Daniel Ingi Jóhannesson (born 3 April 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club Nordsjælland. Born in England, he represents Iceland at youth level.[2][3]

Daniel Jóhannesson
Personal information
Full name Daniel Ingi Jóhannesson
Date of birth (2007-04-03) 3 April 2007 (age 19)
Place of birth Manchester, England[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nordsjælland
Youth career
ÍA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 ÍA 9 (2)
2023– Nordsjælland 2 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Iceland U17 11 (4)
2024– Iceland U19 14 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:56, 18 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:37, 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Club career

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Jóhannesson made history on 1 August 2022, becoming ÍA's youngest ever player at 15 years and 119 days when he came on as a late substitute for Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu in ÍA's 3–1 away loss to Breiðablik in the Besta deild karla.[2] The following year, in April 2023, he trialled with Danish side Nordsjælland.[4] During his time in Denmark, he also attracted the attention of Copenhagen.[5] In May 2023, it was confirmed that Jóhannesson had decided to join Nordsjælland, with the deal going through on the opening of the summer transfer window: 1 July 2023.[6] He broke Arnar Gunnlaugsson's thirty-four-year-old record for ÍA's youngest goal-scorer on 9 June 2023, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win against Ægir at 16 years and 67 days old.[7]

International career

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Born in Manchester in the United Kingdom, Jóhannesson was eligible to represent the England national team and the Iceland national team.

Jóhannesson has featured for Iceland at under-16, under-17 and under-19 level.[3]

Personal life

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Hailing from a footballing family, Jóhannesson is the brother of Icelandic international Ísak Jóhannesson, and both are the sons of Joey Guðjónsson, and the grandsons of Guðjón Þórðarson, who both also represented Iceland at international level.[5] His paternal uncles, Bjarni Guðjónsson, Þórður Guðjónsson and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson are all also former Icelandic international footballers, while his paternal cousin, Jóhannes Bjarnason plays for KR. His maternal aunt, Magnea Guðlaugsdóttir, also represented Iceland at international level, and his maternal cousin, Oliver Stefánsson, plays for Breiðablik.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 17 May 2026.[3][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
ÍA 2022 Besta deild karla 1000000010
2023 1. deild karla 82205100153
Total 92205100163
Nordsjælland 2023–24 Danish Superliga 00000000
2025–26 Danish Superliga 2020
Total 20000020
Career total 112205100183
  1. Includes Icelandic Cup and Danish Cup
  2. Includes Lengjubikarinn [is]

References

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  1. Daniel Jóhannesson at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 "Daniel Ingi sló met Sigga Jóns" [Daniel Ingi beat Sigga Jón's record]. skessuhorn.is (in Icelandic). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 Daniel Jóhannesson at KSÍ (in Icelandic)
  4. "Daníel Ingi æfir núna í hinni gríðarsterku akademíu Nordsjælland" [Daníel Ingi is currently training in the enormous Nordsjælland academy]. fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. 1 2 Jónsson, Hörður Snævar (13 April 2023). "Bróðir Ísaks heldur áfram að vekja athygli – Annað danskt félag skoðar hann núna" [Ísak's brother continues to attract attention - Another Danish club is now looking at him]. dv.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  6. "Skagamaðurinn ungi til Danmerkur" [The young peninsular to Denmark]. mbl.is (in Icelandic). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  7. "Sjáðu markið þegar Daníel Ingi bætti 34 ára gamalt met" [See the goal when Daníel Ingi broke a 34-year-old record]. skagafrettir.is (in Icelandic). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  8. Daniel Jóhannesson at Soccerway
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