Andri Rúnar Bjarnason

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

Andri Rúnar Bjarnason

Andri with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in July 2019
Personal information
Full name	Andri Rúnar Bjarnason
Date of birth	(1990-11-12) 12 November 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Bolungarvík, Iceland
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Vestri
Number	9
Youth career
	Bolungarvík
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	NC Wesleyan Battling Bishops	15	(14)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005	Bolungarvík	1	(0)
2006–2014	BÍ/Bolungarvík	164	(71)
2015–2016	Víkingur Reykjavík	18	(2)
2016	→ Grindavík	17	(7)
2017	Grindavík	22	(19)
2018–2019	Helsingborgs IF	35	(19)
2019–2020	1. FC Kaiserslautern	10	(0)
2020–2021	Esbjerg fB	25	(3)
2022	ÍBV	25	(10)
2023	Valur	21	(4)
2024–	Vestri	18	(8)
International career^‡
2018–2019	Iceland	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 December 2021

Andri Rúnar Bjarnason (born 12 November 1990) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vestri. In 2017, he tied the Besta deild karla single season goal record with 19 goals. The following year, he debuted for the Iceland national team.

Career

Early career

Andri started his career with his hometown club Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur in 2005. The next nine seasons, he played for BÍ/Bolungarvík, a joint team of Boltafélag Ísafjarðar and Ungmennafélag Bolungarvíkur. In 2015, he moved to Pepsi deildin club Víkingur Reykjavík. Between these moves Andri also attended college in the US and played with North Carolina Wesleyan College's soccer team where he was named USA South Rookie of the Year honors and to the All-South Atlantic Region Second Team.^[1][2]

Grindavík

In 2016, Andri joined Inkasso League's Grindavík on loan from Víkingur Reykjavík and helped the club achieve promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla. After the season he transferred to the club^[3] and in 2017 he took the Úrvalsdeild by storm, scoring 18 goals in his first 20 matches.^{[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]} On September 30, Andri tied the single season goal record in the Úrvalsdeild when he scored on the 88 minute in Grindavík's final game of the season.^[12]

Helsingborgs IF

On 4 November 2017, Andri signed for Helsingborgs IF.^[13] On 10 November 2018 he scored twice in Helsingborg's 3–1 victory against Varberg in the last game of the season,^[14] helping the club finish first in the Superettan. He also finished first in goals scored during the season with 16 goals.^[15] On 14 June it was reported that Helsinborgs had sold Andri to 1. FC Kaiserslautern.^[16]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

On 17 June 2019, Andri signed for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.^[17]

Esbjerg fB

After a disappointing season in Germany, it was confirmed on 10 August 2020, that Andri had joined newly relegated Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB on a deal until the summer 2022.^[18] On 13 December 2021, Andri's contract was terminated by mutual consent.^[19]

ÍBV

In December 2021, Andri returned to Iceland and signed with ÍBV.^[20] For the 2022 season, he netted 10 goals in 25 matches.^[21]

Valur

In February 2023, Andri signed with Valur.^[22]

Vestri

In October 2023, Andri signed with newly promoted Vestri.^[23]

International career

In January 2018, Andri was selected to the Icelandic national football team ahead of its two unofficial friendly matches in Indonesia.^[24] He played his first game for the national team on 11 January, scoring one goal in Iceland's 6–0 victory against Indonesia Selection in Maguwoharjo Stadium.^[25]

International goals

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

List of international goals scored by Andri Rúnar Bjarnason

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 January 2018	Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, Indonesia	Indonesia Selection	1–0	6–0	Unofficial Friendly

Honours

Club

• Superettan: 2018

Individual

• Superettan top goal scorer: 2018
• Úrvalsdeild karla top goal scorer: 2017
• 2. deild karla top goal scorer: 2010

References

1. "Andri Rúnar valinn nýliði ársins". Vikari.is (in Icelandic). 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
2. "Congratulations to Soccer's Andri Bjarnason!". ncwcsports.com. 10 December 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
3. Ásgeirsson, Guðmundur Aðalsteinn (November 25, 2016). "Andri Rúnar skrifar undir hjá Grindavík á morgun". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
4. "Andri Rúnar markahæstur með 10 mörk í 11 leikjum". Fótbolti.net. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
5. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (July 11, 2017). "Sautján stiga maðurinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
6. Sigurðsson, Víðir (September 20, 2017). "Andri fær tvær tilraunir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
7. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (16 June 2017). "Andri Rúnar óstöðvandi - Valur vann". RÚV. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
8. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (31 May 2017). "Andri Rúnar hætti að horfa á NBA á nóttunni til að verða betri leikmaður". Vísir.is. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
9. Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (June 19, 2017). "Andri Rúnar búinn að ná bronsskó síðasta árs í átta leikjum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2017.
10. Þórðarson, Tómas Þór (September 23, 2017). "Tveimur mörkum frá ódauðleika: Andri Rúnar fær góðar kveðjur frá 19 marka klúbbnum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
11. Gunnarsson, Henry Birgir (September 22, 2017). "Teigurinn: Andri Rúnar er leikmaður ársins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 September 2017.
12. Jónsson, Smári Jökull (September 30, 2017). "Andri Rúnar: Hugurinn leitar út". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2017.
13. Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (4 November 2017). "Andri Rúnar til Helsingborg (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
14. Baldur Guðmundsson (10 November 2018). "Tvenna Andra Rúnars tryggði sigur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
15. Ívan Guðjón Baldursson (10 November 2018). "Svíþjóð: Andri Rúnar markakóngur - Höskuldur skoraði". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2018.
16. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (14 June 2019). "Andri Rúnar á förum til fornfrægs félags". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 June 2019.
17. Ívan Guðjón Baldursson (17 June 2019). "Andri Rúnar til Kaiserslautern (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
18. Andri Bjarnason ny angriber i EfB, efb.dk, 10 August 2020
19. Bjarnason forlader EfB, efb.dk, 13 December 2021
20. Elvar Geir Magnússon (13 December 2021). "Andri Rúnar búinn að skrifa undir hjá ÍBV (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2021.
21. Guðmundur Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson (15 February 2023). "Hann hefði aldrei talað við mig aftur". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
22. Morgunblaðið (14 February 2023). "Andri Rúnar búinn að skrifa undir hjá Val (Staðfest)". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
23. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (20 October 2023). "Andri Rúnar snýr heim". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
24. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (3 January 2018). "Andri Rúnar fer með íslenska landsliðinu til Indónesíu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 January 2018.
25. "Markaregn í pollunum í Yogyakarta". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

External links

• Andri Rúnar Bjarnason at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
• North Carolina Wesleyan 2012 statistics