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Jón Daði Böðvarsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jón Daði.

Jón Daði Böðvarsson (transliterated as Jon Dadi Bodvarsson; born 25 May 1992) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker for League One club Wrexham. Jón Daði is the grandson of two of Iceland's premier writers, Þorsteinn frá Hamri and Ásta Sigurðardóttir.

Jón Daði Böðvarsson
Böðvarsson training with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Personal information
Full name Jón Daði Böðvarsson[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 32)[2]
Place of birth Selfoss, Iceland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Wrexham
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2009 Selfoss
2011 → Aarhus U19 (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Selfoss 80 (18)
2013–2015 Viking 81 (15)
2016 1. FC Kaiserslautern 15 (2)
2016–2017 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 (3)
2017–2019 Reading 53 (14)
2019–2022 Millwall 69 (5)
2022–2024 Bolton Wanderers 78 (14)
2024– Wrexham 2 (0)
International career‡
2009–2010 Iceland U19 7 (1)
2011–2014 Iceland U21 12 (2)
2012–2022 Iceland 64 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:59, 16 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 March 2022

Club career

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Selfoss

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Jón Daði began his senior career during the 2009 season in the Icelandic second tier with Selfoss, scoring 20 as their side were promoted to the Icelandic top flight. After being loaned to the youth ranks of the Danish club Aarhus for four months in 2011, he returned to Selfoss, who had been relegated in the meantime. They scored seventy times during the 2011 season as the club were promoted back to the top flight.

Viking

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After netting a further seventy goals back in the top division, Jón Daði moved to the Norwegian side Viking in November 2012.[4]

Kaiserslautern

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During three seasons in the Norwegian top flight, he scored 15 times before leaving for German second division side 1. FC Kaiserslautern in January 2016, with whom he had already signed a pre-contract in June 2015 for a three-year deal.[5] He made his Kaiserslautern debut on 5 February 2016 against Union Berlin and scored the first of two goals for the team on 4 March 2016 in a 1–2 defeat at Nürnberg.[6]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

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Jón Daði Böðvarsson playing for Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2016.

On 2 August 2016, Jón Daði signed for English Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal.[7] He scored his first goal on his debut for the club on 6 August 2016 in a 2–2 draw against Rotherham.[8] His debut simultaneously meant he became the 1,000th player to appear in a league game for the club.[9] Jón Daði scored his second goal for Wolves on 20 August, scoring the final goal in Wolves' 3–1 win against Birmingham City. His third and final goal for Wolves was in a 3–1 defeat to Bristol City in April 2017.

Reading

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Despite being a fan favourite at Wolves, he moved to fellow English Championship side Reading in a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee on 14 July 2017.[10] He scored his first goal for Reading in a 2–0 win at Birmingham City on 26 August 2017.[11] His first hat trick for Reading was on 16 January 2018 in the 3rd round of the FA Cup.

Milwall

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On 12 July 2019, he signed for fellow Championship side Millwall for an undisclosed fee.[12] He scored his first goals for Millwall when he scored twice in an EFL Cup tie against Oxford United on 27 August 2019.[13]

Bolton Wanderers

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On 20 January 2022, he signed for League One side Bolton Wanderers on an eighteen-month contract after his Millwall contract was cancelled, taking over the number 9 shirt from the recently departed Eoin Doyle.[14] On 2 April, Bolton won 4–0 against Plymouth Argyle in the 2023 EFL Trophy Final[15] He missed the match through injury, though still received a medal as he had played in the earlier rounds.[16] On 13 June 2023, he signed a new initial one-year deal, keeping him at Bolton for at least another season.[17] On 2 December 2023, he scored a first half hat-trick against Harrogate Town in the FA Cup.[18] On 22 May 2024, the club confirmed that he would be leaving at the end of his contract on 30 June.[19]

Wrexham

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On 25 October 2024, Böðvarsson signed for Wrexham on a short-term deal.[20]

International career

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Having already played for Iceland at under-19 and under-21 level, Jón Daði made his full international debut on 14 November 2012 as a substitute in a friendly against Andorra. He scored his first international goal on 9 September 2014 in a 3–0 victory over Turkey during Euro 2016 qualifying.

He was selected for UEFA Euro 2016, the first international tournament for which Iceland had ever qualified. Jón Daði started all five matches at the tournament in France and scored in the final group game against Austria which ensured the Icelanders' progress from the group phase.

On 27 June 2016, Jón Daði played against England in the UEFA Euro 2016 round of 16 at the Stade de Nice, as Iceland upset England with a 2–1 victory to advance to the quarter-finals.[21]

Böðvarsson was called up to Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on 11 May 2018.[22]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 16 November 2024[23][24][25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Selfoss 2008 1. deild karla 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2009 1. deild karla 16 1 2 0 5 0 — 23 1
2010 Úrvalsdeild 21 3 1 0 7 2 — 29 5
2011 1. deild karla 21 7 2 0 0 0 — 23 7
2012 Úrvalsdeild 22 7 3 1 7 0 — 32 8
Total 80 18 9 1 19 2 — 108 21
Viking 2013 Tippeligaen 23 1 2 1 — — 25 2
2014 Tippeligaen 29 5 3 1 — — 32 6
2015 Tippeligaen 29 9 6 6 — — 35 15
Total 81 15 11 8 — — 92 23
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2015–16 2. Bundesliga 15 2 0 0 — — 15 2
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2016–17 Championship 42 3 3 0 3 0 — 48 3
Reading 2017–18 Championship 33 7 2 3 1 0 — 36 10
2018–19 Championship 20 7 0 0 0 0 — 20 7
Total 53 14 2 3 1 0 — 56 17
Millwall 2019–20 Championship 31 4 2 0 2 2 — 35 6
2020–21 Championship 38 1 1 0 1 0 — 40 1
2021–22 Championship 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 69 5 3 0 4 2 — 76 7
Bolton Wanderers 2021–22 League One 21 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 7
2022–23 League One 21 3 1 1 1 1 4[a] 3 27 8
2023–24 League One 36 4 4 3 1 0 5[a] 3 46 10
Total 78 14 5 4 2 1 9 6 94 25
Wrexham 2024–25 League One 2 0 1 0 0 0 1[a] 0 4 0
Career total 420 71 34 16 29 5 10 6 493 98
Notes
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

International

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As of matches played 29 March 2022[27]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2012 1 0
2013 0 0
2014 7 1
2015 10 0
2016 12 1
2017 6 0
2018 5 0
2019 7 1
2020 6 0
2021 5 0
2022 4 1
Total 64 4
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jón Daði goal.
List of international goals scored by Jón Daði Böðvarsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 9 September 2014 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland   Turkey 1–0 3–0 2016 UEFA Euro qualification [28]
2 22 June 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France   Austria 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 [29]
3 7 September 2019 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland   Moldova 3–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [30]
4 12 January 2022 Titanic Deluxe Belek Football Center, Antalya, Turkey   Uganda 1–0 1–1 Friendly [31]

Honours

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Selfoss
Bolton Wanderers

References

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  1. ^ "EFL: Club list of registered players" (PDF). English Football League. 20 May 2017. p. 41. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Jón Daði Böðvarsson". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Böðvarsson første signering" (in Norwegian). Viking Fotboll. 30 November 2012. Archived from the original on 3 September 2016.
  5. ^ "FCK verpflichtet Jón Daði Böðvarsson" (in German). Kaiserslautern. 17 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Jón Daði Böðvarsson" (in German). Fussballdaten.de.
  7. ^ "Bodvarsson signs for Wolves". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 2 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Rotherham 2 Wolves 2 – Report and Pictures". 6 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Players Refused To Lose". 6 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Jón Daði Böðvarsson is a Royal!". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 14 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Birmingham 0-2 Reading". BBC. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Jon Dadi Bodvarsson: Millwall sign Iceland striker from Reading". BBC Sport. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Oxford 2-2 Millwall". BBC. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Wanderers Get Bodvarsson On Board". bwfc.co.uk. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport.
  16. ^ a b @jondadi What a brilliant day! Proud to be a part of this team & club 🤍 El capitan @Ralmeidas5"
  17. ^ "Böðvarsson Signs New Deal". bwfc.co.uk. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  18. ^ Jon Dadi Bodvarsson struck a first-half hat-trick as Bolton Wanderers breezed into the third round of the FA Cup with a 5-1 win against League Two side Harrogate Town.
  19. ^ "RETAINED LIST CONFIRMED". bwfc.co.uk. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Striker Jón Daði Böðvarsson signs short-term contract at Wrexham". wrexhamafc.co.uk. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  21. ^ "England 1 Iceland 2: Fairytale continues as Hodgson's men crash out". FourFourTwo. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  22. ^ "A karla - Hópurinn sem fer á HM í Rússlandi". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  23. ^ "Böðvarsson, Jón". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  24. ^ "J. Böðvarsson". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  25. ^ "Jón Daði Böðvarsson". KSÍ. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  26. ^ Jón Daði Böðvarsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  27. ^ "Jón Böðvarsson". eu-football. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  28. ^ Sigthórsson and Lagerbäck on "perfect" Iceland at UEFA.com
  29. ^ Iceland v Austria: Euro 2016 Live at guardian.co.uk
  30. ^ Iceland v Moldova: Euro 2020 Qualifiers Live at guardian.co.uk
  31. ^ "Iceland 1-1 Uganda Cranes: Kaddu on target | International Build up". 12 January 2022.
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