Gylfi Sigurðsson

Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson (born 9 September 1989 in Reykjavik, Iceland) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for the Premier League club Everton and the Iceland national team. He has also previously played for Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, Breiðablik UBK, Reading, Shrewsbury Town, Crewe Alexandra, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the Tottenham Hotspurs. He has great long-range shooting abilities.

Gylfi Sigurðsson
Gylfi with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson[1]
Date of birth (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989[2]
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Lyngby
Number 18
Youth career
2002 FH
2003–2005 Breiðablik
2005–2008 Reading
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Reading 42 (18)
2008 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 5 (1)
2009 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 15 (3)
2010–2012 1899 Hoffenheim 36 (9)
2012 → Swansea City (loan) 18 (7)
2012–2014 Tottenham Hotspur 58 (8)
2014–2017 Swansea City 106 (27)
2017–2022 Everton 136 (25)
2023– Lyngby 2 (0)
National team‡
2005 Iceland U17 3 (2)
2006–2007 Iceland U19 15 (8)
2007–2011 Iceland U21 14 (6)
2010– Iceland 80 (27)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:48, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

In July 2021 he was arrested in Manchester on suspicion of child sexual grooming. He was later released on bail subject to ongoing investigations.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 6 October 2023[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2008–09 Championship 001020——30
2009–10 Championship 38165311——4420
2010–11 Championship 420000——42
Total 42186331——5122
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2008–09 League Two 51———1[lower-alpha 1]061
Crewe Alexandra (loan) 2008–09 League One 153————153
1899 Hoffenheim 2010–11 Bundesliga 29931———3210
2011–12 Bundesliga 7000———70
Total 36931———3910
Swansea City (loan) 2011–12 Premier League 1871000——197
Tottenham Hotspur 2012–13 Premier League 333202111[lower-alpha 2]3—487
2013–14 Premier League 25500218[lower-alpha 2]0—356
Total 5882042193—8313
Swansea City 2014–15 Premier League 3271121——359
2015–16 Premier League 36110010——3711
2016–17 Premier League 3891011——4010
Total 106272142——11230
Everton 2017–18 Premier League 27411005[lower-alpha 2]1—336
2018–19 Premier League 38132011——4114
2019–20 Premier League 3521021——383
2020–21 Premier League 3664141——448
2021–22 Premier League 000000——00
Total 13625827351—15631
Lyngby 2023–24 Superliga 2000———20
Career total 4189822718824410483118
  1. Appearance in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International
As of match played 16 October 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 201030
201131
201281
201383
201464
201573
2016132
201774
201892
2019102
202043
202100
202200
202322
Total8027
As of match played 16 October 2023[8]
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gylfi goal.
List of international goals scored by Gylfi Sigurðsson
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 October 2011Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal6 Portugal3–53–5UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
2 12 October 2012Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania13 Albania2–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 22 March 2013Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia16 Slovenia1–12–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 2–1
5 11 October 2013Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland19 Cyprus2–02–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6 9 September 2014Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland25 Turkey2–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
7 10 October 2014Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia26 Latvia1–03–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
8 13 October 2014Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland27 Netherlands1–02–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
9 2–0
10 3 September 2015Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands31 Netherlands1–01–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
11 10 October 2015Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland33 Latvia2–02–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualification
12 13 November 2015National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland35 Poland1–02–4Friendly
13 1 June 2016Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway38 Norway2–32–3Friendly
14 18 June 2016Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France41 Hungary1–01–1UEFA Euro 2016
15 24 March 2017Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania49 Kosovo2–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification
16 5 September 2017Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland52 Ukraine1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
17 2–0
18 9 October 2017Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland54 Kosovo1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 2 June 2018Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland56 Norway2–12–3Friendly
20 26 June 2018Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia60 Croatia1–11–22018 FIFA World Cup
21 10 September 2019Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania70 Albania1–12–4UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
22 17 November 2019Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova74 Moldova2–12–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
23 8 October 2020Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland75 Romania1–02–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification playoffs
24 2–0
25 12 November 2020Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary77 Hungary1–01–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualification playoffs
26 16 October 2023Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland80 Liechtenstein1–04–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
27 3–0

Honours

Individual

  • Premier League Player of the Month: March 2012[9]
  • Football League Championship Player of the Month: March 2010[10]
  • Reading Player of the Season: 2009–10[11]
  • Hoffenheim Player of the Season: 2010–11[12]
  • Icelandic Footballer of the Year: 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year: 2013,[13] 2016[14]
  • Swansea City Player of the Season: 2015–16, 2016–17[15]

References
  1. "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 378. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. "2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players" (PDF). FIFA. 21 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018.
  4. "From Iceland — National Team Player Gylfi Sigurðsson Released On Bail, Denies Charges". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  5. Gylfi Sigurðsson at Soccerbase
  6. Gylfi Sigurðsson at Soccerway
  7. "Gylfi Sigurðsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
  8. "Gylfi Sigurðsson". EU-football.info. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  9. "Gylfi Sigurdsson: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  10. "Reading boss Brian McDermott named manager of the month". BBC Sport. 3 April 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  11. "Games, goals, players of the season". Reading F.C. Archived from the original on 5 March 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  12. Wildhagen, Niklas (31 May 2011). "Season Review 2010/11: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim". Bundesliga Fanatic. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  13. "Icelandic Sportspeople of the Year Announced". Iceland Review. 30 December 2013. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  14. "Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson er íþróttamaður ársins". RÚV. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  15. Davies, Matthew (17 May 2017). "The full list of winners from Swansea City's end-of-season awards at the Liberty Stadium". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

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