Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kópavogur, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OH Leuven | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | HK Kópavogur | ||
| 2015–2018 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | HK Kópavogur | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Vendsyssel (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | AGF | 86 | (18) |
| 2022– | OH Leuven | 68 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Iceland U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Iceland U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Iceland U21 | 21 | (5) |
| 2018– | Iceland | 37 | (5) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 | |||
Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson (born 26 November 1998) is an Icelandic professional
winger for Belgian Pro League club OH Leuven and the Iceland national team.[1] He is the son of Þorsteinn Halldórsson.[2]
Club career
On 25 June 2019, Danish Superliga club AGF announced that they had signed Jón on a three-year contract.[3] Jón left AGF at the end of the 2021–22 season.[4]
International career
In October 2018, Jón was named in the Iceland national team's squad for matches against France and Switzerland.[5] On 7 June 2024, he scored the only goal of an upset 1–0 friendly victory over England at Wembley Stadium.[6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 June 2024[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 37 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jón Dagur goal.[7]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 January 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Sweden |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 November 2021 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia |  North Macedonia |
1–1 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 6 June 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Albania |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 13 June 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland |  Israel |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 5 | 7 June 2024 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  England |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
References
- ^ "Islandsk landsholdsspiller til AGF".
- Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ ISLANDSK LANDSHOLDSSPILLER TIL AGF, agf.dk, 25 June 2019
- ^ AGF'er takker af: Ikke den slutning, jeg ønskede, tipsbladet.dk, 4 April 2022
- ^ "A karla - Hópurinn fyrir leikina gegn Frakklandi og Sviss". www.ksi.is.
- ^ "England 0–1 Iceland". BBC Sport. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
External links
- Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson at Soccerway