Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason (born 11 May 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Venezia.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Venezia | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2017 | Afturelding | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Afturelding | 10 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | ÍA | 41 | (5) |
| 2020– | Venezia | 45 | (3) |
| 2022 | → Catanzaro (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Foggia (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Iceland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017 | Iceland U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Iceland U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Iceland U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2022– | Iceland | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 | |||
Club career
editBjarki made his debut for Afturelding in a 3–1 win against Völsungur on 15 July 2017.[1] On 6 December 2017, he joined ÍA and played there for three years.[2] On 21 August 2020, he joined Venezia.[3]
On 14 January 2022, he joined Serie C club Catanzaro on loan until the end of the season.[4]
Upon his return from loan, Bjarki did not make any league appearances for Venezia in the first half of the 2022–23 season, playing in one Coppa Italia game. On 20 January 2023, he was loaned to Serie C club Foggia.[5]
Personal life
editHis father is former international handballer, Bjarki Sigurðsson.[6][7][8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 1 June 2024[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Akraness | 2018 | Icelandic Second League | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Icelandic First League | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 59 | 10 | ||||
| Venezia | 2020–21 | Serie B | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Serie A | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 34 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Catanzaro (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Foggia (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie C | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9[d] | 3 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 108 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 5 | — | 10 | 3 | 108 | 15 | |||
- ^ Includes Icelandic Cup, Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
- ^ Includes Icelandic League Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off
- ^ Appearance(s) in Serie C play-off
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
editÍþróttabandalag Akraness
- 1. deild karla: 2018
- Icelandic League Cup runner-up: 2019
References
edit- ^ Afturelding 3 - 1 Völsungur 15.7.2017, ksi.is
- ^ "Bjarki Steinn til ÍA (Staðfest)". 8 October 2020.
- ^ "Bjarki Steinn til Venezia (Staðfest)". 8 October 2020.
- ^ "BJARKI STEINN BJARKASON È UN CALCIATORE DEL CATANZARO" (in Italian). Catanzaro. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "BENVENUTO BJARKASON" (in Italian). Foggia. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ^ "Fótbolti.net".
- ^ "Hefði viljað reyna mig við þá bestu í Þýskalandi".
- ^ "Bjarki Steinn til Skagamanna".
- ^ Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason at Soccerway
External links
edit- Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason at Soccerway
- Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
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