Gísli Þórðarson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lech Poznań | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2020–2021 | → Bologna (loan) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Víkingur Reykjavik | 40 | (2) |
| 2025– | Lech Poznań | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Iceland U19 | 11 | (0) |
| 2024 | Iceland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Iceland U21 | 3 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:51, 9 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:51, 9 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson (born 12 September 2004) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Born in Reykjavík, Þórðarson spent his early years in the Breiðablik youth teams, before joining Italian side Bologna on a one-year loan in 2020. After his loan spell ended, he was signed by Bologna on a permanent basis and remained in Italy for another twelve months.[4]
Víkingur Reykjavik
[edit]In July 2022, Þórðarson returned to Iceland and joined top-flight side Víkingur Reykjavik.[4] During his two-and-a-half-year stint with Vikingur, he aided the club to a league title win in 2023, two Icelandic Cup wins, one Icelandic Super Cup victory,[3] and made six appearances in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase.[5]
Lech Poznań
[edit]On 7 January 2025, Þórðarson signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.[6] He made his professional debut for Lech on 31 January, starting in a 4–1 league win over Widzew Łódź.[7][8] On 11 March 2025, Lech announced Þórðarson would miss the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury sustained during training.[9]
International career
[edit]Þórðarson was first capped for Iceland at the under-19 level, appearing as a substitute in a 0–3 loss to Switzerland on 6 September 2021.[10] In 2024, he made his debuts for the Iceland under-20 and under-21 teams.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 1 March 2025[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Víkingur Reykjavik | 2022 | Besta deild karla | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Besta deild karla | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2024 | Besta deild karla | 24 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14[c] | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
| Total | 40 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 69 | 2 | ||
| Lech Poznań | 2024–25[5] | Ekstraklasa | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 45 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 74 | 2 | ||
- ^ Includes Icelandic Cup
- ^ Three appearances in Icelandic League Cup, one appearance in Icelandic Super Cup
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in Icelandic League Cup, one appearance in Icelandic Super Cup
Honours
[edit]Víkingur Reykjavik[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gísli stóðst læknisskoðun". mbl.is (in Icelandic). 7 January 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ "Gisli Thordarson" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Gísli Þórðarson". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 5 March 2025.
- ^ a b Głąb, Bartosz (2 January 2025). "Legia Warszawa, Lech Poznań i Raków Częstochowa walczą o islandzki supertalent". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Sezon 2024/25". 90minut. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ Ptak, Jakub (7 January 2025). "Gisli Thordarson nowym piłkarzem Lecha Poznań. "Ma mądrość piłkarską"". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Skład Lecha Poznań na mecz z Widzewem" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ ""Atmosfera przeszła wszelkie oczekiwania"" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 3 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Kazula, Jakub (11 March 2025). "PKO BP Ekstraklasa. Gisli Thordarson przejdzie operację i nie zagra przez kilka miesięcy". sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Leikskýrsla: Sviss - Ísland" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson" (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Gísli Þórðarson at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Gísli Þórðarson at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Gísli Þórðarson at Soccerway
- 2004 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Reykjavík
- Icelandic men's footballers
- Iceland men's youth international footballers
- Iceland men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Breiðablik men's football players
- Bologna FC 1909 players
- Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur players
- Lech Poznań players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Icelandic expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen