Rúnar Már Sigurlaugarson Sigurjónsson (born 18 June 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for ÍA
 Rúnar with GIF Sundsvall in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rúnar Már Sigurlaugarson Sigurjónsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 June 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Sauðárkrókur, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ÍA | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Tindastóll | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Tindastóll | 22 | (5) |
| 2007–2008 | Ýmir | 7 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | HK | 33 | (6) |
| 2010–2013 | Valur | 70 | (13) |
| 2013 | → Zwolle (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Sundsvall | 72 | (12) |
| 2016–2019 | Grasshoppers | 59 | (10) |
| 2018 | → St. Gallen (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2019–2021 | Astana | 26 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | CFR Cluj | 24 | (6) |
| 2023–2024 | Voluntari | 23 | (6) |
| 2024– | ÍA | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Iceland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Iceland U21 | 3 | (1) |
| 2012–2021 | Iceland | 32 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2021 | |||
He started out his senior career at local team Tindastóll, after which he went on to compete professionally in the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, Kazakhstan and Romania.
Rúnar recorded his full debut for Iceland in November 2012, in a 2–0 friendly win over Andorra in which he scored. He was selected for the UEFA Euro 2016, but did not make any appearances in the tournament.
Club career
Early career
Rúnar started his career at hometown club Tindastóll before switching to HK when he moved to the Capital Region at 17 years of age. He played a season with HK's reserve side, Ýmir, in the lowest league before being promoted to the senior squad, managing by that time to have featured in all four divisions of Icelandic football after appearing in the 2009 1. deild karla.
Valur
After two seasons with HK's senior squad, he switched to Valur before the 2010 Úrvalsdeild season.
Loan to Zwolle
After the 2012 season, on 31 January 2013, Rúnar signed with Dutch Eredivisie side Zwolle on loan until the end of the 2012–2013 season, with an option for two more seasons.[2][3] Shortly after arriving in the Netherlands he was injured and consequently could not play. In late April it was announced that he would be returning to Valur for the 2013 Icelandic season, although, due to his injury, he could not be sure when he would start playing.[4] Rúnar was cleared to play with Valur on 3 May 2013.[5]
Sundsvall
On 6 August 2013, it was announced that Rúnar had moved to Swedish Superettan side Sundsvall, with Rúnar signing a contract until the end of 2016.
Grasshoppers
In the summer of 2016 he was sold to Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers for a sum around €350,000.[6]
Astana
On 17 June 2019, Rúnar signed for Astana following the expiration of his Grasshoppers contract.[7]
CFR Cluj
On 8 February 2021, Rúnar signed for Romanian team CFR Cluj on a free transfer.[8][9] Over the course of one and a half seasons, he amassed eight goals from 37 appearances in all competitions[10] and won three domestic trophies.
Voluntari
On 20 December 2022, Voluntari announced the signing of Rúnar.[11]
ÍA
International career
Rúnar played eight games for the youth sides of Iceland.[13] After a good 2012 season, during which he scored 7 goals, he was picked for the senior squad for a FIFA World Cup 2014 qualifier match against Switzerland in October 2012 but was an unused substitute.[14] A month later he started in a friendly match against Andorra, scoring the second goal of the game on his debut, a 2–0 win for Iceland.[15]
He was selected for UEFA Euro 2016.[16]
In 2021, Rúnar was removed from the national team and has not appeared for his country since.[17]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tindastóll | 2005 | 2. deild | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | 3. deild | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 6 | ||||
| Ýmir | 2007 | 3. deild | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| HK | 2008 | Úrvalsdeild | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | 1. deild | 21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 7 | |||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 43 | 9 | ||||
| Valur | 2010 | Úrvalsdeild | 20 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2011 | Úrvalsdeild | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 5 | |||
| 2012 | Úrvalsdeild | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 31 | 12 | |||
| 2013 | Úrvalsdeild | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 70 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 8 | — | — | 101 | 24 | ||||
| PEC (loan) | 2012–2013 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sundsvall | 2013 | Superettan | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Superettan | 28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||||
| 2015 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
| 2016 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 12 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 78 | 12 | |||||
| Grasshopper | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 31 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 39 | 10 | ||
| 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 67 | 13 | ||||
| St. Gallen (loan) | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | |||
| Astana | 2019 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 7 | |
| 2020 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Total | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 13 | |||
| CFR Cluj | 2020–21 | Liga I | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | Liga I | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | ||
| Total | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 8 | |||
| Voluntari | 2022–23 | Liga I | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 13 | 5 | |||
| 2023–24 | Liga I | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | ||||
| Career total | 351 | 73 | 27 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 99 | ||
International
- As of match played 31 March 2021[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rúnar goal.[20]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 November 2012 | Camp d'Esports d'Aixovall, Aixovall, Andorra |  Andorra | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 31 March 2021 | Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein |  Liechtenstein | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Valur[19]
Astana[19]
CFR Cluj[19]
References
External links
- Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Valur official profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 3 June 2012)
- Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson at National-Football-Teams.com