Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Hólmar.
Hólmar
Personal information
Full nameHólmar Örn Eyjólfsson
Date of birth (1990-08-06) 6 August 1990
Place of birthSauðárkrókur, Iceland[1]
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Playing positionCentre back, Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current clubVfL Bochum
Number15
Youth career
1995–1997Tindastóll
1997–2007HK
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2008HK19(0)
2008–2011West Ham United0(0)
2009→ Cheltenham Town (loan)4(0)
2010→ Roeselare (loan)9(0)
2011–VfL Bochum II6(0)
2011–VfL Bochum36(0)
National team‡
2006–2007Iceland U1712(0)
2007–2008Iceland U198(0)
2007–2012Iceland U2127(2)
2012–Iceland1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2012

Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson (born 6 August 1990) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a defender.[3] He currently plays for German club VfL Bochum after his contract with West Ham United ran out in 2011. He is the son of Eyjólfur Sverrisson, former Iceland international and manager.[4][5][6][7]

Club career

West Ham United

Hólmar signed for West Ham United on 6 July 2008 from Icelandic team HK, where he previously made 19 first team appearances.[8] In October 2009, Hólmar signed on loan for Cheltenham Town[9] making his full debut on 3 October 2009 in the 1–1 home draw against Notts County.[10] He returned to West Ham in November 2009 having made four appearances for Cheltenham. In January 2010, Hólmar joined K.S.V. Roeselare, on loan.[11] He played 16 games for Roeselare but was unable to prevent the club's relegation to the Belgian Second Division.[12] He then left West Ham in May 2011 when his contract ran out without having played a first-team game for them.[13]

VfL Bochum

Hólmar signed for German 2. Bundesliga team, VfL Bochum on 19 June 2011.

International

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.[14] 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. Hólmar received his first call-up to the Iceland national team in May 2012 in a friendly against Sweden

References

  1. ↑ "Eyjólfsson: Eine gute Entscheidung" [Eyjólfsson: A good decision] (in German). VfL Bochum. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Iceland – Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Hólmar Eyjólfsson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
  5. ↑ "Eyjolfsson, Holmar Örn" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 20 September 2011. 
  6. ↑ "Holmar Orn Eyjolfsson". Whufc.com. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 31 March 2013. 
  8. ↑ "United snap up Eyjolfsson". Whufc.com. 4 July 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 
  9. ↑ "Cheltenham sign Hammers defender". BBC News. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 
  10. ↑ "Cheltenham 1 – 1 Notts County". BBC News. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2010. 
  11. ↑ "Hammers loan out youngster". Sky Sports. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010. 
  12. ↑ "Disappointedment for Holmar". Whufc.com. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2010. 
  13. ↑ "Hólmar Örn farinn frá West Ham" (in Icelandic). www.futbolti.net. 17 May 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2011. 
  14. ↑ "Europe's new stars shine". uefa.com. 15 May 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2012. 

External links

VfL Bochum – current squad
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