Óttar Magnús Karlsson

Óttar Magnús Karlsson (born 21 February 1997) is an Icelandic football forward who plays for Italian club Venezia in Serie B and the Iceland national team.

Óttar Magnús Karlsson
Personal information
Full name Óttar Magnús Karlsson
Date of birth (1997-02-21) 21 February 1997
Place of birth Reykjavik, Iceland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Venezia
Number 28
Youth career
0000–2013 Vikingur
2013–2016 Ajax
2015–2016Sparta Rotterdam (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Vikingur 1 (0)
2016 Vikingur 20 (7)
2017–2018 Molde 8 (0)
2018Trelleborgs FF (loan) 14 (1)
2018–2019 Mjällby AIF 14 (1)
2019–2020 Vikingur 22 (14)
2020– Venezia 6 (1)
National team
2013 Iceland U-16 3 (2)
2013–2014 Iceland U-17 12 (2)
2014–2016 Iceland U-19 9 (1)
2016–2018 Iceland U-21 14 (4)
2017– Iceland 9 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 January 2020

Club career

Ajax

On 11 July 2013, Óttar signed a three-year contract with Ajax.[1]

Sparta Rotterdam (loan)

In December 2015, Óttar agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie season.[2]

Víkingur

Óttar was chosen as the most promising player of the Icelandic 2016 Úrvalsdeild league by players.[3]

Molde

On 25 November 2016, Óttar signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Molde FK.[4]

Trelleborgs (loan)

In February 2018, Óttar agreed to join Trelleborgs FF on loan for the upcoming 2018 Allsvenskan season.[5]

Mjällby AIF

On 15 December 2018 it was confirmed, that Óttar had signed with Mjällby AIF for two years.[6]

Víkingur

On 30 July 2019 it was announced that Óttar had signed with Víkingur until the end of the 2021 season.[7]

Venezia

On 25 September 2020 he signed a three-year contract with Italian club Venezia.[8]

International career

Óttar represented the Icelandic U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 teams.[9] Making his debut for the Senior team on 10 January 2017 against China in the China Cup.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 16 January 2021[11][12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Víkingur Reykjavík 2013 1. deild karla 10104161
Jong Ajax 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 000000
2014–15 000000
2015–16 000000
Total 0000------00
Sparta Rotterdam 2015–16 Eerste Divisie 000000
Víkingur Reykjavík 2016 Úrvalsdeild 2072200229
Molde 2017 Eliteserien 8022102
Trelleborg 2018 Allsvenskan 14100141
Mjällby 2019 Superettan 14100141
Víkingur Reykjavík 2019 Úrvalsdeild 8522107
2020 1492047111a02217
Total 2214424711103224
Total for Víkingur Reykjavík 4321748811105131
Venezia 2020–21 Serie B 611071
Total 611000000071
Career total 852410688111010539

aAppearance in the 2020 Icelandic Super Cup.

International

Iceland national team
YearAppsGoals
201730
201821
201921
202020
Total92

Statistics accurate as of match played 19 January 2020[12][9]

International goals

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.[12]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 January 2018Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, IndonesiaIndonesia Selection 3–06–0Unofficial Friendly
2.11 January 2019Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Sweden1–02–2Friendly

Honours

Víkingur FC

References

  1. "Ajax contracteert Ottar Magnus Karlsson". ajax.nl (in Dutch). AFC Ajax. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. "SPARTA HUURT ÓTTAR MAGNUS KARLSSON". sparta-rotterdam.nl (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. "Óttar efnilegastur í deildinni". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  4. "Óttar Magnús Karlsson klar for Molde FK" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  5. "Välkommen Óttar Magnús Karlsson!". trelleborgsff.se (in Swedish). Trelleborgs FF. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  6. Officiellt: Mjällby AIF värvar Óttar Magnús Karlsson, fotbolltransfers.com, 15 December 2018
  7. Óttar Magnús í Víking, 30 July 2019
  8. "Ufficiale: Óttar Magnús Karlsson, il nazionale islandese" (in Italian). Venezia. 25 September 2020.
  9. "Ottar Magnus Karlsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSI. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  10. "Leikskýrsla | Mótalisti | Mótamál | Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". Ksi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2017-01-11.
  11. "O.Karlsson". soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  12. "Óttar Karlsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  13. "Ottar Magnus Karlsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSI. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
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