Helgi Daníelsson (footballer, born 1981)
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Daníelsson playing for AIK in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Helgi Valur Daníelsson | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Uppsala, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fylkir | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998 | Fylkir | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–2003 | Peterborough United | 55 | (2) |
| 2000 | → Fylkir (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Fylkir | 52 | (4) |
| 2006–2007 | Öster | 48 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Elfsborg | 52 | (1) |
| 2010 | Hansa Rostock | 12 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | AIK | 75 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Belenenses | 28 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | AGF | 21 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1996–1998 | Iceland U-17 | 15 | (0) |
| 1999 | Iceland U-19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Iceland U-21 | 17 | (1) |
| 2001–2014 | Iceland | 33 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
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Helgi Valur Daníelsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɛlkɪ ˈtʰanɪjɛlsɔn]; born 13 July 1981 in Uppsala, Sweden) is a former football player from Iceland.
Career
In 2006, he left Fylkir who he had joined from Peterborough United for £25,000 in 2003, to go to Sweden to play for Östers IF in Allsvenskan.
On 12 December 2007, Helgi signed a contract with IF Elfsborg. On 22 January 2010, he left Elfsborg and joined Second Bundesliga club Hansa Rostock. After just a few months in the German side, he signed a deal with reigning Swedish champions AIK. On 2 July 2013, it was announced that he would transfer to Primeira Liga side Belenenses after AIK's game vs. Häcken on 22 July.[1][2]
On 27 August 2014, Helgi terminated his contract with Belenenses for personal reason's. [3] Two days later he signed a 2-year contract for the Danish 1. division side AGF.[4]
Playing style
A predominantly defensive midfielder with excellent ball winning and positioning abilIty. Good in the air and comfortable on the ball. An eye for goal especially from set pieces.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2000–01 | Peterborough | Second Division | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 31 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | Fylkir | Úrvalsdeild | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2006 | Östers IF | Allsvenskan | 20 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2007 | Superettan | 28 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| 2008 | IF Elfsborg | Allsvenskan | 24 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2009–10 | F.C. Hansa Rostock | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | AIK | Allsvenskan | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2011 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2012 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 32 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2013-14 | Belenenses | Primeira Liga | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |
| 2014-15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014-15 | AGF | NordicBet Ligaen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 322 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 366 | 17 | ||
International career
A defensive midfielder, Helgi has played for the Iceland national football team at youth and senior level.
References
- ↑ "Helgi Valur í raðir Belenenses" (in Icelandic). ruv.is. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ "Helgi Daníelsson lämnar AIK" (in Swedish). aikfotboll.se. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2013.
- ↑ "Danielsson rescinde contrato por "motivos familiares"". Diario Noticias. 27 August 2014.
- ↑ "AGF henter rutineret islandsk landsholdsspiller". agf.dk. 29 August 2014.
External links
- Helgi Daníelsson career statistics at Soccerbase
- Profile UpThePosh! The Peterborough United Database
- Swedish FA Profile
- Icelandic FA Profile