Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Sveinn.

Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-05-12) 12 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sarpsborg
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2011 Barcelona
2011–2015 Gavà
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 HK 10 (5)
2016–2017 Valur 12 (1)
2017–2018 Breiðablik 22 (5)
2018–2021 Spezia 23 (2)
2019 → Ravenna (loan) 11 (1)
2020–2021 → OB (loan) 13 (1)
2021–2024 Elfsborg 70 (14)
2024 Hansa Rostock 14 (1)
2024 Hansa Rostock II 1 (0)
2024– Sarpsborg 8 (1)
International career‡
2014–2015 Iceland U17 9 (1)
2015–2016 Iceland U19 8 (3)
2018–2021 Iceland U21 17 (7)
2021– Iceland 20 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023

Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (born 12 May 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Norwegian club Sarpsborg and the Iceland national team.

Club career

Sveinn Aron spent the first three years of his senior club career in Icelandic leagues, first 1. deild karla and then the top-level Úrvalsdeild karla.

On 26 July 2018, he signed with the Italian Serie B club Spezia.[1] He made his Serie B debut for Spezia on 29 September 2018 in a game against Carpi as a 59th-minute substitute for Andrey Galabinov.[2]

On 31 January 2019, he was loaned to Serie C club Ravenna.[3] On 13 September 2020, he was loaned out again, this time to Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub for the 2020–21 season.[4][5]

On 14 August 2021, Sveinn Aron signed with IF Elfsborg in Sweden until the end of 2024.[6]

On 18 January 2024, Sveinn Aron joined Hansa Rostock in German 2. Bundesliga on a 2.5-year contract.[7]

On 29 August 2024, Sveinn Aron signed a contract until 2028 with Sarpsborg in Norway.[8]

International career

Sveinn Aron represented Iceland at the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he started in the first two group stage games, both of which Iceland lost (he scored the squad's only goal at the tournament in a 4–1 loss to Russia). Instead of playing in the closing game on 31 March, he was called up to the senior squad and made his debut for it on the same day in a World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein.[9]

Personal life

Sveinn Aron's father Eiður Guðjohnsen is the joint record goalscorer for the Iceland national football team and played for many notable clubs, such as Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur.[1] His grandfather Arnór Guðjohnsen also represented Iceland internationally for many years. His younger brothers Andri and Daniel were on the youth teams of Real Madrid. His uncle Arnór Borg (son of Arnór and half-brother of Eiður) plays in Iceland for Fylkir on loan from the Championship club Swansea City.

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 10 November 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HK 2015 1. deild karla 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2016 1. deild karla 10 5 1 0 — — 11 5
Total 10 5 1 0 — — 11 5
Valur 2016 Úrvalsdeild 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2017 Úrvalsdeild 6 1 2 0 3[b] 0 1[c] 0 12 1
Total 12 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 19 1
Breiðablik 2017 Úrvalsdeild 10 2 0 0 — — 10 2
2018 Úrvalsdeild 12 3 2 1 — — 14 4
Total 22 5 2 1 — — 24 6
Spezia 2018-19 Serie B 8 0 0 0 — 0 0 8 0
2019-20 Serie B 15 2 1 1 — 0 0 16 3
Total 23 2 1 1 — 0 0 24 3
Ravenna (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 10 1 0 0 — 1[d] 0 11 1
OB (loan) 2020-21 Danish Superliga 13 1 2 1 — — 15 2
Elfsborg 2021 Allsvenskan 11 3 1 0 1[e] 0 — 13 3
2022 Allsvenskan 29 5 4 2 2[e] 0 — 35 7
2023 Allsvenskan 30 7 1 2 — — 31 9
Total 70 15 6 4 3 0 — 79 19
Hansa Rostock 2023-24 2. Bundesliga 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
2024-25 3. Liga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 14 1 0 0 — — 14 1
Hansa Rostock II 2023-24 Regionalliga 1 0 — — — 1 0
Sarpsborg 2024 Eliteserien 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
Career total 182 31 15 7 6 0 2 0 205 38
  1. ^ Includes Icelandic Cup, Coppa Italia, Danish Cup, Svenska Cupen, DFB-Pokal, Norwegian Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Icelandic Super Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Serie C Promotion play-offs
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 12 January 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2021 8 0
2022 9 1
2023 2 1
Total 19 2
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guðjohnsen goal.
List of international goals scored by Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 15 January 2022 Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey  South Korea 1–3 1–5 Friendly [12]
2 12 January 2023 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal  Sweden 1–0 1–2 Friendly [13]

Honours

Valur

Iceland

References

  1. ^ a b "Mercato: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen nuovo attaccante aquilotto" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 26 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Mercato: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen in prestito al Ravenna" [Market: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen on loan to Ravenna] (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 31 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Mercato: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen in prestito all'Odense" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 13 September 2020.
  5. ^ "OB lejer islandsk landsholdsangriber" (Press release) (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. 13 September 2020.
  6. ^ "VÄLKOMMEN SVEINN ARON GUÐJOHNSEN" (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  7. ^ "VERSTÄRKUNG FÜR DIE OFFENSIVE - ISLÄNDER GUDJOHNSEN KOMMT" [REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE OFFENSIVE - ICELANDER GUDJOHNSEN IS COMING] (in German). Hansa Rostock. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Sveinn Gudjohnsen er klar for Sarpsborg 08" [Sveinn Gudjohnsen is ready for Sarpsborg 08] (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Liechtenstein v Iceland game report". FIFA. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021.
  10. ^ Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  12. ^ "Iceland vs. South Korea". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Sweden vs. Iceland". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Valur 2-0 IBV". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Valur 1-0 FH". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Latvia - Iceland". Sofascore. Retrieved 17 November 2024.


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