Daníel Guðjohnsen

Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen (born 1 March 2006) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a forward for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Daníel.
Daníel Guðjohnsen
Personal information
Full name Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen
Date of birth (2006-03-01) 1 March 2006
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Malmö FF
Number 32
Youth career
2011–2015 CF Gavà
2015–2019 FC Barcelona
2019–2022 Real Madrid
2022–2023 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Malmö FF 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 Iceland U16 2 (0)
2021–2023 Iceland U17 13 (5)
2022– Iceland U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023

Club career

Daníel grew up in Spain and played junior football for the youth teams of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid.[2][3][4] In August 2022, he signed with Allsvenskan club Malmö FF.[5][6] In February 2023, he was selected to the main squad of Malmö ahead of its training matches against Vålerenga and AGF.[7][8] In April 2023, he was officially signed as part of the main squad.[9] On 11 October 2023, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2006 worldwide.[10]

International career

Daníel has played for the Iceland junior teams since 2021.[5] On 25 October 2022, he scored two goals in Iceland U-17 3–0 win against North Macedonia U-17.[11]

Personal life

Daníel is the youngest son of former footballer Eiður Guðjohnsen and brother of Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen and Andri Guðjohnsen.[12] His grandfather is former Icelandic international Arnór Guðjohnsen.[13]

References
  1. Aron Guðmundsson (24 August 2022). "Daníel Tristan Guðjohnsen orðinn leikmaður Malmö". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  2. Alejandro Fernández; Jordi Casamayor (31 March 2018). "Danone Nations Cup El hijo de Gudjohnsen deslumbra en la Danone Nations Cup". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  3. Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (13 July 2022). "Væri ánægður ef hann fengi einn úr Guðjohnsen fjölskyldunni". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  4. Ruby Ares (29 December 2018). "Dani, hijo del exculé Gudjohnsen, juega en el Madrid". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  5. Valur Páll Eiríksson (24 August 2022). "Daníel Tristan semur við Malmö - Bræðurnir þrír allir komnir til Svíþjóðar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  6. Erik Hadzic (29 September 2022). "Gudjohnsen lämnade Real Madrid för MFF: "Malmös intresse kändes väldigt speciellt"". fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  7. Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (8 February 2023). "Daníel Tristan yngstur í æfingaferð með aðalliðinu". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  8. Smári Jökull Jónsson (8 February 2023). "Hinn 16 ára Daníel Tristan fær tækifæri með aðalliði Malmö FF". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  9. Sindri Sverrisson (14 April 2023). "Daníel Guðjohnsen orðlaus í aðalliðið: „Besta tilfinning sem ég hef fundið"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  10. Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (11 October 2023). "Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  11. "Skoraði tvívegis í góðum sigri í fyrsta leik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 October 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  12. Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (3 October 2022). "Daníel Tristan að standast þær háu væntingar sem gerðar voru til hans". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
  13. Stefán Árni Pálsson (23 June 2015). "Eiður Smári nefndi dóttur sína í höfuðið á mömmu: "Ég er auðvitað bara í skýjunum"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2023.
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