| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Kópavogur, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Centre back, Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | HK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | HK | 19 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Roeselare (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2011– | VfL Bochum | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → VfL Bochum II | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Iceland U-16 | |||
| 2006–2007 | Iceland U-17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Iceland U-19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2007– | Iceland U-21 | 15 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (born 6 August 1990) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender. He currently plays for German club VfL Bochum having been released by West Ham United in 2011. He is the son of Eyjólfur Sverrisson, former Iceland international and manager.[2][3][4]
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Eyjólfsson signed for West Ham United on 6 July 2008 from Icelandic team HK, where he previously made 19 first team appearances.[5] In October 2009, Eyjólfsson signed on loan for Cheltenham Town[6] making his full debut on 3 October 2009 in the 1–1 home draw against Notts County.[7] He returned to West Ham in November 2009 having made four appearances for Cheltenham. In January 2010 Eyjólfsson joined K.S.V. Roeselare, on loan.[8] He played 16 games for Roeselare but was unable to prevent the club's relegation to the Belgian Second Division.[9] He was released by West Ham in May 2011 without having played a first-teams game for them.[10]
Eyjólfsson signed for German 2. Fußball-Bundesliga team, VfL Bochum on 19 June 2011.
As of 27 December 2011[update]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iceland | League | VISA-bikar | Total | |||||
| 2007 | HK | Úrvalsdeild | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2008 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| 2008–09 | West Ham United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2009–10 | Cheltenham Town | League Two | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | Total | |||||
| 2009–10 | K.S.V. Roeselare | Pro League | 16 | 0 | ||||
| England | League | FA Cup | Total | |||||
| 2010–11 | West Ham United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | |||||
| 2011–12 | VfL Bochum II | Regionalliga West | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | VfL Bochum | 2. Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Iceland | 19 | 0 | |||||
| England | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Belgium | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Germany | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 43 | 0 | ||||||
Capped previously at U-16 and U-17 level, Eyjólfsson was a key player at the 2007 European U-17 Championship and, although Iceland failed to make it beyond the group stage, was named by UEFA as one of the tournament's players to watch in future.[11] Those finals in Belgium also saw him show his versatility as he played in a holding midfield role, although he prefers to play at the back.
Eyjólfsson made his U21 debut in November 2007 while still in the U19's and had an instant impact, helping Iceland to their first win of the 2009 European Championship qualifying campaign with a 2–1 victory in Belgium. He was in the starting line-up for the next three games. Though Iceland failed to make the play-offs, he became a regular starter in the U21 team. He scored his first international goal in a 9 October 2011 European Championship qualifier, which Iceland won 8–0 against San Marino.
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