Stefán Númi Stefánsson (born 1 August 1995) is an Icelandic professional American football player, where he plays as an offensive tackle for Helvetic Guards in the European League of Football. Stefán is also a former basketball player.[1][2]
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| Position: | Offensive tackle |
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| Born: | August 1, 1995 Egilsstaðir, Iceland |
| Height: | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) |
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| Roster status: | Active |
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Early years
editStefánsson grew up in Egilsstaðir where he played basketball for Höttur for several seasons, including in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. He was part of the second-tier 1. deild karla team with Höttur from 2015.
Football career
editBefore starting his professional American football career, he played for the offensive line of the Sønderborg Sergeants in southern Denmark. He quickly turned out to be amongst the most talented players on the team and began preparing for his professional career.
He started his professional American football career in Denmark with Aarhus Tigers in 2019 in the National Ligaen.[3] He signed with Mallorca Voltors in Spain for the 2020 season. The season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[2] Stefánsson went back to play with Aarhus Tigers in summer of 2020 but before the season could finish, Covid unfortunately shut down the league.
In 2021, he played for Swarco Raiders and helped the team win the Austrian Bowl.[4]
In June 2022, Stefánsson signed with the Potsdam Royals of the German Football League. Potsdam Royals went through the 2022 regular season undefeated 10-0. [5][6] The team won both their quarterfinal game vs. Straubing Spiders and the semifinal game vs. Cologne Crocodiles. Royals played for the first time in the team history, on 22 October 2022, in the German Bowl where they faced the five time champions Schwäbisch Hall Unicorns. Unicorns won the game 44–27.
Trophies and awards
editAmerican football
editBasketball
edit- 1. deild karla: 2015
References
edit- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (22 December 2022). "Áhugamálið varð að atvinnu: Frá Egilsstöðum um alla Evrópu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ a b Alex Malchow (16 June 2021). "Stefán Númi Stefánsson: The Icelandic Block". americanfootballinternational.com. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Benedikt Karl Gröndal (15 November 2019). "Yfirheyrslan: Ég er þrjóskur og gefst aldrei upp!". Austurfrett.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (12 January 2021). "Á atvinnumannasamningi í amerískum fótbolta og lætur sig dreyma um NFL". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (1 February 2022). "Samdi við eitt besta lið Þýskalands í amerískum fótbolta og er þjálfaður af metsöluhöfundi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ "Stefán í sterkustu deild Evrópu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 June 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.(subscription required)