Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson (born 26 November 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for German 2. Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and the Iceland national team.[1] He is the son of Þorsteinn Halldórsson.[2]
Club career
On 25 June 2019, Danish Superliga club AGF announced that they had signed Jón on a three-year contract.[3] Jón left AGF at the end of the 2021–22 season.[4]
On 27 August 2024, Jón signed a three-season contract with Hertha BSC in Germany.[5]
International career
In October 2018, Jón was named in the Iceland national team's squad for matches against France and Switzerland.[6] On 7 June 2024, he scored the only goal of an upset 1–0 friendly victory over England at Wembley Stadium.[7]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 November 2024[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 42 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jón Dagur goal.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 January 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Sweden |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 November 2021 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia |  North Macedonia |
1–1 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 6 June 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Albania |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 13 June 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Israel |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 5 | 7 June 2024 | Wembley Stadium, London, England |  England |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 6 September 2024 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Montenegro |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
References
- ^ "Islandsk landsholdsspiller til AGF". Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Sigurbjörnsson, Þorkell Gunnar (1 February 2021). "Hver er nýr landsliðsþjálfari kvennalandsliðsins?". ruv.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ ISLANDSK LANDSHOLDSSPILLER TIL AGF Archived 8 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine, agf.dk, 25 June 2019
- ^ AGF'er takker af: Ikke den slutning, jeg ønskede, tipsbladet.dk, 4 April 2022
- ^ "Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson schließt sich Hertha BSC an" [Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson joins Hertha BSC] (in German). Hertha BSC. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "A karla - Hópurinn fyrir leikina gegn Frakklandi og Sviss". www.ksi.is.
- ^ "England 0–1 Iceland". BBC Sport. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
External links
- Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson at Soccerway
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