Birkir Már Sævarsson

Birkir Sævarsson

Personal information
Full name	Birkir Már Sævarsson
Date of birth	11 November 1984
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Right fullback Right winger Left fullback Center Back
Club information
Current team	Hammarby
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2003–2008	Valur	66	(2)
2008–2014	Brann	168	(15)
2015–	Hammarby	31	(2)
National team^‡
2006	Iceland U-21	3	(0)
2007–	Iceland	56	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 April 2016

Sævarsson playing in the national team against Austria in 2014

Birkir Már Sævarsson (born 11 November 1984) is an Icelandic footballer who is currently playing for Hammarby in Sweden.

Being known as a versatile defender, he was originally planned as a right back at his former club SK Brann, but played almost all the 2009 season on the left back. He went on to play 6 seasons for the Norwegian side in the Tippeligaen before signing for Hammarby in December 2014.^[1]

At Hammarby he begun the 2015 season as a centre-back, but eventually moved back to his natural position on the right flank. After putting on impressive performances on both positions, he was voted as the "newcomer of the year" by the supporters. ^[2]

Career statistics

As of 21 April 2016^[3][4]

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2002	Valur U23	Icelandic Cup	0	0	2	0	2	0
2003	Valur	Úrvalsdeild	8	0	0	0	8	0
2004		1. deild	11	0	2	0	13	0
2005		Úrvalsdeild	1	0	2	0	3	0
2006			18	0	2	0	20	0
2007			17	1	2	0	19	1
2008			11	1	3	0	14	1
2008	SK Brann	Tippeligaen	8	1	0	0	8	1
2009			26	2	3	1	29	3
2010			27	2	1	0	28	2
2011			27	4	6	0	33	4
2012			30	2	5	2	35	4
2013			30	3	2	0	30	3
2014			20	1	3	0	23	1
2015	Hammarby	Allsvenskan	28	2	5	0	33	2
2016			3	0	5	0	8	0
Career Total			243	18	37	3	280	21

Honours

Iceland

• Icelandic Premier League: 2007
• Icelandic Cup: 2005
• Icelandic League Cup: 2008

References

1. "Birkir Saevarsson klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
2. "Birkir Årets nykomling 2015!" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
3. "altomfotball.no: Birkir Sævarsson" (in Norwegian). Altom Fotball. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
4. "Birkir Már Sævarsson" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 4 September 2013.

• "Birkir Már Sævarsson". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen.

External links

• Birkir Már Sævarsson at National-Football-Teams.com