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Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson (born 9 September 1989 in Reykjavik, Iceland) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for the Premier League club Everton and the Iceland national team. He has also previously played for Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, Breiðablik UBK, Reading, Shrewsbury Town, Crewe Alexandra, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the Tottenham Hotspurs. He has great long-range shooting abilities.
![]() Gylfi with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 September 1989||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lyngby | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002 | FH | ||
2003–2005 | Breiðablik | ||
2005–2008 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Reading | 42 | (18) |
2008 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2009 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2010–2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 36 | (9) |
2012 | → Swansea City (loan) | 18 | (7) |
2012–2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | 58 | (8) |
2014–2017 | Swansea City | 106 | (27) |
2017–2022 | Everton | 136 | (25) |
2023– | Lyngby | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Iceland U17 | 3 | (2) |
2006–2007 | Iceland U19 | 15 | (8) |
2007–2011 | Iceland U21 | 14 | (6) |
2010– | Iceland | 80 | (27) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:48, 14 October 2023 (UTC) |
In July 2021 he was arrested in Manchester on suspicion of child sexual grooming. He was later released on bail subject to ongoing investigations.[4]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2008–09 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2009–10 | Championship | 38 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 20 | |||
2010–11 | Championship | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | |||
Total | 42 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 51 | 22 | ||||
Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 2008–09 | League Two | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 6 | 1 | |||
Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 2008–09 | League One | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||||
1899 Hoffenheim | 2010–11 | Bundesliga | 29 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 10 | |||
2011–12 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Total | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 10 | |||||
Swansea City (loan) | 2011–12 | Premier League | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 7 | ||
Tottenham Hotspur | 2012–13 | Premier League | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11[lower-alpha 2] | 3 | — | 48 | 7 | |
2013–14 | Premier League | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 35 | 6 | ||
Total | 58 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 3 | — | 83 | 13 | |||
Swansea City | 2014–15 | Premier League | 32 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 9 | ||
2015–16 | Premier League | 36 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 11 | |||
2016–17 | Premier League | 38 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 40 | 10 | |||
Total | 106 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 112 | 30 | ||||
Everton | 2017–18 | Premier League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | — | 33 | 6 | |
2018–19 | Premier League | 38 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 14 | |||
2019–20 | Premier League | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 3 | |||
2020–21 | Premier League | 36 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 44 | 8 | |||
2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 136 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 156 | 31 | |||
Lyngby | 2023–24 | Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Career total | 418 | 98 | 22 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 483 | 118 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Iceland | 2010 | 3 | 0 |
2011 | 3 | 1 | |
2012 | 8 | 1 | |
2013 | 8 | 3 | |
2014 | 6 | 4 | |
2015 | 7 | 3 | |
2016 | 13 | 2 | |
2017 | 7 | 4 | |
2018 | 9 | 2 | |
2019 | 10 | 2 | |
2020 | 4 | 3 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
2022 | 0 | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 80 | 27 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 October 2011 | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal | 6 | ![]() | 3–5 | 3–5 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
2 | 12 October 2012 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 13 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
3 | 22 March 2013 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 16 | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 2–1 | ||||||
5 | 11 October 2013 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 19 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
6 | 9 September 2014 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 25 | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
7 | 10 October 2014 | Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia | 26 | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
8 | 13 October 2014 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 27 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
9 | 2–0 | ||||||
10 | 3 September 2015 | Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 31 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
11 | 10 October 2015 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 33 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualification |
12 | 13 November 2015 | National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland | 35 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–4 | Friendly |
13 | 1 June 2016 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway | 38 | ![]() | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
14 | 18 June 2016 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | 41 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
15 | 24 March 2017 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | 49 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
16 | 5 September 2017 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 52 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
17 | 2–0 | ||||||
18 | 9 October 2017 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 54 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
19 | 2 June 2018 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 56 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
20 | 26 June 2018 | Rostov Arena, Rostov-on-Don, Russia | 60 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup |
21 | 10 September 2019 | Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania | 70 | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–4 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
22 | 17 November 2019 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | 74 | ![]() | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
23 | 8 October 2020 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 75 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification playoffs |
24 | 2–0 | ||||||
25 | 12 November 2020 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | 77 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification playoffs |
26 | 16 October 2023 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | 80 | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualification |
27 | 3–0 |
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