Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason

Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason (born 11 May 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for Italian Serie B club Venezia and the Iceland national team.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Bjarki Steinn.
Bjarki Steinn Bjarkason
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000
Place of birth Reykjavik, Iceland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Venezia
Number 19
Youth career
2005–2017 Afturelding
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Afturelding 10 (2)
2018−2020 ÍA 41 (5)
2020− Venezia 10 (0)
2022 → Catanzaro (loan) 11 (0)
2023 → Foggia (loan) 12 (2)
International career‡
2016 Iceland U16 3 (0)
2017 Iceland U18 2 (0)
2018 Iceland U19 3 (0)
2019–2021 Iceland U21 12 (0)
2022– Iceland 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022

Club career

Bjarki made his debut for Afturelding in a 3–1 win against Völsungur on 15 July 2017.[1] On 6 December 2017, he joined ÍA and played there for 3 years.[2] On 21 August 2020, he joined Venezia.[3]

On 14 January 2022, he joined Serie C club Catanzaro on loan until the end of the season.[4]

Upon his return from loan, Bjarki did not make any league appearances for Venezia in the first half of the 2022–23 season, playing in one Coppa Italia game. On 20 January 2023, he was loaned to Serie C club Foggia.[5]

Personal life

His father is former international handballer Bjarki Sigurðsson.[6][7][8]

References
  1. Afturelding 3 - 1 Völsungur 15.7.2017, ksi.is
  2. "Bjarki Steinn til ÍA (Staðfest)". 8 October 2020.
  3. "Bjarki Steinn til Venezia (Staðfest)". 8 October 2020.
  4. "BJARKI STEINN BJARKASON È UN CALCIATORE DEL CATANZARO" (in Italian). Catanzaro. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  5. "BENVENUTO BJARKASON" (in Italian). Foggia. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  6. "Fótbolti.net".
  7. "Hefði viljað reyna mig við þá bestu í Þýskalandi".
  8. "Bjarki Steinn til Skagamanna".


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