Ari Leifsson

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Ari Leifsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Reykjavík, Iceland
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back [1]
Team information
Current team
Kolding IF
Number 5
Youth career
Fylkir
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2019 Fylkir 55 (0)
2020–2023 Strømsgodset 62 (2)
2024– Kolding IF 26 (0)
International career
2017–2021 Iceland U21 20 (1)
2020– Iceland 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2022

Ari Leifsson (born 19 April 1998) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish 1st Division side Kolding IF and the Iceland national team. [2]

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Career

Ari made his international debut for Iceland on 19 January 2020 in a friendly match against El Salvador, which finished as a 1–0 win. [3]

On February 2, 2024, Leifsson switched to Danish 1st Division side Kolding IF, where he signed a deal until June 2026. [4]

Career statistics

International

As of 10 June 2022 [3]
Iceland
YearAppsGoals
202010
202230
Total40

References

  1. Ari Leifsson at WorldFootball.net
  2. Ari Leifsson at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 "Iceland vs. El Salvador – 20 January 2020". Soccerway. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. "Kolding IF henter islandsk forsvarsklippe med landsholdserfaring". kif-fodbold.dk. 2 February 2024. Archived from the original on 3 February 2024.