Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason

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

Bjarki Bjarkason

Personal information
Full name	Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason
Date of birth	(2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Venezia
Number	19
Youth career
2005–2017	Afturelding
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Afturelding	10	(2)
2018–2020	ÍA	41	(5)
2020–	Venezia	22	(1)
2022	→ Catanzaro (loan)	11	(0)
2023	→ Foggia (loan)	26	(2)
International career‡
2016	Iceland U17	3	(0)
2017	Iceland U18	2	(0)
2018	Iceland U19	3	(0)
2019–2022	Iceland U21	14	(0)
2022–	Iceland	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022

Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason (born 11 May 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie B club Venezia.

Club career

Bjarki made his debut for Afturelding in a 3–1 win against Völsungur on 15 July 2017. ^[1] On 6 December 2017, he joined ÍA and played there for three years. ^[2] On 21 August 2020, he joined Venezia. ^[3]

On 14 January 2022, he joined Serie C club Catanzaro on loan until the end of the season. ^[4]

Upon his return from loan, Bjarki did not make any league appearances for Venezia in the first half of the 2022–23 season, playing in one Coppa Italia game. On 20 January 2023, he was loaned to Serie C club Foggia. ^[5]

Personal life

His father is former international handballer, Bjarki Sigurðsson. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2023 ^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup [lower-alpha 1]		League Cup [lower-alpha 2]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Akraness	2018	Icelandic Second League	16	1	3	0	3	1	—		—		22	2
	2019	Icelandic First League	20	3	0	0	7	3	—		—		27	6
	2020		5	1	1	0	4	1	—		—		10	2
	Total		41	5	4	0	14	5	—		—		59	10
Venezia	2020–21	Serie B	9	0	2	0	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	12	0
	2021–22	Serie A	1	0	1	0	—		—		—		2	0
	2022–23	Serie B	0	0	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		10	0	4	0	—		—		1	0	15	0
Catanzaro (loan)	2021–22	Serie C	11	0	1	0	—		—		0	0	12	0
Foggia (loan)	2022–23	Serie C	12	2	1	0	—		—		9 [lower-alpha 4]	3	22	5
Career total			74	7	10	0	14	5	—		10	3	108	15

1. Includes Icelandic Cup, Coppa Italia, Coppa Italia Serie C
2. Includes Icelandic League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Serie B play-off
4. Appearance(s) in Serie C play-off

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iceland	2022	2	0
	2023	0	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Íþróttabandalag Akraness

• 1. deild karla: 2018
• Icelandic League Cup runner-up: 2019

References

1. Afturelding 3 - 1 Völsungur 15.7.2017, ksi.is
2. "Bjarki Steinn til ÍA (Staðfest)". 8 October 2020.
3. "Bjarki Steinn til Venezia (Staðfest)". 8 October 2020.
4. "BJARKI STEINN BJARKASON È UN CALCIATORE DEL CATANZARO" (in Italian). Catanzaro. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
5. "BENVENUTO BJARKASON" (in Italian). Foggia. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
6. "Fótbolti.net".
7. "Hefði viljað reyna mig við þá bestu í Þýskalandi".
8. "Bjarki Steinn til Skagamanna".
9. Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason at Soccerway

External links

• Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason at Soccerway
• Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)