Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson

Icelandic footballer

Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (born 6 August 1990) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a centre-back for Úrvalsdeild karla club Valur. He is the son of Eyjólfur Sverrisson, former Iceland international and manager.[4][5][6][7]

Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson
Hólmar with Iceland U21 in 2010
Personal information
Full name Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson[1]
Date of birth (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth Sauðárkrókur, Iceland[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Centre back, defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Valur
Number 15
Youth career
1995–1997 Tindastóll
1997–2007 HK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 HK 19 (0)
2008–2011 West Ham United 0 (0)
2009Cheltenham Town (loan) 4 (0)
2010Roeselare (loan) 9 (0)
2011–2013 VfL Bochum II 9 (0)
2011–2014 VfL Bochum 45 (1)
2014–2017 Rosenborg 65 (4)
2017–2018 Maccabi Haifa 16 (0)
2017–2018Levski Sofia (loan) 25 (1)
2018–2020 Levski Sofia 32 (5)
2020–2021 Rosenborg 26 (3)
2022– Valur 43 (2)
National team
2006–2007 Iceland U17 12 (0)
2007–2008 Iceland U19 8 (0)
2007–2012 Iceland U21 27 (2)
2012–2020 Iceland 19 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Career statistics change

Club change

As of 17 October 2021[3][5][7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HK 2007 Úrvalsdeild 12 0 1 0 13 0
2008 7 0 1 0 8 0
Total 19 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
West Ham United 2008–09 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010–11 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2009–10 League Two 4 0 0 0 4 0
Roeselare (loan) 2009–10 Belgian Pro League 9 0 3 0 12 0
VfL Bochum II 2011–12 Regionalliga West 3 0 3 0
2012–13 3 0 3 0
2013–14 3 0 3 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
VfL Bochum 2011–12 2. Bundesliga 11 0 0 0 11 0
2012–13 16 0 3 0 19 0
2013–14 18 1 1 0 19 1
Total 45 1 4 0 0 0 49 1
Rosenborg 2014 Tippeligaen 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
2015 28 1 7 0 13 0 48 1
2016 27 1 2 0 6 1 35 2
Total 65 3 9 0 19 1 93 4
Maccabi Haifa 2016–17 Israel Premier League 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Levski Sofia (loan) 2017–18 Bulgarian First League 25 1 6 0 0 0 31 1
Levski Sofia 2018–19 Bulgarian First League 12 2 2 0 0 0 14 2
2019–20 20 3 1 0 0 0 21 3
Total 32 5 3 0 0 0 35 5
Rosenborg 2020 Eliteserien 10 1 0 0 2 0 12 1
2021 13 2 0 0 6 0 19 2
Total 23 3 0 0 8 0 31 3
Career total 247 13 27 0 27 1 301 14

International change

As of match played 18 November 2020[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2012 1 0
2013 0 0
2014 1 0
2015 1 0
2016 2 0
2017 1 0
2018 6 1
2019 0 0
2020 7 1
Total 19 2
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hólmar goal.
List of international goals scored by Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 January 2020 Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States   Canada 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours change

Rosenborg

References change

  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Eyjólfsson: Eine gute Entscheidung" [Eyjólfsson: A good decision] (in German). VfL Bochum. 8 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Iceland – Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  4. "Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Eyjolfsson, Holmar Örn" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  6. "Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson". Whufc.com. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
  8. "Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson". EU-Football.info. 23 June 2018.
  9. Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson at National-Football-Teams.com