Eyjólfur Héðinsson

Eyjólfur Héðinsson (born 1 January 1985 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic footballer, who plays as a midfielder for Stjarnan.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Eyjólfur.
Eyjólfur Héðinsson
Personal information
Full name Eyjólfur Héðinsson
Date of birth (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Stjarnan
Number 20
Youth career
2000 ÍR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 ÍR 15 (0)
2003–2006 Fylkir 53 (1)
2006–2011 GAIS 100 (12)
2011–2013 SønderjyskE 59 (16)
2013–2016 FC Midtjylland 10 (2)
2016– Stjarnan 70 (4)
National team‡
2001–2002 Iceland U-17 10 (0)
2003 Iceland U-19 5 (2)
2005–2006 Iceland U-21 4 (0)
2008–2012 Iceland 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 August 2020

Club career

Early career

Eyjólfur started his senior team career with ÍR in 2001 before transferring to Fylkir in 2003. After the 2006 season, he signed with GAIS.[1]

SønderjyskE

After his contract ended with GAIS at the start of 2011, Eyjólfur went for a trial with SønderjyskE. After a week of trial, he was offered a contract. Eyjólfur granted the offer made by SønderjyskE and signed a contract lasting until June 2013.[2] Eyjólfur was seen by the media as a replacement for Rasmus Hansen who had joined Danish Superliga side Randers FC.[3]

Stjarnan

After 3 years with severals injuries[4] and only 10 league matches, it was announced on 18 November 2015, that Eyjólfur would take back home at the end of the year to Iceland, playing for Stjarnan.[5][6]

References
  1. "Eyjólfur samdi við SönderjyskE". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  2. "Eyjólfur samdi við SönderjyskE". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  3. "SønderjyskE henter ny islænding". Bold.dk (in Danish). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  4. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (5 November 2015). "Eyjólfur á heimleið: „Ég þarf að byrja upp á nýtt"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).
  5. "FCM's Hedinsson tager hjem til Island". bold.dk. 18 November 2015.
  6. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (18 November 2015). "Eyjólfur Héðinsson í Stjörnuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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