Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson

Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson (full name Rúnar Már Sigurlaugarson Sigurjónsson,[1] though the matronymic 'Sigurlaugarson' is usually shortened to just "S.") (born (1990-06-18)18 June 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Astana. He made his debut for the Icelandic national team against Andorra in late 2012.

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

Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson

Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
Personal information
Full name	Rúnar Már Sigurlaugarson Sigurjónsson
Date of birth	(1990-06-18) 18 June 1990
Place of birth	Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Astana
Number	10
Youth career
?–2005	Tindastóll
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2006	Tindastóll	22	(5)
2007	Ýmir	7	(1)
2008–2009	HK	33	(6)
2010–2013	Valur	70	(13)
2013	→ PEC Zwolle (loan)	0	(0)
2013–2016	GIF Sundsvall	72	(12)
2016–2019	Grasshopper	59	(10)
2018	→ St. Gallen (loan)	15	(6)
2019–	Astana	14	(4)
National team^‡
2008	Iceland U19	5	(0)
2011–2012	Iceland U21	3	(1)
2012–	Iceland	25	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 October 2019

Club career

Rúnar started his career at hometown club Tindastóll before switching to HK when he moved to the Capital Region at 17 years of age. He played a season with HK's reserve side, Ýmir, in the lowest league before being promoted to the senior squad, managing by that time to have featured in all four divisions of Icelandic football after appearing in the 2009 1. deild karla. After two seasons with HK's senior squad, he switched to Valur before the 2010 Úrvalsdeild season.

After the 2012 season, on 31 January 2013, Rúnar signed with Dutch Eredivisie side Zwolle on loan until the end of the 2012–2013 season, with an option for two more seasons.[2][3] Shortly after arriving in the Netherlands he was injured and consequently could not play. In late April it was announced that he would be returning to Valur for the 2013 Icelandic season, although, due to his injury, he could not be sure when he would start playing.[4] Rúnar was cleared to play with Valur on 3 May 2013.[5]

On 6 August 2013, it was announced that Rúnar had moved to Swedish Superettan side GIF Sundsvall, with Rúnar signing a contract until the end of 2016.

In the summer of 2016 he was sold to Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers for a sum around €350,000.[6]

On 17 June 2019, Rúnar signed for FC Astana following the expiration of his Grasshoppers contract.[7]

International career

Rúnar played eight games for the youth sides of Iceland.[8] After a good 2012 season, during which he scored 7 goals, he was picked for the senior squad for a FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifier match against Switzerland in October 2012 but was an unused substitute.[9] A month later he started in a friendly match against Andorra, scoring the second goal of the game on his debut, a 2–0 win for Iceland.[10]

He was selected for UEFA Euro 2016.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 March 2020[12][13]

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tindastóll	2005	2. deild	10	1	1	0	3	1	–				14	2
	2006	3. deild	12	4	2	0	0	0					14	4
	Total		22	5	3	0	3	1	–				28	6
Ýmir	2007	3. deild	7	1	2	0	0	0	–				9	1
HK	2008	Úrvalsdeild	12	2	1	0	0	0	–				13	2
	2009	1. deild	21	4	3	0	6	3					30	7
	Total		33	6	4	0	6	3	–				43	9
Valur	2010	Úrvalsdeild	20	1	3	1	9	1	–				32	3
	2011		18	2	1	0	8	3					27	5
	2012		22	7	2	1	7	4					31	12
	2013		10	3	1	1	–						11	4
	Total		70	13	7	3	24	8	–		–		101	24
PEC (loan)	2012–2013	Eredivisie	0	0	0	0	–		–		–		0	0
Sundsvall	2013	Superettan	5	0	3	0	–		–		–		8	0
	2014		28	2	1	0	–		–		–		29	2
	2015	Allsvenskan	27	4	2	0	–		–		–		29	4
	2016		12	6	0	0	–		–		–		12	6
	Total		72	12	6	0	–		–		–		78	12
Grasshopper	2016–17	Swiss Super League	31	7	2	1	–		6	2	–		39	10
	2017–18		12	3	0	0	–		–		–		12	3
	2018–19		16	0	0	0	–		–		–		16	0
	Total		59	10	2	1	–		6	2	–		67	13
St. Gallen (loan)	2017–18	Swiss Super League	15	6	0	0	–		–		–		15	6
Astana	2019	Kazakhstan Premier League	11	2	0	0	–		12	5	0	0	23	7
	2020		3	2	0	0	–		0	0	1	1	4	3
	Total		14	4	0	0	–		12	5	1	1	27	10
Career total			292	57	24	4	33	12	18	7	1	1	368	81

International goals

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.[13]

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2012	Camp d’Esports d’Aixovall, Aixovall, Andorra	Andorra	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Club

Valur

• Icelandic League Cup: 2011

References

1. "Icelandic Genealogy Online". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
2. "Frágengið með Rúnar og Zwolle" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
3. "PEC Zwolle versterkt zich met Klich en Sigurjónsson" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
4. "Rúnar á heimleið en óvissa vegna meiðsla" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
5. http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=156837&pListi=1
6. http://fotbolti.net/news/06-08-2013/runar-mar-til-gif-sundsvall-stadfest
7. "Полузащитник сборной Исландии подписал контракт с Астаной". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
8. International appearances on ksi.is
9. Iceland - Switzerland report on ksi.is
10. Andorra - Iceland report on ksi.is
11. "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
12. "KSI Profile". KSI. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
13. Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson at Soccerway

External links

• KSÍ Profile
• Valur Profile