October 2023 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 80 | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
27 | 3–0 |
Honours
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- Premier League Player of the Month: March 2012[9]
- Football League Championship Player of the Month: March 2010[10]
- Reading Player of the Season: 2009–10[11]
- Hoffenheim Player of the Season: 2010–11[12]
- Icelandic Footballer of the Year: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year: 2013,[13] 2016[14]
- Swansea City Player of the Season: 2015–16, 2016–17[15]
References
change- ↑ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
- ↑ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 378. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
- ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
- ↑ "From Iceland — National Team Player Gylfi Sigurðsson Released On Bail, Denies Charges". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
- ↑ Gylfi Sigurðsson at Soccerbase
- ↑ Gylfi Sigurðsson at Soccerway
- ↑ "Gylfi Sigurðsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ↑ "Gylfi Sigurðsson". EU-football.info. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "Gylfi Sigurdsson: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ↑ "Reading boss Brian McDermott named manager of the month". BBC Sport. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ↑ "Games, goals, players of the season". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
- ↑ Wildhagen, Niklas (31 May 2011). "Season Review 2010/11: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim". Bundesliga Fanatic. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Icelandic Sportspeople of the Year Announced". Iceland Review. 30 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson er íþróttamaður ársins". RÚV. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ↑ Davies, Matthew (17 May 2017). "The full list of winners from Swansea City's end-of-season awards at the Liberty Stadium". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
Other websites
change- Player's profile KSI.is (in Icelandic)