Birkir Bjarnason

Birkir Bjarnason (born on 27 May 1988 in Akureyri, Iceland) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder. He currently plays for the Swiss club of FC Basel and the Iceland national team.[3] In his homeland he is nicknamed Thor.[4]

Birkir Bjarnason

Birkir playing for Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name	Birkir Bjarnason[1]
Date of birth	(1988-05-27) 27 May 1988[2]
Place of birth	Akureyri, Iceland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	Brescia
Number	7
Youth career
	KA Akureyri
	Austrått
	Figgjo
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2011	Viking	103	(16)
2008	→ Bodø/Glimt (loan)	22	(5)
2012–2013	Standard Liège	16	(0)
2012–2013	→ Pescara (loan)	24	(2)
2013	Pescara	1	(0)
2013–2014	Sampdoria	14	(0)
2014–2015	Pescara	35	(10)
2015–2017	FC Basel	42	(14)
2017–2019	Aston Villa	48	(5)
2019	Al-Arabi	5	(1)
2020–2021	Brescia	39	(6)
2021–2023	Adana Demirspor	41	(5)
2023	Viking	11	(2)
2023–	Brescia	1	(1)
National team‡
2004	Iceland U17	7	(2)
2005–2007	Iceland U19	14	(3)
2006–2011	Iceland U21	25	(4)
2010–	Iceland	113	(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:21, 12 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2022

He has also played for Viking FK, FK Bodø/Glimt, Standard Liège, Delfino Pescara 1936 and Sampdoria. He won the Swiss Super League with Basel in 2016.[5]

He was included in Iceland's squad for the UEFA Euro 2016. On 14 June 2016, he scored Iceland's first goal at a major tournament.[6] It was against Portugal, and the game ended in a draw.[7]

Birkir with Iceland in 2014