Kristján Gauti Emilsson (born 26 April 1993) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a forward.

Kristján Emilsson
Personal information
Full name Kristján Gauti Emilsson
Date of birth (1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2009 FH Hafnarfjörður
2009–2012 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 FH Hafnarfjörður 3 (0)
2012–2014 FH Hafnarfjörður 34 (6)
2014–2016 NEC 14 (2)
2020 FH Hafnarfjörður 2 (0)
International career
2009 Iceland U-17 7 (5)
2009–2010 Iceland U-19 11 (2)
2013–2014 Iceland U-21 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 June 2020 (UTC)

Career

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In 2009, Kristján made his debut for FH Hafnarfjörður in the highest Icelandic league. After an internship with Liverpool, he signed a three-year deal with the club and played in the youth academy until mid 2012. He returned to this former team where he made his real break through. On 23 July 2014, it was announced that Kristján had signed a three-year deal with Dutch Eerste Divisie side NEC.[1] In January 2016, Emilsson ended his professional career because of personal reasons. On 12 June 2020 he signed for his boyhood club FH Hafnarfjörður after 4 years in retirement.

International career

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Kristján played for several Icelandic youth squads and was called for the national team in June 2014 but did not play for them.

Honours

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Club

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NEC

References

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