Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
Personal information
Full name Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson
Date of birth (1985-07-29) 29 July 1985
Place of birth Iceland
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
KA
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
20022008 Breiðablik 91 (3)
20092010 Stjarnan 26 (6)
2010 Örgryte IS 9 (2)
20112013 Sandnes Ulf 82 (13)
20142016 Viking 49 (5)
2016Sandnes Ulf (loan) 22 (1)
2017 KA 88 (4)
International career
2001–2002 Iceland U-17 8 (2)
2003 Iceland U-19 5 (0)
2009–2014 Iceland 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2023

Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson (born 29 July 1985) is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for KA in the Besta deild. He is known for his outstanding athleticism and long throw-ins. He was voted the best player of the first seven rounds of the Icelandic deild in both 2009 and 2010.[1]

On 31 July 2010 he signed a 2+12-year contract with Örgryte IS, but was released when the club went bankrupt in early February 2011. In March 2011 he signed a one-year contract with Norwegian club Sandnes Ulf. At Sandnes Ulf, Steinþór showed an amazing skill to win penalties and free kicks. In his first 9 games for the team, he had already won 6 penalties for the team.[2]

International career

Steinþór played his first senior national team game for Iceland in November 2009 against Iran.

Career statistics

As of 15 April 2021[3][4][5][6]
Club Season Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Breiðablik 2002 1.deild 11110121
2003 801090
2004 16121182
2005 17020190
2006 Úrvalsdeild 15010160
2007 10110111
2008 14020160
Total 9131011014
Stjarnan 2009 Úrvalsdeild 14310153
2010 12321144
Total 26631297
Örgryte IS 2010 Superettan 920092
Sandnes Ulf 2011 Adeccoligaen 25221273
2012 Tippeligaen 29610306
2013 28521306
Total 8213528715
Viking 2014 Tippeligaen 29442336
2015 20162263
Total 495104599
Sandnes Ulf (loan) 2016 OBOS-ligaen 22120241
KA 2017 Úrvalsdeild 17000170
2018 14110151
2019 10010110
2020 15321174
2021 15010160
2022 17030200
2023 000000
Total 88481965
Career Total 3673438940543

References

  1. Steinþór: Er í skemmtilegasta hlutverkinu, mbl.is, 16 June 2009
  2. Skjølsvik: – Deilig!, 22 May 2011
  3. "Steinthór Thorsteinsson" (in Swedish). svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. "Steinthór Thorsteinsson" (in Norwegian). altomfotball.no. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  5. Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson at Soccerway
  6. "Leikmaður - Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 30 January 2023.


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