Þórir Jóhann Helgason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þórir.

Þórir Jóhann Helgason

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)^[citation needed]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lecce
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2016	Haukar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Haukar	9	(0)
2018–2021	FH	46	(3)
2021–	Lecce	37	(1)
2023–2024	→ Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)	27	(3)
International career^‡
2017	Iceland U18	4	(0)
2018	Iceland U19	5	(0)
2019–2021	Iceland U21	7	(0)
2021–	Iceland	16	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:51, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Þórir Jóhann Helgason (born 28 September 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian Serie A club Lecce and the Iceland national team.^[1]

Club career

On 15 July 2021, Þórir signed a four-year contract with an option for fifth year with Serie B club Lecce.^[2]

On 31 August 2023, he moved on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig in German 2. Bundesliga, with an option to buy.^[3]

International career

Þórir made his international debut for Iceland on 29 May 2021 in a friendly match against Mexico in Arlington, Texas.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 April 2024^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Haukar	2017	1. deild karla	9	0	0	0	—		9	0
FH	2018	Úrvalsdeild	1	1	2	0	—		3	1
	2019		16	0	3	0	—		19	0
	2020		18	2	3	2	1[a]	0	22	4
	2021		11	0	1	0	1[b]	0	13	0
	Total		46	3	9	2	2	0	57	5
Lecce	2021-22	Serie B	25	1	3	0	—		28	1
	2022-23	Serie A	12	0	1	0	—		13	0
	2023-24		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		37	1	4	0	—		41	1
Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)	2023-24	2. Bundesliga	22	1	—		—		22	1
Career Total			114	5	13	2	2	0	129	7

1. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 19 November 2022^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Iceland	2021	7	0
	2022	9	2
Total		16	2

As of match played 13 June 2022

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Þórir goal.

List of international goals scored by Þórir Jóhann Helgason

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 June 2022	Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel	Israel	1–1	2–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B
2	13 June 2022	Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland	Israel	2–1	2–2	2022–23 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

International

• Baltic Cup: 2022

References

1. Þórir Jóhann Helgason at WorldFootball.net
2. "THORIR JOHANN HELGASON È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE" (in Italian). Lecce. 15 July 2021.
3. "Thórir Jóhann Helgason wird ein Löwe" [Thórir Jóhann Helgason becomes a lion] (in German). Eintracht Braunschweig. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
4. "Mexico vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
5. "Þ. HELGASON". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
6. Þórir Jóhann Helgason at Soccerway

External links

• Þórir Jóhann Helgason at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)