Arnór Sigurðsson

Arnór Sigurðsson (born 15 May 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers, while his contract with CSKA Moscow is suspended, and the Iceland national team.[1][2][3]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arnór.
Arnór Sigurðsson
Arnór with CSKA Moscow in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-05-15) 15 May 1999
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
(on loan from CSKA Moscow)
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2015 ÍA Akranes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 ÍA Akranes 7 (0)
2017–2018 IFK Norrköping 25 (3)
2017 → IF Sylvia (loan) 3 (3)
2018– CSKA Moscow 66 (11)
2021–2022 → Venezia (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 → IFK Norrköping (loan) 21 (11)
2023– → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 4 (3)
International career‡
2015–2016 Iceland U17 15 (1)
2017 Iceland U19 5 (0)
2018 Iceland U21 5 (1)
2018– Iceland 28 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:13, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2023

Club career

IFK Norrköping

Arnór was described as a key player for Norrköping in the 2018 Allsvenskan season, where he played as an attacking midfielder.[4][5]

CSKA Moscow

On 31 August 2018, Arnór signed a 5-year contract with the Russian Premier League club PFC CSKA Moscow.[6] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 40 million Swedish kronor (approximately €4 million), a club record fee received by IFK Norrköping.[7] He made his debut for CSKA on 19 September 2018 in a game against FC Viktoria Plzeň and became the youngest Icelandic player ever to appear in a UEFA Champions League game.[8]

Arnór scored his first goal for CSKA on 7 November 2018 in a Champions League game against Roma.[9] Four days later, he scored his first Russian Premier League goal in a 2–0 victory over FC Zenit Saint Petersburg.[10] On 12 December 2018, Arnór scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[11] On 6 April 2019, he scored twice in a 2–0 derby victory over FC Spartak Moscow.

Loan to Venezia

On 30 July 2021, he joined Italian Serie A club Venezia on loan for the 2021–22 season. Before going on loan, he extended his contract with CSKA until 2024.[12]

Return to IFK Norrköping

On 3 July 2022, Arnór suspended his contract with CSKA Moscow for the 2022–23 season, having taken advantage of the FIFA ruling relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13] On 14 July 2022, he returned to IFK Norrköping until June 2023 under these regulations.[14]

Blackburn Rovers

On 21 June 2023, Arnór again exercised his right to move clubs and joined Blackburn Rovers for the 2023–24 season.[15]

International career

Arnór made his senior debut for Iceland on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A game against Belgium, as a starter.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 23 September 2023[17][18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ÍA 2015 Úrvalsdeild karla 100000–10
2016 Úrvalsdeild karla 602000–80
Total 7020000090
IFK Norrköping 2017 Allsvenskan 801000–90
2018 Allsvenskan 17300––173
Total 253100000263
IF Sylvia (loan) 2017 Swedish Football Division 2 3300––33
CSKA Moscow 2018–19 Russian Premier League 2150062–277
2019-20 Russian Premier League 2242050–294
2020–21 Russian Premier League 2323050–312
2021–22 Russian Premier League 0000––00
2022–23 Russian Premier League 0000––00
Total 661150162008713
Venezia (loan) 2021–22 Serie A 9020––110
IFK Norrköping (loan) 2022 Allsvenskan 11611––127
2023 Allsvenskan 10543––148
Total 21115400002615
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2023–24 Championship 1100––11
Career total 132291541620016335

International
As of match played 13 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 201820
201961
202030
202150
202291
202330
Total282
As of 2 June 2022[17]
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnór goal.
List of international goals scored by Arnór Sigurðsson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
114 October 2019Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Andorra1–02–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
22 June 2022Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel Israel2–12–22022–23 UEFA Nations League B

References
  1. Arnór Sigurðsson‚ ifsylvia.se, 4 January 2018
  2. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 March 2017). "Fjölgar um einn í Íslendinganýlendunni í Norrköping". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. "Arnór Sigurðsson til Norrköping (Staðfest)". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 24 March 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. "AVSLÖJAR: Norrköping har fått rekordbud" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  5. "IFK Norrköping har nobbat bud på Arnór Sigurdsson" (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  6. "Арнор Сигурдссон перешел в ПФК ЦСКА из Норрчепинга" [Arnór Sigurðsson moves to PFC CSKA from Norrköping] (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 31 August 2018.
  7. "Bekräftat: Sigurdsson lämnar IFK" [Sigurdsson leaves IFK] (in Swedish). IFK Norrköping. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  8. "Arnór Sigurðsson (@arnorsigurdsson) has made his debut for @PFCCSKA_en". Total Football Iceland. 19 September 2018.
  9. "CSKA v Roma game report". UEFA. 7 November 2018.
  10. "CSKA v Zenit game report" (in Russian). Russian Premier League. 11 November 2018.
  11. "Real Madrid 0–3 CSKA Moscow". BBC Sport. 12 December 2018.
  12. "Арнор Сигурдссон проведет сезон-2021/22 в Венеции" (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 30 July 2021.
  13. "Эджуке и Сигурдссон приостановили контракты с ПФК ЦСКА". pfc-cska.com/ (in Russian). PFC CSKA Moscow. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  14. "Välkommen tillbaka till IFK Norrköping, Arnór Sigurdsson!" (in Swedish). Norrköping. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  15. FC, Blackburn Rovers (21 June 2023). "Arnor arrives!". Blackburn Rovers FC. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  16. "Belgium v Iceland game report". UEFA. 15 November 2018.
  17. Arnór Sigurðsson at Soccerway
  18. "Arnór Sigurdsson". ksi.is. Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  19. "Arnor Sigurdsson". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Svensk Fotboll. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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