Ísak Snær Þorvaldsson (born 1 May 2001) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Besta deild karla club Breiðablik, on loan from Rosenborg, as a left winger and forward.

Ísak Þorvaldsson
Personal information
Full name Ísak Snær Þorvaldsson
Date of birth (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger, forward
Team information
Current team
Breiðablik
(on loan from Rosenborg)
Number 22
Youth career
–2017 Afturelding
2017–2020 Norwich City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Norwich City 0 (0)
2020Fleetwood Town (loan) 2 (0)
2020St. Mirren (loan) 2 (0)
2020–2021ÍA (loan) 27 (3)
2022 Breiðablik 24 (14)
2023– Rosenborg 18 (5)
2024–Breiðablik (loan) 22 (9)
International career
2017 Iceland U16 7 (0)
2017–2018 Iceland U17 5 (0)
2017 Iceland U18 2 (0)
2018 Iceland U19 9 (1)
2022– Iceland U21 2 (2)
2022– Iceland 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024

Club career

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Ísak started his career with local club Afturelding in Mosfellsbær before transferring to Norwich City in July 2017.[2][3] He went on loan to Fleetwood Town at the end of January 2020.[4][5]

He joined Scottish side Livingston on trial in October 2021 with a view to a loan move, which did not materialize.[6]

On 20 July 2020, he signed for Scottish St. Mirren on a one-year loan.[7][8] On 27 August 2020 his loan with St. Mirren was terminated early.[9] Later that day he moved on loan to Icelandic club ÍA[10] where he appeared in 7 matches. He was again loaned to ÍA for the 2021 season where he scored 3 goals in 20 Úrvalsdeild karla matches.[11] He helped ÍA win its last three matches of the season and stave off relegation. He also helped the club to the Icelandic Cup final where they lost to Víkingur.[12]

He left Norwich in January 2022[13] and signed a three-year contract with Breiðablik in the rebranded Besta-deild karla.[14] He started the 2022 season strongly, scoring six goals in his first four matches, the best start since Guðmundur Benediktsson scored seven goals in the first four matches in 1996.[15][16]

In October 2022, he signed for Rosenborg for the 2023 season.[17] In April 2024 he returned on loan to Breiðablik.[18]

International career

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Ísak has represented Iceland at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth levels.[19]

On 8 June 2022, Ísak was substituted on the 54th minute of Iceland U-21's 3–1 victory against Belarus and transferred to a hospital after suffering from chest pains during the match.[20][21]

Career statistics

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As of match played 1 September 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Norwich City U23 2019–20[22] 2[a] 0 2 0
Norwich City 2019–20[22] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21[23] EFL Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2019–20[22] EFL League One 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
St Mirren (loan) 2020–21 Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
ÍA Akranes (loan) 2020 Besta deild karla 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2021 Besta deild karla 20 3 5 1 3 1 28 5
Breiðablik 2022 Besta deild karla 24 14 3 2 4 1 5 3 5 0 41 20
Rosenborg 2023 Eliteserien 18 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 21 7
Breiðablik (loan) 2024 Besta deild karla 17 6 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 22 7
Career total 89 28 9 3 7 2 12 6 7 0 125 39
  1. ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ Ísak Þorvaldsson at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (14 August 2020). "Gef alltaf 110 prósent í allt sem ég geri á vellinum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  3. ^ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (7 February 2020). "FCK reyndi að fá Ísak á reynslu 12 ára – Foreldrar sögðu nei". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  4. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (31 January 2020). "Ísak Snær til Fleetwood á láni (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Isak Thorvaldsson joins on loan from Norwich City". fleetwoodtownfc.com. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Livingston boss confirms trial for City youngster". Pink Un. 20 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Joe Shaughnessy & Isak Thorvaldsson sign for St Mirren". BBC Sport. 20 July 2020.
  8. ^ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (5 August 2020). "Ísaki líkt við skriðdreka: Aldrei verið mikið fyrir það að lyfta lóðum". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Isak Thorvaldsson returns to Norwich City". www.stmirren.com.
  10. ^ Elvar Geir Magnússon (25 August 2020). "Ísak Snær á leið í ÍA á lánssamningi". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  11. ^ Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (7 May 2022). "Ísak Snær snýr aftur – "Býst við að ég fái eitthvað að heyra það"". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  12. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (11 May 2022). "Blómstrar tíu kílóum léttari: "Hafa ýtt helvíti hart á mig"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  13. ^ Davitt, Paddy (1 January 2022). "City midfielder confirms exit". The Pink Un.
  14. ^ Bjarni Helgason (7 January 2022). "Ég var bara of feitur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  15. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (8 May 2022). "Komin 26 ár síðan leikmaður byrjaði Íslandsmót betur en Ísak Snær í ár". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  16. ^ Víðir Sigurðsson (8 May 2022). "Enginn byrjað betur en Ísak í 26 ár". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Thorvaldsson klar for Rosenborg". Rosenborg.
  18. ^ Guðmundsson, Aron. "Ísak Snær á láni til Breiðabliks - Vísir". visir.is.
  19. ^ "Ísak Snær Þorvaldsson – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". ksi.is. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  20. ^ Atli Arason (8 June 2022). "Ísak Snær fluttur á sjúkrahús". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  21. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (9 June 2022). "Allt eðlilegt en samt ekki eðlilegt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  22. ^ a b c "Games played by Ísak Þorvaldsson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  23. ^ "Games played by Ísak Þorvaldsson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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