Andri Rúnar Bjarnason

Andri Rúnar Bjarnason (born 12 November 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Esbjerg fB as a forward.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Andri Rúnar.
Andri Rúnar Bjarnason
Andri with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in July 2019
Personal information
Full name Andri Rúnar Bjarnason
Date of birth (1990-11-12) 12 November 1990
Place of birth Bolungarvík, Iceland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Esbjerg fB
Number 9
Youth career
UMF Bolungarvík
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops 15 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 UMF Bolungarvík 1 (0)
2006–2014 BÍ/Bolungarvík 164 (71)
2015–2016 Víkingur Reykjavík 18 (2)
2016 → Grindavík 17 (7)
2017 Grindavík 22 (19)
2018–2019 Helsingborgs IF 35 (19)
2019–2020 1. FC Kaiserslautern 10 (0)
2020– Esbjerg fB 11 (2)
National team‡
2018– Iceland 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:06, 10 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2019

Career

Early career

Andri started his career with his local club BÍ/Bolungarvík. He later moved to Pepsi Deildin club Víkingur Reykjavík. Between these moves Bjarnason also attended college in the US and played with North Carolina Wesleyan College’s soccer team where he was named USA South Rookie of the Year honors and to the All-South Atlantic Region Second Team.[2][3]

Grindavík

In 2016, Andri joined Inkasso League's Grindavík on loan from Víkingur Reykjavík and helped the club achieve promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla. After the season he transferred to the club[4] and in 2017 he took the Úrvalsdeild by storm, scoring 18 goals in his first 20 matches.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] On September 30, Andri tied the single season goal record in the Úrvalsdeild when he scored on the 88 minute in Grindavík's final game of the season.[13]

Helsingborgs IF

On 4 November 2017, Andri signed for Helsingborgs IF.[14] On 10 November 2018 he scored twice in Helsingborg's 3–1 victory against Varberg in the last game of the season,[15] helping the club finish first in the Superettan. He also finished first in goals scored during the season with 16 goals.[16] On 14 June it was reported that Helsinborgs had sold Andri to 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[17]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

On 17 June 2019, Andri signed for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[18]

Esbjerg fB

After a disappointing season in Germany, it was confirmed on 10 August 2020, that Andri had joined newly relegated Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB on a deal until the summer 2022.[19]

International career

In January 2018, Andri was selected to the Icelandic national football team ahead of its two unofficial friendly matches in Indonesia.[20] He played his first game for the national team on 11 January, scoring one goal in Iceland's 6–0 victory against Indonesia Selection in Maguwoharjo Stadium.[21]

International goals
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bjarnason goal.
List of international goals scored by Andri Rúnar Bjarnason
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 January 2018Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, IndonesiaIndonesia Selection 1–06–0Unofficial Friendly

Honours

Club

Individual

References
  1. Ívan Guðjón Baldursson (17 June 2019). "Andri Rúnar til Kaiserslautern (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  2. "Andri Rúnar valinn nýliði ársins". Vikari.is (in Icelandic). 31 October 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. "Congratulations to Soccer's Andri Bjarnason!". ncwcsports.com. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. Ásgeirsson, Guðmundur Aðalsteinn (November 25, 2016). "Andri Rúnar skrifar undir hjá Grindavík á morgun". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  5. "Andri Rúnar markahæstur með 10 mörk í 11 leikjum". Fótbolti.net. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  6. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (July 11, 2017). "Sautján stiga maðurinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  7. Sigurðsson, Víðir (September 20, 2017). "Andri fær tvær tilraunir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  8. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (16 June 2017). "Andri Rúnar óstöðvandi - Valur vann". RÚV. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  9. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (31 May 2017). "Andri Rúnar hætti að horfa á NBA á nóttunni til að verða betri leikmaður". Vísir.is. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  10. Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (June 19, 2017). "Andri Rúnar búinn að ná bronsskó síðasta árs í átta leikjum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  11. Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (September 23, 2017). "Tveimur mörkum frá ódauðleika: Andri Rúnar fær góðar kveðjur frá 19 marka klúbbnum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  12. Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (September 22, 2017). "Teigurinn: Andri Rúnar er leikmaður ársins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  13. Jónsson, Smári Jökull (September 30, 2017). "Andri Rúnar: Hugurinn leitar út". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  14. Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (4 November 2017). "Andri Rúnar til Helsingborg (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  15. Baldur Guðmundsson (10 November 2018). "Tvenna Andra Rúnars tryggði sigur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  16. Ívan Guðjón Baldursson (10 November 2018). "Svíþjóð: Andri Rúnar markakóngur - Höskuldur skoraði". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  17. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (14 June 2019). "Andri Rúnar á förum til fornfrægs félags". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  18. Ívan Guðjón Baldursson (17 June 2019). "Andri Rúnar til Kaiserslautern (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  19. Andri Bjarnason ny angriber i EfB, efb.dk, 10 August 2020
  20. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 January 2018). "Andri Rúnar fer með íslenska landsliðinu til Indónesíu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  21. "Markaregn í pollunum í Yogyakarta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
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