Stefán Teitur Þórðarson

Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (born 16 October 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Silkeborg IF.[2][1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Stefán.
Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998
Place of birth Akranes, Iceland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Silkeborg
Number 8
Youth career
–2015 ÍA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Kári 1 (0)
2016–2020 ÍA 79 (21)
2020– Silkeborg 81 (4)
International career‡
2018–2021 Iceland U21 16 (1)
2020– Iceland 17 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:55, 28 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2023

International career

Stefán has youth international games for the Icelandic U-21s. In January 2020 he made his senior international debut in a match against Canada, coming on as a 73rd minute substitute for Aron Elís Þrándarson.[3]

International goals
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Albert goal.[4]
List of international goals scored by Stefán Teitur Þórðarson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
111 October 2021Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland Liechtenstein1–04–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal life

Stefán Teitur is from a huge family of footballers. He is the son of Þórður Þórðarson, a goalkeeper who played one senior international for Iceland. Stefán Teitur's father's brother is Stefán Þór Þórðarson who played six senior internationals for Iceland, scoring once. Stefán Teitur's grandfather's brothers are Ólafur Þórðarson who was capped 72 times by Iceland, scoring 5 goals, and Teitur Þórðarson who was capped 41 times by Iceland, scoring 9 goals, before coming a well-traveled manager. Stefán Teitur's great-grandfather was Þórður Þórðarson who scored 9 goals in 16 caps for Iceland. In addition Stefán Teitur's older brother, Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson, is a regular player in the Icelandic top tier and his cousin, Oliver Stefánsson, son of Stefán Þór, is contracted to IFK Norrköping.[5][6]

Going further back, through his great-great-grandmother (mother of Þórður Þórðarson, born 1930) he is related to Pétur Pétursson, who got 41 caps for Iceland, scoring 11 goals. Through his great-grandmother (wife of Þórður Þórðarson, born 1930) he is related to Árni Sveinsson, who got 50 caps for Iceland, scoring 4 goals, Sveinn Teitsson, who got 22 caps and 2 goals for Iceland and Sigursteinn Gíslason, who got 22 caps for Iceland.[6][7]

References
  1. Stefán Teitur Þórðarson at WorldFootball.net
  2. Stefán Teitur Þórðarson at Soccerway
  3. "Fimm spiluðu fyrsta landsleikinn í sigri". mbl.is (in Icelandic). 16 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  4. "Guðmundsson, Albert". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. Andri Yrkill Valsson (29 May 2019). "Fótboltinn í blóðinu og hola í höggi á ferilskrá". mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  6. "Ólafur Þórðarson". timarit.is (in Icelandic). DV. 29 September 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  7. Sigurbjörg Þrastardóttir (26 August 1995). ""Þeir hafa gaman af þessu, strákarnir"". timarit.is (in Icelandic). DV. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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