Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (born 16 October 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Preston North End and the Iceland national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Akranes, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Preston North End | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | ÍA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Kári | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | ÍA | 79 | (21) |
| 2020–2024 | Silkeborg | 103 | (13) |
| 2024– | Preston North End | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2021 | Iceland U21 | 16 | (1) |
| 2020– | Iceland | 26 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editOn 9 July 2024, Thórdarson signed for Championship club Preston North End on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[2]
International career
editStefán has youth international games for the Icelandic U-21s. In January 2020 he made his senior international debut in a match against Canada, coming on as a 73rd minute substitute for Aron Elís Þrándarson.[3]
Personal life
editStefán Teitur is from a huge family of footballers. He is the son of Þórður Þórðarson, a goalkeeper who played one senior international for Iceland. Stefán Teitur's father's brother is Stefán Þór Þórðarson who played six senior internationals for Iceland, scoring once. Stefán Teitur's grandfather's brothers are Ólafur Þórðarson who was capped 72 times by Iceland, scoring 5 goals, and Teitur Þórðarson who was capped 41 times by Iceland, scoring 9 goals, before coming a well-traveled manager. Stefán Teitur's great-grandfather was Þórður Þórðarson who scored 9 goals in 16 caps for Iceland. In addition Stefán Teitur's older brother, Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson, is a regular player in the Icelandic top tier and his cousin, Oliver Stefánsson, son of Stefán Þór, is contracted to IFK Norrköping.[4][5]
Going further back, through his great-great-grandmother (mother of Þórður Þórðarson, born 1930) he is related to Pétur Pétursson, who got 41 caps for Iceland, scoring 11 goals. Through his great-grandmother (wife of Þórður Þórðarson, born 1930) he is related to Árni Sveinsson, who got 50 caps for Iceland, scoring 4 goals, Sveinn Teitsson, who got 22 caps and 2 goals for Iceland and Sigursteinn Gíslason, who got 22 caps for Iceland.[5][6]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 31 August 2024[7]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ÍA | 2016 | Úrvalsdeild | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Úrvalsdeild | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2018 | 1. deild karla | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 25 | 11 | |||
| 2019 | Úrvalsdeild | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Úrvalsdeild | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 9 | |||
| Total | 78 | 21 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 88 | 23 | ||||
| Silkeborg IF | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 8[a] | 1 | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 28 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 11 | |||
| Total | 103 | 13 | 14 | 2 | — | 8 | 1 | 125 | 16 | |||
| Preston North End | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 185 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 219 | 39 | ||
- ^ Two Appearances in UEFA Europa League and six in UEFA Conference League
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Albert goal.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Liechtenstein |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editSilkeborg
References
edit- ^ a b Stefán Teitur Þórðarson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Stefán Teitur Thórdarson Signs For PNE". www.pnefc.net. 9 July 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Fimm spiluðu fyrsta landsleikinn í sigri". mbl.is (in Icelandic). 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Andri Yrkill Valsson (29 May 2019). "Fótboltinn í blóðinu og hola í höggi á ferilskrá". mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Ólafur Þórðarson". timarit.is (in Icelandic). DV. 29 September 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir (26 August 1995). ""Þeir hafa gaman af þessu, strákarnir"". timarit.is (in Icelandic). DV. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson at Soccerway
- ^ "Guðmundsson, Albert". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ Mignon, Jacob (9 May 2024). "Kæmpe rød jubel i Parken: Silkeborg vinder pokalfinalen". DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
- ^ "Silkeborg IF – AGF". TV 2 Sport (in Danish). 9 May 2024. Archived from the original on 9 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
External links
edit- Stefán Teitur Þórðarson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)