Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Rúnar.
Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
Rúnar with GIF Sundsvall in 2015
Personal information
Full name Rúnar Már Sigurlaugarson Sigurjónsson[1]
Date of birth (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990 (age 34)
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
0000–2004 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 10 (1)
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 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2021

Rúnar Már Sigurlaugarson Sigurjónsson (born 18 June 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Besta deild karla club ÍA.

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

On 19 April, ÍA announced the signing of Rúnar.[12]

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

As of match played 22 December 2023[18][19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance in Liga I European play-offs

International

As of match played 31 March 2021[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
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]
List of international goals scored by Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson
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

  1. ^ "Icelandic Genealogy Online". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Frágengið með Rúnar og Zwolle" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  3. ^ "PEC Zwolle versterkt zich met Klich en Sigurjónsson" (in Dutch). PEC Zwolle. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Rúnar á heimleið en óvissa vegna meiðsla" (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. ^ "Leikmaður - Rúnar Már S Sigurjónsson".
  6. ^ "Fótbolti.net".
  7. ^ "Полузащитник сборной Исландии подписал контракт с Астаной". fcastana.kz/ (in Russian). FC Astana. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  8. ^ Sigurðsson, Víðir. "Fyrstur Íslendinga til að leika með rúmensku liði". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  9. ^ "OFICIAL "Rooney" la CFR Cluj! Ultimul transfer reușit de campioană: "Voi munci din greu"". Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Mulțumim, Runar Mar Sigurjonsson!" [Thank you, Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Bun venit în familia FC Voluntari, Rúnar Már Sigurjonsson!" (in Romanian). Voluntari. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Fótbolti.net".
  13. ^ International appearances on ksi.is
  14. ^ Iceland - Switzerland report on ksi.is
  15. ^ Andorra - Iceland report on ksi.is
  16. ^ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  17. ^ "Kolbeinn og Rúnar Már ekki með í komandi landsliðsverkefni - Vísir" (in Icelandic). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
  18. ^ "KSI Profile". KSI. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  19. ^ a b c d Rúnar Már Sigurjónsson at Soccerway
  20. ^ a b "Runár Már S Sigurjónsson". ksi.is/. Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  21. ^ "FOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj a câștigat Supercupa României!" [PHOTO&VIDEO | CFR Cluj won the Romanian Supercup!] (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.