Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson (born 13 August 1999) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club St. Louis City SC and the Iceland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Louis City | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Dalvík | ||
| 2011–2012 | Þór Akureyri | ||
| 2012–2013 | Dalvík | ||
| 2014–2015 | Þór Akureyri | ||
| 2015–2018 | Hannover | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Dalvík/Reynir | 16 | (10) |
| 2019–2022 | KA Akureyri | 65 | (23) |
| 2022–2023 | Beerschot | 28 | (7) |
| 2023– | St. Louis City SC | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Iceland U15 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Iceland | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2023 | |||
Club career
editHe started training with his local club Dalvík, switching to his father's old club Þór Akureyri for two separate spells before joining German side Hannover's youth team along with his twin brother Þorri Mar Þórisson.[1][2]
In 2018 the brothers returned to their first club Dalvík/Reynir and played with them in the Icelandic 4th tier, with Nökkvi scoring 10 goals in 16 appearances.[3][4][5] The next season they joined KA Akureyri in the Icelandic top tier and Nökkvi played with them for four seasons.[6] In his final season with KA he helped them achieve 2nd place, their best result since winning the league for the only time in 1989, by becoming the top scorer of the 2022 Besta deild karla with 17 goals, despite leaving to join Belgian side Beerschot before the end the season.[7][8] By joining Beerschot, he and his twin brother were now playing for separate clubs for the first time.
On 21 July 2023, Þórisson signed with Major League Soccer side St. Louis City for an undisclosed transfer fee.[9]
International career
editNökkvi made his international debut for Iceland on 8 January 2023 in a friendly match against Estonia.[10]
References
edit- ^ Akureyri, Verkmenntaskólinn á. "Tvíburabræður á leið til Hannover 96". Verkmenntaskólinn á Akureyri (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Leikmaður - Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Fótbolti.net". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Dalvík/Reynir - 3. deild karla 2018". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Leikmaður - Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "Tvíburarnir semja við KA". Knattspyrnufélag Akureyrar (in Icelandic). KA. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "KA tók 2. sætið og Nökkvi markahæstur". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (9 June 2022). "Beerschot staðfestir komu Nökkva - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- ^ "St. Louis CITY sign Icelandic forward Nökkvi Thórisson | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
- ^ "Leikskýrsla: Eistland - Ísland - Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
External links
edit- Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Nökkvi Þeyr Þórisson at Soccerway