Hörður Björgvin Magnússon

Hörður Magnússon
Personal information
Full name Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
Date of birth (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back, left back
Club information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 23
Youth career
1998–2010 Fram
2011–2013 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Fram 6 (0)
2011–2016 Juventus 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Spezia (loan) 20 (0)
2014–2016 → Cesena (loan) 39 (1)
2016– Bristol City 28 (1)
National team‡
2009 Iceland U-17 7 (0)
2009–2011 Iceland U-19 16 (2)
2012–2014 Iceland U-21 14 (0)
2014– Iceland 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2017

Hörður Björgvin Magnússon (born 11 February 1993) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays as a defender for Championship side Bristol City.

Club career

Early career

Born in Reykjavík, Iceland, Hörður began his career within the youth academy of Knattspyrnufélagið Fram in 1998. He remained within the youth academy until 2010, although he managed to appear in 6 first–team matches between the 2009 and 2010 campaigns, with his debut coming in a 3–1 away defeat to KR on 30 August 2009.[1]

He remained with his local team until 2011, when he was transferred to Italian and European giants, Juventus.

Juventus

On 23 July 2011, Hörður officially transferred to Juventus F.C. where he was registered with the club's youth academy.[2] After spending the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons as an overage player with the Primavera (under-19) team, Hörður was promoted to the first-team squad ahead of the 2013–14 Serie A campaign.

Spezia

Initially part of the club's first-team training camp, Hörður was soon transferred to Serie B side Spezia Calcio on a co-ownership agreement[3] completed on 5 August 2014 for €1 million.[4] He made his Serie B debut on 24 September 2013 in a 1–2 away win versus Ternana. He finished the season having made 20 league appearances for the side who finished in the final promotion play-off spot, although they failed to progress beyond the first post-season match following a 1–0 defeat away to Modena.[5]

Cesena (loan)

In June 2014 Juventus bought back the 50% share of the player's contract that they had sold to Spezia one year earlier, for €1 million, and immediately loaned Hörður out to Serie A outfit A.C. Cesena on 23 July 2014.[6] On 31 August 2015 the loan was renewed.[7]

Bristol City

On 13 July 2016, it was announced that Hörður had signed for Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, penning a three-year deal.[8] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2016 and scored City's first goal in a 2–1 come-from-behind win over Wigan Athletic. The goal was initially credited to Tammy Abraham although it was later decided that Hörður scored instead.[9]

International career

Hörður was selected as part of Iceland's 23-man squad for EURO 2016.[10] Iceland impressed during the competition, before being knocked out by hosts France at the quarter-final stage.[11] Despite his country's success, Hörður did not take part in any of Iceland's five matches. On 28 March 2017, Hörður scored his first goal for Iceland in a 1–0 friendly international win against the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 May 2017.
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram 2009 Úrvalsdeild karla 3000~~~~30
2010 3000~~~~30
Fram total 6000~~~~60
Spezia 2013–14 Serie B 20010~~~~210
Cesena 2014–15 Serie A 12000~~~~120
2015–16 Serie B 27110~~~~281
Cesena total 39110~~~~401
Bristol City 2016–17 Championship 281100000291
Total 281100000291
Career totals 932200000962

International goals

As of 11 June 2017 [13]
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 March 2017 Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland  Republic of Ireland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2. 11 June 2017 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland  Croatia 1–0 1–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ↑ "KR vs. Fram - 30 August 2009 - Soccerway". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Hörður Björgvin til Spezia í B-deildinni". ruv.is. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Mercato, tre operazioni in uscita". Juventus.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Modena vs. Spezia - 3 June 2014 - Soccerway". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hörður Björgvin Magnússon til Cesena (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Hordur Magnusson ritorna a Cesena" [MISSING ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE TITLE OR TRANSLATED TITLE] (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Hordur Magnusson: Bristol City sign Iceland defender from Juventus". BBC Sport. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  9. ↑ Stockhausen, Andy (15 August 2016). "Hordur Magnusson awarded goal on league debut for Bristol City against Wigan – sorry Tammy Abraham!". Bristol Post. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" [MISSING ORIGINAL-LANGUAGE TITLE OR TRANSLATED TITLE] (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  11. ↑ "FT: France 5-2 Iceland - reaction". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Iceland's Hordur Magnusson proves too much for Ireland’s second string". Guardian. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "Magnússon, Hörður". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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