Hörður Björgvin Magnússon

Hörður Björgvin Magnússon (born 11 February 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defender for Russian club CSKA Moscow and the Iceland national team.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hörður.
Hörður Björgvin Magnússon
Hörður with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Hörður Björgvin Magnússon[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-11) 11 February 1993[2]
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre back, left back
Club information
Current team
 CSKA Moscow
Number 23
Youth career
1998–2010 Fram
2011–2013 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Fram 6 (0)
2011–2016 Juventus 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Spezia (loan) 20 (0)
2014–2016 → Cesena (loan) 39 (1)
2016–2018 Bristol City 52 (1)
2018– CSKA Moscow 67 (5)
National team‡
2009 Iceland U-17 7 (0)
2009–2011 Iceland U-19 16 (2)
2012–2014 Iceland U-21 14 (0)
2014– Iceland 34 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020

Club career

Early career

Born in Reykjavík, Iceland, Hörður began his career within the youth academy of Knattspyrnufélagið Fram in 1998. He remained within the youth academy until 2010, although he managed to appear in six first–team matches between the 2009 and 2010 campaigns, with his debut coming in a 3–1 away defeat to KR on 30 August 2009.[3]

He remained with his local team until 2011, when he was transferred to Italian and European giants, Juventus.

Hörður with Juventus in 2011

Juventus

On 23 July 2011, Hörður officially transferred to Juventus F.C. where he was registered with the club's youth academy.[4] After spending the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons as an overage player with the Primavera (under-19) team, Hörður was promoted to the first-team squad ahead of the 2013–14 Serie A campaign.

Spezia

Initially part of the club's first-team training camp, Hörður was soon transferred to Serie B side Spezia Calcio on a co-ownership agreement[5] completed on 5 August 2014 for €1 million.[6] He made his Serie B debut on 24 September 2013 in a 1–2 away win versus Ternana. He finished the season having made 20 league appearances for the side who finished in the final promotion play-off spot, although they failed to progress beyond the first post-season match following a 1–0 defeat away to Modena.[7]

Cesena (loan)

In June 2014 Juventus bought back the 50% share of the player's contract that they had sold to Spezia one year earlier, for €1 million, and immediately loaned Hörður out to Serie A outfit A.C. Cesena on 23 July 2014.[8] On 31 August 2015 the loan was renewed.[9]

Bristol City

On 13 July 2016, it was announced that Hörður had signed for Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee, penning a three-year deal.[10] He made his debut for the club on 6 August 2016 and scored City's first goal in a 2–1 come-from-behind win over Wigan Athletic. The goal was initially credited to Tammy Abraham although it was later decided that Hörður had scored instead.[11]

Magnusson featured in every game as Bristol City reached the semi finals of the 2017-18 EFL Cup with wins over Premier League opponents Watford FC,[12] Stoke City,[13] Crystal Palace F.C.[14] and Manchester United.[15] Magnusson also played as City lost in the semi-final against Premier League leaders Manchester City.[16]

CSKA Moscow

On 20 June 2018, Russian club CSKA Moscow announced that they had agreed on a transfer of Magnússon with Bristol City, with personal terms still to be signed, while Bristol City announced that Magnússon had left for an undisclosed fee.[17][18]

International career

Hörður was selected as part of Iceland's 23-man squad for Euro 2016.[19] Iceland impressed during the competition, before being knocked out by hosts France at the quarter-final stage.[20] Despite his country's success, Hörður did not take part in any of Iceland's five matches. On 28 March 2017, Hörður scored his first goal for Iceland in a 1–0 friendly international win against the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium.[21] After their qualification for the 2018 World Cup, Magnússon was named by The Guardian as Iceland's "one to watch" for the tournament.[22]

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

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 May 2019[24][25]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Knattspyrnufélagið Fram 2009 Úrvalsdeild karla 300021~~51
2010 300010~~40
Total 600031~~91
Spezia 2013–14 Serie B 20010~~~~210
Cesena 2014–15 Serie A 12000~~~~120
2015–16 Serie B 27110~~~~281
Total 39110~~~~401
Bristol City 2016–17 Championship 281100000291
2017–18 Championship 240107000320
Total 521207000611
CSKA Moscow 2018–19 Russian Premier League 23200~~40272
Total 23200~~40272
Career total 140440101401474

International
Statistics accurate as of match played 15 November 2020.[26]
Iceland
YearAppsGoals
201410
201510
201660
201772
201880
201950
202060
Total342

International goals
As of 11 June 2017[27]
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 March 2017Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland1–01–0Friendly
2.11 June 2017Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavik, Iceland Croatia1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

CSKA Moscow

References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2018: Bristol City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 9. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 16 June 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  3. "KR vs. Fram - 30 August 2009 - Soccerway". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Hörður Björgvin til Spezia í B-deildinni". ruv.is. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  6. "Mercato, tre operazioni in uscita". Juventus.com. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  7. "Modena vs. Spezia - 3 June 2014 - Soccerway". Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  8. "Hörður Björgvin Magnússon til Cesena (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  9. "Hordur Magnusson ritorna a Cesena" [Hordur Magnusson returns to Cesena] (in Italian). A.C. Cesena. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  10. "Hordur Magnusson: Bristol City sign Iceland defender from Juventus". BBC Sport. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  11. Stockhausen, Andy (15 August 2016). "Hordur Magnusson awarded goal on league debut for Bristol City against Wigan – sorry Tammy Abraham!". Bristol Post. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  12. "Watford 2-3 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 22 August 2017.
  13. "Bristol City 2-0 Stoke City". BBC Sport. 19 September 2017.
  14. "Bristol City 4-1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. 24 October 2017.
  15. "Bristol City 2-1 Manchester United". BBC Sport. 20 December 2017.
  16. "Manchester City 2-1 Bristol City". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018.
  17. "Magnusson transfer agreed". pfc-cska.com. PFC CSKA Moscow. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  18. "MAGNUSSON DEPARTS ASHTON GATE". bcfc.co.uk. Bristol City F.C. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  19. "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" [A men's - Final group for Euro 2016] (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  20. "FT: France 5-2 Iceland - reaction". BBC Sport. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  21. "Iceland's Hordur Magnusson proves too much for Ireland's second string". Guardian. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  22. sport, Guardian (1 December 2017). "World Cup 2018: team-by-team guide to all 32 countries". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  23. "Injured Gylfi Sigurdsson in Iceland's World Cup squad - Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  24. "Iceland - H. Magnússon - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  25. "Leikmaður - Hörður Björgvin Magnússon". www.ksi.is. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  26. Hörður Björgvin Magnússon at National-Football-Teams.com
  27. "Magnússon, Hörður". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  28. "2018 Russian Super Cup game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 27 July 2018.
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