Rúrik Gíslason

Rúrik Gíslason (born 25 February 1988) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Rúrik.

Rúrik Gíslason
Gíslason playing for Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Rúrik Gíslason[1]
Date of birth (1988-02-25) 25 February 1988
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Forward
Youth career
HK
Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 HK 12 (1)
2005–2007 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
2007–2009 Viborg 46 (16)
2009–2012 OB 87 (10)
2012–2015 Copenhagen 68 (5)
2015–2018 1. FC Nürnberg 30 (0)
2016–2017 1. FC Nürnberg II 6 (1)
2018–2020 SV Sandhausen 55 (3)
Total 304 (36)
National team
2003–2004 Iceland U17 14 (5)
2005–2007 Iceland U19 15 (5)
2005–2011 Iceland U21 19 (6)
2009–2018 Iceland 53 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Rúrik started his career with HK Kópavogur in his youth. Following a youth stint at R.S.C. Anderlecht, the then-champions of Belgium, he made his senior debut with HK Kópavogur.

At the end of August 2005, Rúrik signed for Charlton Athletic, but failed to make an appearance for Charlton's first team.

On 10 November 2020, Rúrik announced his retirement from football.[2]

International career

In 2011, Rúrik was chosen as part of the Iceland U21 squad to represent Iceland at the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship in Denmark. The striker was named on the bench for the opening game against Belarus.

In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[3]

Personal life

Rúrik was a candidate for the centre-right Independence Party in the 2016 Icelandic parliamentary election and 2017 Icelandic parliamentary election.[4]

After Iceland's World Cup Group game against Argentina, Rúrik's Instagram profile went viral, as his followers increased by 250,000 after the game.[5] His follower count is now right under one million, more than triple the size of Iceland's current population.[6]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 200940
201051
201140
201280
201350
201471
201541
201600
201760
2018100
Total533

International goals
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rúrik goal.
List of international goals scored by Rúrik Gíslason
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1.11 August 2010Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Liechtenstein
1–0
1–1
Friendly
2.10 October 2014Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia
3–0
3–0
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
3.31 March 2015A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia
1–0
1–1
Friendly

Honours

Copenhagen

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (10 November 2020). "Rúrik leggur skóna á hilluna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. Smith, Jamie (11 May 2008). "Injured Gylfi Sigurdsson in Iceland's World Cup squad". Goal. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  4. "Politics, dentistry and horror films: Iceland's incredible stories". Onefootball English. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. "Iceland player gains 250,000 Instagram followers after substitute appearance against Argentina". RT. 17 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  6. "Icelandic team's Rúrik now has over a million Instagram followers". Iceland Monitor. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  7. "Rúrik Gíslason". European Football. 23 June 2018.


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