Stefán Gíslason

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Personal information
Stefán Gíslason

Full name	Stefán Gíslason
Date of birth	March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15) (age 28)
Place of birth	Iceland
Height	1.96 m.
Playing position	defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Brøndby IF
Number	20
Youth clubs
	UMF Austri
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-1998 1999-2001 2001-2003 2003-2004 2005-2007 2007-present	Arsenal → KR Reykjavík (loan) Strømsgodset Grazer AK Keflavík ÍF Lyn Oslo Brøndby IF	0 (0) 28 (1) 64 (1) 5 (0) 34 (4) 62 (8) 19 (3)
National team²
2002-present	Iceland	21 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 8 March 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Stefán Gíslason (born March 15, 1980) is an Icelandic football player, who is currently the team captain of Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga. Gíslason is a defensive midfielder.

[edit] Club career

As a youngster he was on the roster of English giants Arsenal, but limited playing time saw him returning to KR Reykjavík on a loan deal. He later played for Strømsgodset, Grazer AK and Keflavík ÍF before joining Lyn in 2005. Gíslason immediately made an impression, and was eventually made vice captain. While at Lyn he played 62 league games out of a possible 65, scoring eight goals. He was sold to Brøndby in July 2007 and in February 2008 replaced Per Nielsen as captain.

[edit] International career

Stefán Gíslason made his debut for Iceland in a January 2002 friendly match against Kuwait as a substitute for Helgi Sigurðsson. He has since been capped 21 times for the Icelandic national team.