Daníel Hafsteinsson (born 12 November 1999) is an Icelandic football attacking midfielder, who plays for Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar in Úrvalsdeild karla.

Daníel Hafsteinsson
Personal information
Full name Daníel Hafsteinsson
Date of birth (1999-11-12) 12 November 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Akureyri, Iceland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
KA Akureyrar
Number 7
Youth career
–2016 KA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Dalvík/Reynir 3 (1)
2017–2019 KA 40 (4)
2019–2021 Helsingborgs IF 6 (0)
2020FH (loan) 11 (3)
2021– KA 87 (10)
International career
2015 Iceland U17 3 (0)
2017 Iceland U19 5 (1)
2018–2019 Iceland U21 11 (0)
2022– Iceland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022

Club career

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Daníel started his career with local club KA in 2017, after having played 3 games with local feeder club Dalvík/Reynir in 2016. In 2018 he played 20 games for KA in Úrvalsdeild and was voted young player of the season by the club. After 12 games in the league with KA in 2019 he was sold to Helsingborgs IF for undisclosed fee on 17 July 2019.[1]

Helsingborgs IF

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He joined HIF 17 July 2019 and signed a 3.5 years contract. Daníel made his debut for Helsingborgs IF on 29 July in a 1–4 loss against Örebro.[2]

Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar

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He joined KA Akureyrar on 6 February 2021.

Career statistics

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As of match played 22 August 2020[3][4]
Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2016 Dalvík/Reynir 3. deild 3 1 0 0 3 1
2017 KA Úrvalsdeild 8 0 1 0 9 0
2018 20 3 2 0 23 3
2019 12 1 2 1 13 2
KA total 40 4 5 1 45 5
2019 Helsingborg Allsvenskan 6 0 1 0 7 0
2020 FH Úrvalsdeild 11 3 2 1 13 4
2021 KA Akureyrar Úrvalsdeild 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 60 8 8 2 68 10

References

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  1. ^ "Daniel Hafsteinsson klar för HIF". HIF. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Helsingborg vs. Örebro - 29 July 2019 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  3. ^ "D. Hafsteinsson". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Daníel Hafsteinsson". ksi.is. Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Retrieved 20 December 2018.