Sverrir Ingi Ingason

Sverrir Ingi Ingason (born 5 August 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greek club PAOK 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 Sverrir.

Sverrir Ingi Ingason
Sverrir with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Full name Sverrir Ingi Ingason[1]
Date of birth (1993-08-05) 5 August 1993
Place of birth Kópavogur, Iceland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 PAOK
Number 4
Youth career
1997–2011 Breiðablik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Breiðablik 42 (2)
2011 → Augnablik (loan) 4 (1)
2014–2015 Viking 29 (3)
2015–2017 Lokeren 67 (1)
2017 Granada 17 (1)
2017–2019 Rostov 45 (5)
2019– PAOK 46 (7)
National team‡
2009 Iceland U17 3 (0)
2010 Iceland U19 3 (0)
2012–2014 Iceland U21 11 (1)
2014– Iceland 36 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020

Sverrir previously played for Icelandic club Breiðablik UBK before transferring to Viking FK. After a successful spell at the Norwegian club he moved to Lokeren of Belgium.

An Icelandic youth international, he participated at the UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup with the senior team.

Early life

Sverrir is born in Kópavogur, a city near by the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík. He started playing football at the age of 4 at his local club Breiðablik. The club is known for its great youth system which has produced players like Gylfi Sigurðsson, Alfreð Finnbogason and Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson.

Club career

Breiðablik

In 2011 at the age of 18 he started playing for Breiðablik's feeder club Augnablik. He quickly got the attention of the parent's club manager, Ólafur Kristjánsson, who made Sverrir one of his key players. After that season 2012–13 he was voted the most promising player in Breiðablik.

In the season 2013–14 he became one of the best players in the league. He was voted the best player of Breiðablik and made it into the divisions team of the year.

Viking

Sverrir was the subject of transfer speculation with the player linked to several clubs. On 1 January 2014 he decided to sign for Norwegian club Viking FK. At the club he played along with 4 other Icelandic players, Indriði Sigurðsson, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson and Björn Daníel Sverrisson.

Sverrir was influential early on and right away started all the games in the heart of defence alongside the club's captain and one of Iceland's most experienced centre backs, Indriði Sigurdsson. After his first season he was voted Viking FK best player of 2014.

Lokeren

On 2 February 2015, he signed for the Belgium club Lokeren.

Granada CF

On 19 January 2017, Sverrir signed for La Liga side Granada on a deal until June 2020.[2]

Rostov

On 30 June 2017, Russian Premier League side Rostov announced the signing of Sverrir on a 3-year contract.[3]

In the 2018–19 Russian Premier League season, Ingason played 17 matches and scored twice.[4]

PAOK

On 1 February 2019, he joined Greek club PAOK on a three-and-a-half-year contract. The 25-year-old has had impressive stints abroad in the top flights of Belgium, Spain, and Russian football, while also contributing throughout Iceland’s rise to fame throughout the European Championship in 2016.[4] During the 2018-19 season Ingasson won the double with PAOK. On 1 December 2019, he scored his first goal with the club in an away derby match against rivals Olympiakos in a final 1-1 draw.[5] On 23 December 2019, he scored a brace in a hammering 5-1 home win against Atromitos and the club will celebrate Christmas 2019 at the top of the Super League I table.[6]

On 1 February 2021, PAOK rejected a €5,000,000 offer from an unnamed english club for the services of the Icelandic defender. [7]

International career

Sverrir was an Icelandic youth international, having earned caps at under-18, under-20 and at the under-21 level. He captained his side at the UEFA Euro Under-21s in 2015 where they lost against Denmark in the play-offs on away goals. He made his full international debut in January 2014 against Sweden. He was part of the squad which made it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Euro 2016.

In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 31 January 2021[9][10]
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Augnablik (loan) 2011 3. deild 4100——41
Breiðablik 2011 Úrvalsdeild 0050——50
2012 212111——323
2013 21013460—404
Total Breiðablik 42229560—777
Viking 2014 Tippeligaen 29351——344
Lokeren 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 140———140
2015–16 32110——331
2016–17 21020——230
Total Lokeren 67130——701
Granada 2016–17 La Liga 171———171
Rostov 2017–18 Russian Premier League 28320——303
2018–19 17220——192
Total Rostov 45540——495
PAOK 2018–19 Superleague Greece 1050——60
2019–20 2846000—344
2020–21 1731180—264
Total PAOK 4671118000668
Career Total 249205371400031727

International
As of match played 18 November 2020[11]
Iceland
YearAppsGoals
201410
201520
201663
201770
2018100
201930
202070
Total363

International goals
As of match played 27 March 2018. Iceland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ingason goal[12]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 29 March 2016Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece4 Greece2–23–2Friendly
2 1 June 2016Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway5 Norway1–12–3
3 15 November 2016Ta'Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta9 Malta2–02–0

Honours
Breiðablik
PAOK

References
  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. "Official | Ingason completes his move to Granada CF | Granada - Web Oficial". Official | Ingason completes his move to Granada CF | Granada - Web Oficial. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  3. Зачем приезжал Гудьонсен? (in Russian). FC Rostov. 30 June 2017.
  4. "Παίκτης του Δικεφάλου ο Ίνγκασον" [Ingasson joins PAOK] (in Greek). PAOK FC. 1 February 2019.
  5. "Ολυμπιακός - ΠΑΟΚ 1-1: Από ένα ημίχρονο, από έναν βαθμό" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 1 December 2019.
  6. "ΠΑΟΚ - Ατρόμητος 5-1: Με πεντάρα μόνος πρώτος στην κορυφή" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 23 December 2019.
  7. "«Όχι» του ΠΑΟΚ για Ινγκασον" (in Greek). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. https://www.goal.com/en/amp/news/world-cup-squad-injured-gylfi-sigurdsson/17guw991qjit61qqhhfn9lyhon
  9. "Sverrir Ingi Ingason". KSÍ. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  10. "Sverrir Ingi Ingason". KSÍ. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  11. "Sverrir Ingi Ingason". European Football. 23 June 2018.
  12. Sverrir Ingi Ingason at Soccerway
  13. https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikskyrsla/?Leikur=314577
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