| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland [2] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lech Poznań | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2020–2021 | → Bologna (loan) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Víkingur Reykjavik | 40 | (2) |
| 2025– | Lech Poznań | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Iceland U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024 | Iceland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Iceland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:51, 9 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:51, 9 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson (born 12 September 2004) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.
Born in Reykjavík, Þórðarson spent his early years in the Breiðablik youth teams, before joining Italian side Bologna on a one-year loan in 2020. After his loan spell ended, he was signed by Bologna on a permanent basis and remained in Italy for another twelve months. [4]
In July 2022, Þórðarson returned to Iceland and joined top-flight side Víkingur Reykjavik. [4] During his two-and-a-half-year stint with Vikingur, he aided the club to a league title win in 2023, two Icelandic Cup wins, one Icelandic Super Cup victory, [3] and made six appearances in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase. [5]
On 7 January 2025, Þórðarson signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań. [6] He made his professional debut for Lech on 31 January, starting in a 4–1 league win over Widzew Łódź. [7] [8] On 11 March 2025, Lech announced Þórðarson would miss the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury sustained during training. [9]
Þórðarson was first capped for Iceland at the under-19 level, appearing as a substitute in a 0–3 loss to Switzerland on 6 September 2021. [10] In 2024, he made his debuts for the Iceland under-20 and under-21 teams. [11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Víkingur Reykjavik | 2022 | Besta deild karla | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Besta deild karla | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Besta deild karla | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14 [c] | 0 | 3 [d] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| Total | 40 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
| Lech Poznań | 2024–25 [5] | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 45 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 2 | ||
Víkingur Reykjavik [3]