Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson

Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson (born 26 February 1991) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays as a forward for Norwegian club Molde.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Björn.
Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson
Björn with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-26) 26 February 1991[2]
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Molde
Number 10
Youth career
ÍA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 ÍA 30 (6)
2009–2012 Lillestrøm 70 (17)
2012–2016 Wolverhampton Wanderers 69 (7)
2014 → Molde (loan) 15 (3)
2015 → Copenhagen (loan) 14 (1)
2016–2017 Molde 38 (20)
2018–2020 Rostov 38 (8)
2020 → APOEL (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Lillestrøm 7 (1)
2021– Molde 0 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 Iceland U-17 5 (0)
2007–2008 Iceland U-19 7 (2)
2010–2012 Iceland U-21 7 (4)
2011– Iceland 17 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 September 2018

He began his career with ÍA in his native Iceland before a three-year spell at Norwegian side Lillestrøm, during which time he made his international debut. In July 2012 he moved to English side Wolverhampton Wanderers for a reported £2.4m fee.[3] His contract with Wolves expired in June 2016 without renewal.[4]

Club career

ÍA

Björn made his debut for his hometown club ÍA in the 2007 Úrvalsdeild. He was mostly employed as a substitute in his first season, but became a regular first team player during the next season. However, ÍA suffered relegation to the second level.

He did not remain at ÍA after their relegation though, and instead signed a three-year contract with Norwegian club Lillestrøm SK in January 2009.[5]

Lillestrøm

After making his club debut on 22 March 2009 against Viking,[6] Björn's first season in the Tippeliga was troubled by numerous lower back injuries. He did manage to make 12 appearances, scoring once (against Bodø/Glimt on 20 September).[7]

In the 2010 season he became regular player for the club, a position he has held ever since. In Autumn 2011 his contract was extended further to run until 2014, though this news was not made public.[8]

In the 2012 season Björn scored seven times in the 11 first league games, as well as four goals in two cup ties.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 18 June 2012, Björn's club officially announced that they had accepted an undisclosed bid for him from English side Wolverhampton Wanderers, believed to be in the region of £2.4 million.[9][10] After passing to a medical and agreeing to personal terms for a four-year contract, the deal was finalised on 17 July 2012.[11]

The Icelandic striker made his Wolves debut as a substitute in an opening day defeat at Leeds United.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win at Peterborough in late September,[13] the first of five goals during a campaign that ended in relegation to League One.

In the 2013–14 season, under his third different manager during his time at Wolves, Björn failed to hold down a regular place in Wolves' team and on 31 January 2014 he was loaned to Norwegian side Molde for the remainder of 2014 in order to complete the Norwegian league season.[14] During this loan spell he won the league and cup double with Molde.

On 1 January 2016, he came on as a 67th-minute substitute for James Henry in a 1–0 Championship win at Brighton & Hove Albion, his first Wolves appearance for over two years.[15] Björn went on to often be used during the second half of the season, frequently as a lone forward, but failed to score during these 15 appearances, meaning his final goal for Wolves had come almost three years prior, in August 2013.

At the conclusion of the season Wolves announced they would not be renewing his contract.[4] He had made 75 appearances in total for the club, scoring 7 times.

Molde

On 12 July 2016, Björn joined Norwegian club Molde FK on a free transfer.[16] This came after his short loan spell with the club in 2014. He made his debut for Molde on 28 March 2014 in a 2–0 home win against Vålerenga Fotball. In this match, he also scored his first goal for Molde. It came in the 29th minute, and was the first of the game. He was subbed off in the 82nd minute of that match, being replaced by Tommy Høiland.[17]

Rostov

On 5 January 2018, Björn signed a 3-and-a-half-year contract with the Russian club FC Rostov.[18]

Loan to APOEL

On 22 January 2020, he was loaned to Cypriot club APOEL.[19]

Return to Lillestrøm

On 14 August 2020, he returned to Lillestrøm and signed a contract until the end of 2020.[20]

International career

Björn has represented Iceland at numerous youth levels, most recently playing for their Under-21 team in the qualifying competition for the 2013 European Under-21 Championship. He played two matches in the 2011 European Under-21 Championship Finals in Denmark.

He has seven caps for the full Icelandic national team, having made his debut as a substitute in a 1–0 win over Cyprus during Euro 2012 qualification on 6 September 2011.[21] He scored his first goal for the Iceland Senior Team in a 2–1 World Cup Qualifying win against Kosovo. The goal came in the 25th minute.[22]

Played on China Cup 2017, where Iceland won silver medals[23][24]

In May 2018 he was named in Iceland’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[25]

Personal life

Björn has three half-brothers, Bjarni Guðjónsson, Þórður Guðjónsson, and Joey Guðjónsson, who have all been professional footballers as well as playing for the Icelandic national team. Joey also played for Wolves.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 2 December 2020[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ÍA 2007[27] Úrvalsdeild 1121172––195
2008[27] 194103121–256
Total 3062110321––4411
Lillestrøm 2009[28] Tippeligaen 12100–––121
2010[28] 25410–––264
2011[28] 20533–––238
2012[28] 13745–––1712
Total 701788––––––7825
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2012–13[29] Championship 3750020––395
2013–14[30] League One 1821000–20212
2014–15[31] Championship 000000––00
2015–16[32] 1401000––150
Total 6972020––20757
Molde (loan) 2014[28] Tippeligaen 15320–00–173
Copenhagen (loan) 2014–15[26] Danish Superliga 14131–00–172
Molde 2016[28] Tippeligaen 11400–00–114
2017[28] Eliteserien 271631–-–3017
Total 382031––00––4121
Rostov 2017–18[26] Russian Premier League 61––––61
2018–19 265––––265
2019–20 6210–––72
Total 38810––00––398
Lillestrøm 2020 OBOS-ligaen 71––––71
Total 7100––00––71
Molde 2021 Eliteserien 00––––00
Total 0000––00––00
Career total 281632111123212031878

International
As of match played 9 September 2018[33]
Iceland national team
YearAppsGoals
201110
201200
201300
201400
201500
201620
201761
201880
Total171

International goal
As of match played 24 March 2018. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Björn goal.
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 March 2017Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania6 Kosovo1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Molde

Performances

References
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  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
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  6. "Lillestrøm 1–1 Viking" (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. 22 March 2009.
  7. "Lillestrøm 2–2 Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. 20 September 2009.
  8. "Signerte i all hemmelighet" (in Norwegian). Romerikes Blad. 24 April 2012.
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  12. "Leeds 1–0 Wolves". BBC Sport. 18 August 2012.
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  15. "Brighton 0-1 Wolves". BBC Sport. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
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  20. "SIGURDARSON TILBAKE I LSK: - DET ER HER JEG VIL VÆRE" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm. 14 August 2020.
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