Arnór Ingvi Traustason (born 30 April 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Swedish club IFK Norrköping as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

While at Keflavik, Arnór Ingvi was named as the most promising player of the 2013 Úrvalsdeild after the season by his fellow Úrvalsdeild players.[3]

Arnór Ingvi was signed to IFK Norrköping,[4] and won the 2015 Swedish title with the club.[5]

Arnór Ingvi signed with Rapid Wien in the summer of 2016.[6][7]

On 5 July 2017, AEK Athens announced the signing of Arnór Ingvi on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option of €1 million for the summer of 2018.[8] On 26 October 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in 7–0 away win against Apollon Larissa for the Greek Cup.[9]

He was officially set for release from the club on 4 December 2017 as his performances and work rate did not live up to the expectations of experienced Spanish manager Manolo Jimenez.[10] He made only five official performances with the club at the first part of 2017–18 season and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Swedish club Malmö FF for an undisclosed fee.[11][12]

In March 2021 he signed for American MLS team New England Revolution.[13] He scored his first two MLS goals in a 5-0 win over Inter Miami CF on 21 July.[14] Arnór Ingvi and the Revolution mutually agreed to part ways on 10 August 2022.[15]

In August 2022 he returned to IFK Norrköping.[16]

International career

Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Arnór Ingvi has represented Iceland at youth levels such as the under-17s, the under-19s and the under-21s.

He played for the under-21 side at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification and the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.[17][18]

Arnór Ingvi made his senior debut for Iceland on 13 November 2015 in a 2–4 away defeat at the National Stadium against Poland.[19][20] He was included in Heimir Hallgrímsson and Lars Lagerbäck's 23-man squad for the Euro 2016.[21] On 22 June 2016, Arnór Ingvi scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Austria as Iceland finished second in their Euro 2016 group, thus taking them to the Round of 16.[22]

In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23 man-squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[23]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 23 March 2025[24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2015 2 0
2016 10 5
2017 3 0
2018 10 0
2019 8 0
2020 4 0
2021 4 0
2022 3 0
2023 9 0
2024 10 1
2025 2 0
Total 65 6
As of match played 9 September 2024[24][25]
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnór Ingvi goal.
List of international goals scored by Arnór Ingvi Traustason
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 January 2016 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 3  Finland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 24 March 2016 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark 5  Denmark 1–2 1–2 Friendly
3 29 March 2016 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece 6  Greece 1–2 3–2 Friendly
4 22 June 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 8  Austria 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016
5 15 November 2016 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Malta, Malta 12  Malta 1–0 2–0 Friendly
6 21 March 2024 Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary 55  Israel 2–1 4–1 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs

Honours

IFK Norrköping

References

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  2. ^ "Profile". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Björn Daníel og Harpa eru leikmenn ársins" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Arnór Ingvi búinn að semja við Norrköping (Staðfest)" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net.
  5. ^ "TV: 26 års väntan är över - IFK Norrköping svenska mästare 2015" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se.
  6. ^ "Arnór Ingvi í raðir Rapid Vín fyrir metfé" (in Icelandic). mbl.is.
  7. ^ "KLART: Traustason klar för Rapid Wien" (in Swedish). fotbollskanalen.se.
  8. ^ "Στην ΑΕΚ ο Τρίστασον". www.sport24.gr. 5 July 2017.
  9. ^ "Πάρτι πρόκρισης για την ΑΕΚ, 7-0 με τον Απόλλωνα Λάρισας" (in Greek). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Τρίστασον: "Πρέπει να βρω κάτι καινούργιο"" (in Greek). Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Bekräftat: Traustason klar för MFF" (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Välkommen till Malmö FF, Arnór Ingvi Traustason!" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  13. ^ "New England Revolution sign Iceland international winger Arnor Ingvi Traustason | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer.
  14. ^ "Revs move to top of Supporters' Shield standings with 5-0 rout of Inter Miami CF". revolutionsoccer.net. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  15. ^ "New England Revolution part ways with Arnor Traustason". mlssoccer. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  16. ^ "Avslöjar: Traustason klar för IFK Norrköping". www.aftonbladet.se.
  17. ^ Arnór Ingvi TraustasonUEFA competition record (archive)
  18. ^ "KSÍ Profile". KSÍ. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
  19. ^ "Arnor Ingvi Traustasson". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  20. ^ Gunnarsdóttir, Elín Heiður (13 November 2015). "Lewandowski afgreiddi Ísland" [Lewandowski dispatches Iceland]. RUV.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  21. ^ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  22. ^ Peach, Simon (22 June 2016). "Iceland vs Austria match report: Late winner takes minnows through to face England in last sixteen". The Independent. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  23. ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Arnór Ingvi Traustason". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  25. ^ "Arnór Ingvi Traustason". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  26. ^ "Arnór Ingvi sænskur meistari". RÚV. 31 October 2015.
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