Haraldur Björnsson (born 11 January 1989) is an Icelandic footballer who plays for Stjarnan and the Iceland national football team as a goalkeeper.[1] He was the starting goalkeeper for Iceland U21 at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. Björnsson earned his first cap for the senior national side on 13 January 2016, in the 1:0 win over Finland in a friendly match, substituting Ingvar Jónsson at the half-time mark.[2]

Haraldur Björnsson
Personal information
Full name Haraldur Björnsson
Date of birth (1989-01-11) 11 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Stjarnan
Number 1
Youth career
0000–2005 Valur
2005–2008 Hearts
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Valur 29 (0)
2010Þróttur Reykjavík (loan) 22 (0)
2012–2014 Sarpsborg 08 FF 22 (0)
2013Fredrikstad FK (loan) 12 (0)
2014Strømmen IF (loan) 16 (0)
2014–2016 Östersunds FK 9 (0)
2016 Lillestrøm 1 (0)
2017– Stjarnan 127 (0)
International career
2005 Iceland U16 3 (0)
2005 Iceland U17 3 (0)
2006 Iceland U18 2 (0)
2007–2011 Iceland U21 19 (0)
2016– Iceland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023
Club Season Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valur 2009 Úrvalsdeild 9 0 1 0 10 0
Thróttur Reykjavík (loan) 2010 1. deild karla 22 0 4 0 26 0
Valur 2011 Úrvalsdeild 20 0 2 0 22 0
Sarpsborg 08 FF 2012 Norwegian First Division 22 0 0 0 22 0
Fredrikstad FK (loan) 2013 12 0 0 0 12 0
Strømmen IF (loan) 2014 16 0 1 0 17 0
Östersunds FK 2014 Superettan 2 0 1 0 3 0
2015 7 0 1 0 8 0
2016 Allsvenskan 0 0 2 0 2 0
Lillestrøm SK 2016 Tippeligaen 1 0 0 0 1 0
Stjarnan 2017 Úrvalsdeild 18 0 2 0 20 0
2018 22 0 5 0 27 0
2019 22 0 2 0 24 0
Career totals 173 0 21 0 194 0

References

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  1. ^ "Alle Eliteserie-overgangene i januar" (in Swedish). m.nettavisen.no. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Finland vs. Iceland - key events". goal.com. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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