Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen (born 12 May 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group C side Cavese and the Iceland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cavese | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Barcelona | ||
| 2011–2015 | Gavà | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | HK | 10 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Valur | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Breiðablik | 22 | (5) |
| 2018–2021 | Spezia | 23 | (2) |
| 2019 | → Ravenna (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → OB (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2021–2024 | Elfsborg | 70 | (14) |
| 2024 | Hansa Rostock | 14 | (1) |
| 2024 | Hansa Rostock II | 1 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Sarpsborg | 27 | (4) |
| 2026– | Cavese | 13 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Iceland U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Iceland U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2018–2021 | Iceland U21 | 17 | (7) |
| 2021– | Iceland | 20 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 May 2023 | |||
Club career
editSveinn Aron spent the first three years of his senior club career in the Icelandic leagues, first 1. deild karla and then the top-level Úrvalsdeild karla.
On 26 July 2018, he signed for Italian club Spezia.[1] He made his Serie B debut for Spezia, on 29 September 2018, in a game against Carpi, as a 59th-minute substitute for Andrey Galabinov.[2]
On 31 January 2019, Sveinn Aron was loaned to Serie C club Ravenna.[3] On 13 September 2020, he was loaned out again, this time to Danish Superliga club Odense Boldklub for the 2020–21 season.[4][5]
On 14 August 2021, Sveinn Aron signed with IF Elfsborg in Sweden until the end of 2024.[6]
On 18 January 2024, Sveinn Aron joined German club Hansa Rostok of the 2. Bundesliga on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[7]
On 29 August 2024, Sveinn Aron signed a contract until 2028 with Sarpsborg in Norway.[8]
On 28 January 2026, Sveinn Aron signed a contract with Serie C club Cavese, until 30 June 2026, with an option to extend it, if certain conditions were met.[9]
International career
editSveinn Aron represented Iceland at the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where he started in the first two group stage games, both of which Iceland lost (he scored the squad's only goal at the tournament in a 4–1 loss to Russia). Instead of playing in the closing game on 31 March, he was called up to the senior squad and made his debut for it on the same day in a World Cup qualifier against Liechtenstein.[10]
Personal life
editSveinn Aron's father, Eiður Guðjohnsen, is the joint second-highest goalscorer for the Iceland national football team and played for many notable clubs, such as Bolton Wanderers, Chelsea, Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur.[1] His grandfather Arnór Guðjohnsen also represented Iceland internationally for many years. His younger brothers Andri and Daniel played for the youth teams of Real Madrid and are both also Iceland internationals. His uncle Arnór Borg (son of Arnór and half-brother of Eiður) plays in Iceland for Fylkir on loan from Championship club Swansea City.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 27 September 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HK | 2015 | 1. deild karla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | 1. deild karla | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 5 | |||
| Total | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 5 | ||||
| Valur | 2016 | Úrvalsdeild | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | Úrvalsdeild | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | ||
| Breiðablik | 2017 | Úrvalsdeild | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | Úrvalsdeild | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 4 | |||
| Total | 22 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 6 | ||||
| Spezia | 2018-19 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019-20 | Serie B | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | |||
| Ravenna (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| OB (loan) | 2020-21 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| Elfsborg | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | — | 13 | 3 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 29 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 35 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 9 | |||
| Total | 70 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | 79 | 19 | |||
| Hansa Rostock | 2023-24 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2024-25 | 3. Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Hansa Rostock II | 2023-24 | Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Sarpsborg | 2024 | Eliteserien | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 22 | 9 | |||
| Total | 24 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 30 | 10 | ||||
| Career total | 199 | 35 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 226 | 48 | ||
- ↑ Includes Icelandic Cup, Coppa Italia, Danish Cup, Svenska Cupen, DFB-Pokal, Norwegian Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Icelandic Super Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Serie C Promotion play-offs
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
edit- As of match played 12 January 2023[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2021 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 19 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Guðjohnsen goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 January 2022 | Mardan Sports Complex, Aksu, Turkey |  South Korea |
1–3 | 1–5 | Friendly | [13] |
| 2 | 12 January 2023 | Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal |  Sweden |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | [14] |
Honours
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Mercato: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen nuovo attaccante aquilotto" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 26 July 2018.
- ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 29 September 2018.
- ↑ "Mercato: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen in prestito al Ravenna" [Market: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen on loan to Ravenna] (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 31 January 2019.
- ↑ "Mercato: Sveinn Aron Gudjohnsen in prestito all'Odense" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia. 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "OB lejer islandsk landsholdsangriber" (Press release) (in Danish). Odense Boldklub. 13 September 2020.
- ↑ "VÄLKOMMEN SVEINN ARON GUÐJOHNSEN" (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑ "VERSTÄRKUNG FÜR DIE OFFENSIVE - ISLÄNDER GUDJOHNSEN KOMMT" [REINFORCEMENTS FOR THE OFFENSIVE - ICELANDER GUDJOHNSEN IS COMING] (in German). Hansa Rostock. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ↑ "Sveinn Gudjohnsen er klar for Sarpsborg 08" [Sveinn Gudjohnsen is ready for Sarpsborg 08] (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ↑ "𝐆𝐔𝐃𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐍 𝐄̀ 𝐔𝐍 𝐍𝐔𝐎𝐕𝐎 𝐀𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐋𝐎𝐓𝐓𝐎" (in Italian). Cavese 1919. 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Liechtenstein v Iceland game report". FIFA. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original on 10 April 2021.
- ↑ Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ↑ "Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ↑ "Iceland vs. South Korea". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ↑ "Sweden vs. Iceland". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ↑ "Valur 2-0 IBV". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ↑ "Valur 1-0 FH". Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ↑ "Latvia - Iceland". Sofascore. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
External links
edit- Sveinn Aron Guðjohnsen at Soccerway