Samúel Friðjónsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samúel Kári Friðjónsson | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Vålerenga | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Keflavík | ||
| 2013–2016 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Keflavík | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | Vålerenga | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011-2012 | Iceland U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2013-2014 | Iceland U19 | 20 | (3) |
| 2015- | Iceland U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:08, 17 July 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:57, 3 July 2017 | |||
Samúel Kári Friðjónsson (born 22 February 1996) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Eliteserien club Vålerenga as a midfielder.
Career
Club
Reading
Friðjónsson joined Reading in March 2013 to train with the club before his two-year contract with the club began on 1 July 2013.[1] Friðjónsson extended his contract with Reading for another year on 22 May 2015.[2] On 9 May 2016, Reading announced that Friðjónsson's contract would not be renewed and that he would become a free agent at the end of his contract on 30 June 2016.[3]
Vålerenga
On 16 June 2016, Friðjónsson signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Vålerenga, to start on 1 July 2017 when his Reading contract expired.[4]
Friðjónsson made his debut for Vålerenga on 2 July 2017, coming on as a 65th minute substitute for Bård Finne in Vålerenga's 0-0 away draw against Brann.[5]
International
Friðjónsson represented the Icelandic U17 national team on 11 occasions between 2011 and 2012, scoring twice, with his debut coming on 2 August 2011, in a 3-1 win over Sweden U17.[6] Friðjónsson went on to represent the U19's twenty times between 2013 and 2014, scoring three time, with his debut coming in a 1-1 home draw against Denmark.[6] On 26 March 2015, Friðjónsson made his debut for the U21's in their 3-0 defeat to Romania.[6]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Keflavík | 2012 | Úrvalsdeild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| Reading | 2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vålerenga | 2016 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "Icelandic duo set to sign". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ "Fridjonsson delighted to pen new Royals deal". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ "Trio set to depart Royals ranks". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ "Vålerenga har signert islandsk U21-landslagsspiller fra Reading". vif-fotball.no (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ "Sterkt bortepoeng for Vålerenga i Bergen". vif-fotball.no (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Samuel Kari Friðjónsson". ksi.is. KSI. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ↑ "S.Fridjónsson". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 July2017. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ "Samuel Kari Friðjónsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSI. Retrieved 3 July 2017.