| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | PFC Spartak Nalchik | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001 | FH | 11 | (1) |
| 2002–2005 | Viking F.K. | 65 | (15) |
| 2005–2006 | Stoke City | 25 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Brøndby IF | 9 | (2) |
| 2007–2008 | Viking F.K. | 24 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | GIF Sundsvall | 40 | (14) |
| 2011 | FH | 6 | (3) |
| 2011- | PFC Spartak Nalchik | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2005 | Iceland U-21 | 17 | (7) |
| 2005–2008 | Iceland | 13 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:02, 19 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Hannes Þorsteinn Sigurðsson (born 10 April 1983 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic football player who, plays for Russian Premier League club PFC Spartak Nalchik . A powerful 6 ft 3 striker, he has played 10 games and scored one goal for the Iceland national football team.
Sigurðsson started his professional career with FH Hafnarfjordur in 2001, scoring one goal in eleven matches. He moved to Norway to play for Viking FK in 2002, and although he came on as a substitute to score twice on his debut, he spent the best part of his first three seasons in Norway on the substitutes' bench. While he played in 55 matches during these three years, he only started in six of these. However, Sigurðsson emerged as a supersub, racking up twelve goals to make him the most efficient player in the Norwegian League with one goal every 72 minutes in 2002 and 2003. He emerged as a regular starter in 2005, when he also got his Iceland national team debut against Italy in March.
In July 2005 he signed for the English club Stoke City F.C. on a Bosman transfer, and he joined his new club in October 2005. Sigurðsson was signed by the Icelandic-owned Stoke under manager Johan Boskamp. He scored one goal in twenty-nine matches in his first season. When ownership of the club changed in the Summer 2006, and Boskamp was fired in favour of new manager Tony Pulis, Sigurðsson was deemed surplus to requirements.[1] On 30 August 2006 Sigurðsson signed a deal with Danish Superliga runners-up Brøndby IF. He was a first-team regular throughout the autumn season, though injuries caused him to miss several games. He fell out of favour when manager René Meulensteen was replaced by Tom Køhlert ahead of the spring season, and Sigurðsson looked to leave Brøndby.
Sigurðsson returned to his former club Viking in February 2007, but his registration for the Norwegian club was delayed by the FIFA ruling that a player may only represent two clubs during one year. After a lengthy appeals process, where the case of Javier Mascherano's transfer from West Ham United F.C. to Liverpool F.C. was frequently cited, Sigurðsson was finally cleared to play for Viking on 30 March 2007 – one day before the closure of the Norwegian transfer window.
In March 2008, Sigurðsson signed for Swedish club GIF Sundsvall, becoming the club's most expensive signing to date. He is currently playing for the Russian club PFC Spartak Nalchik.
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