Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason

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Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Akureyri, Iceland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
HamKam
Number 26
Youth career
0000–2017 KA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 KA 36 (3)
2017Einherji (loan) 0 (0)
2017Magni (loan) 1 (0)
2018Magni (loan) 15 (0)
2021 Lecce 1 (0)
2021–2023 Vålerenga 10 (0)
2023– HamKam 33 (1)
International career
2021– Iceland 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024

Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason (born 6 December 1999) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eliteserien club HamKam and the Iceland national team. [1]

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Club career

On 30 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with an option for fourth year with Italian club Lecce. [2]

International career

Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason made his international debut for Iceland on 29 May 2021 in a friendly match against Mexico in Arlington, Texas. [3] He scored his first international goal against Poland in Poznań on 8 June 2021.

Career statistics

International

As of 11 March 2024 [4]
Iceland
YearAppsGoals
2021102
202240
202300
202420
Total162

International goals

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first. [5]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 June 2021 Stadion Miejski, Poznań, PolandFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 2–12–2 Friendly
2.5 September 2021 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, IcelandFlag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia 1–22–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

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References

  1. Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason at WorldFootball.net OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "BJARNASON IN GIALLOROSSO A TITOLO DEFINITIVO" (in Italian). Lecce. 30 June 2021.
  3. "Mexico vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  5. "Bjarnason, Brynjar Ingi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 June 2021.