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Eyjólfur Héðinsson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Eyjólfur.
Eyjólfur Héðinsson
Personal information
Full name Eyjólfur Héðinsson
Date of birth (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 ÍR
Youth career
2000 ÍR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 ÍR 15 (0)
2003–2006 Fylkir 53 (1)
2006–2011 GAIS 100 (12)
2011–2013 SønderjyskE 59 (16)
2013–2016 FC Midtjylland 10 (2)
2016–2021 Stjarnan 97 (5)
2022- ÍR 9 (0)
International career‡
2001–2002 Iceland U-17 10 (0)
2003 Iceland U-19 5 (2)
2005–2006 Iceland U-21 4 (0)
2008–2012 Iceland 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2020

Eyjólfur Héðinsson (born 1 January 1985 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic footballer, who plays as a midfielder for ÍR Reykjavik.

Club career

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Early career

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Eyjólfur started his senior team career with ÍR in 2001 before transferring to Fylkir in 2003. After the 2006 season, he signed with GAIS.[1]

SønderjyskE

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After his contract ended with GAIS at the start of 2011, Eyjólfur went for a trial with SønderjyskE. After a week of trial, he was offered a contract. Eyjólfur granted the offer made by SønderjyskE and signed a contract lasting until June 2013.[2] Eyjólfur was seen by the media as a replacement for Rasmus Hansen who had joined Danish Superliga side Randers FC.[3]

Stjarnan

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After 3 years with several injuries[4] and only 10 league matches, it was announced on 18 November 2015, that Eyjólfur would take back home at the end of the year to Iceland, playing for Stjarnan.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Eyjólfur samdi við SönderjyskE". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Eyjólfur samdi við SönderjyskE". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. ^ "SønderjyskE henter ny islænding". Bold.dk (in Danish). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (5 November 2015). "Eyjólfur á heimleið: "Ég þarf að byrja upp á nýtt"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).
  5. ^ "FCM's Hedinsson tager hjem til Island". bold.dk. 18 November 2015.
  6. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (18 November 2015). "Eyjólfur Héðinsson í Stjörnuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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