Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Nökkvi.
Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-13) 13 August 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 St. Louis City
Number 29
Youth career
–2011 Dalvík
2011–2012 Þór Akureyri
2012–2013 Dalvík
2014–2015 Þór Akureyri
2015–2018 Hannover
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Dalvík/Reynir 16 (10)
2019–2022 KA Akureyri 65 (23)
2022–2023 Beerschot 28 (7)
2023– St. Louis City SC 39 (5)
International career‡
2013 Iceland U15 1 (0)
2023 Iceland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2023

Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson (born 13 August 1999) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC and the Iceland national team.

Club career

He started training with his local club Dalvík, switching to his father's old club Þór Akureyri for two separate spells before joining German side Hannover's youth team along with his twin brother Þorri Mar Þórisson.[1][2]

In 2018 the brothers returned to their first club Dalvík/Reynir and played with them in the Icelandic 4th tier, with Nökkvi scoring 10 goals in 16 appearances.[3][4][5] The next season they joined KA Akureyri in the Icelandic top tier and Nökkvi played with them for four seasons.[6] In his final season with KA he helped them achieve 2nd place, their best result since winning the league for the only time in 1989, by becoming the top scorer of the 2022 Besta deild karla with 17 goals, despite leaving to join Belgian side Beerschot before the end the season.[7][8] By joining Beerschot, he and his twin brother were now playing for separate clubs for the first time.

On 21 July 2023, Þórisson signed with Major League Soccer side St. Louis City for an undisclosed transfer fee.[9]

International career

Nökkvi made his international debut for Iceland on 8 January 2023 in a friendly match against Estonia.[10]

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played October 20, 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dalvík/Reynir 2018 3. deild karla 16 10 — — — 16 10
KA Akureyri 2019 Úrvalsdeild 17 2 1 0 — — 18 2
2020 Úrvalsdeild 9 1 1 2 — — 10 3
2021 Úrvalsdeild 19 3 1 0 — — 20 3
2022 Besta deild karla 20 17 3 5 — — 23 22
Total 65 23 6 7 0 0 0 0 71 30
Beerschot 2022-23 Belgian Pro League 28 7 2 1 — — 30 8
St. Louis City SC 2023 MLS 9 1 — — — 9 1
2024 MLS 30 4 — 1[a] 0 4[b] 0 35 4
Total 39 5 0 0 1 0 4 0 44 5
Career total 148 45 8 8 1 0 4 0 161 53
  1. ^ Appearances in CONCACAF Champions Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Leagues Cup

Honors

St. Louis City SC

References

  1. ^ Akureyri, Verkmenntaskólinn á. "Tvíburabræður á leið til Hannover 96". Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Leikmaður - Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Fótbolti.net". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Dalvík/Reynir - 3. deild karla 2018". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Leikmaður - Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Tvíburarnir semja við KA". Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar (in Icelandic). KA. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ^ "KA tók 2. sætið og Nökkvi markahæstur". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (9 June 2022). "Beerschot staðfestir komu Nökkva - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ "St. Louis CITY sign Icelandic forward Nökkvi Thórisson | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  10. ^ "Leikskýrsla: Eistland - Ísland - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  11. ^ Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson at Soccerway
  12. ^ "St. Louis CITY dominate Sporting KC to set another MLS record". Major League Soccer. September 30, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2024.