Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Steinþór.

Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
Personal information
Full name Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
Date of birth (1985-07-29) 29 July 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Kópavogur, Iceland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Völsungur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2008 Breiðablik 91 (3)
2009–2010 Stjarnan 26 (6)
2010 Örgryte IS 9 (2)
2011–2013 Sandnes Ulf 82 (13)
2014–2016 Viking 49 (5)
2016 → Sandnes Ulf (loan) 22 (1)
2017–2023 KA 88 (4)
2024– Völsungur 14 (2)
International career
2001–2002 Iceland U-17 8 (2)
2003 Iceland U-19 5 (0)
2009–2014 Iceland 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024

Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson (born 29 July 1985) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for Völsungur. He is known for his outstanding athleticism and long throw-ins. He was voted the best player of the first seven rounds of the Icelandic deild in both 2009 and 2010.[1]

On 31 July 2010 he signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with Örgryte IS, but was released when the club went bankrupt in early February 2011. In March 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf. At Sandnes Ulf, Steinþór showed an amazing skill to win penalties and free kicks. In his first 9 games for the team, he had already won 6 penalties for the team.[2]

International career

Steinþór played his first senior national team game for Iceland in November 2009 against Iran. His 8th and final international was a January 2014 friendly match against Sweden.[3]

Career statistics

As of 15 April 2021[4][5][6][7]
Club Season Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Breiðablik 2002 1.deild 11 1 1 0 12 1
2003 8 0 1 0 9 0
2004 16 1 2 1 18 2
2005 17 0 2 0 19 0
2006 Úrvalsdeild 15 0 1 0 16 0
2007 10 1 1 0 11 1
2008 14 0 2 0 16 0
Total 91 3 10 1 101 4
Stjarnan 2009 Úrvalsdeild 14 3 1 0 15 3
2010 12 3 2 1 14 4
Total 26 6 3 1 29 7
Örgryte IS 2010 Superettan 9 2 0 0 9 2
Sandnes Ulf 2011 Adeccoligaen 25 2 2 1 27 3
2012 Tippeligaen 29 6 1 0 30 6
2013 28 5 2 1 30 6
Total 82 13 5 2 87 15
Viking 2014 Tippeligaen 29 4 4 2 33 6
2015 20 1 6 2 26 3
Total 49 5 10 4 59 9
Sandnes Ulf (loan) 2016 OBOS-ligaen 22 1 2 0 24 1
KA 2017 Úrvalsdeild 17 0 0 0 17 0
2018 14 1 1 0 15 1
2019 10 0 1 0 11 0
2020 15 3 2 1 17 4
2021 15 0 1 0 16 0
2022 17 0 3 0 20 0
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 88 4 8 1 96 5
Career Total 367 34 38 9 405 43

References

  1. ^ Steinþór: Er í skemmtilegasta hlutverkinu, mbl.is, 16 June 2009
  2. ^ Skjølsvik: – Deilig!, 22 May 2011
  3. ^ "Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson, international football player". EU-football.info. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Steinthór Thorsteinsson" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Steinthór Thorsteinsson" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. ^ Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson at Soccerway
  7. ^ "Leikmaður - Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 30 January 2023.


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