Dagur Dan Þórhallsson

Dagur Dan Þórhallsson (born 2 May 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a right-back or midfielder for Major League Soccer club CF Montréal and the Iceland national team.

Dagur Dan Þórhallsson
Dagur with Orlando City in 2025
Personal information
Full name Dagur Dan Þórhallsson[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-02) 2 May 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
CF Montréal
Number 17
Youth career
–2013 Fylkir
2013–2017 Haukar
2017–2018 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Haukar 6 (0)
2018–2019 Keflavík 16 (1)
2019Mjøndalen (loan) 1 (0)
2019–2020 Mjøndalen 12 (0)
2019Kvik Halden (loan) 12 (5)
2021Fylkir (loan) 20 (1)
2022 Breiðablik 25 (9)
2023–2025 Orlando City 92 (7)
2026– CF Montréal 10 (1)
International career
2016 Iceland U16 9 (0)
2016 Iceland U17 3 (0)
2017 Iceland U18 3 (2)
2018 Iceland U19 5 (0)
2019–2022 Iceland U21 8 (0)
2022– Iceland 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:37, 3 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:37, 3 June 2026 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Hafnarfjörður, Dagur spent time in the Fylkir youth ranks before joining the Haukar academy in 2013. He made his senior debut with Haukar on 12 September 2016, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 draw with HK in the 2016 1. deild karla. He made six appearances for the club before leaving to join the youth ranks of Belgian Pro League club Gent. He returned to Icelandic football with Keflavík in 2018, playing in the Úrvalsdeild. In the first half of 2019 he was loaned to Mjøndalen in Norway's top flight, making one league appearance and a further four in the cup before joining Mjøndalen permanently in the summer. He was immediately loaned out for the remainder of the 2019 season to third tier team Kvik Halden where he played regularly, scoring five goals in 12 league appearances as the team reached the promotion playoffs. In 2021, Dagur returned to Iceland on loan from Mjøndalen, joining Fylkir for the 2021 Úrvalsdeild season. Ahead of the 2022 season he made a permanent transfer to Breiðablik.

In January 2023, Dagur signed a two-year contract with two additional club option years with Orlando City of Major League Soccer.[3] Dagur was named to the Team of the Matchday for the first time in his career for his performance in a goalless draw with CF Montréal on 24 February.[4][5] On 17 November 2025, the team exercised their 2026 contract option for Dagur.[6][7]

On 10 December 2025, CF Montréal acquired Dagur in exchange for $500,000 in 2026 general allocation money with up to $125,000 in add-ons and a sell-on percentage.[8] Dagur made his debut for CF Montréal in a 5–0 loss to San Diego FC on 21 February 2026.[9] On 9 May, Dagur scored his first goal for CF Montréal, the second of a 2–0 win against his former club, Orlando City.[10]

International career

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Youth

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Dagur has been capped for Iceland at all age-specific levels from under-16 to under-21. He appeared in 2017 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification and 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification as Iceland failed to progress from the first qualifying stage both times. He made six appearances during 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification as Iceland reached the play-off round. He started both playoff games as Iceland lost 2–1 on aggregate to Czech Republic.[11]

Senior

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Dagur received his first senior international call-up for Iceland in November 2022 for a pair of friendlies against Saudi Arabia and South Korea. Played outside of a FIFA window, the squad was a chance for manager Arnar Viðarsson to work with domestic players and those from other leagues not active in November. He made his debut on 6 November 2022, starting and playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 defeat to Saudi Arabia in Abu Dhabi.[12] After missing the 2022 Baltic Cup, he returned to the squad in January 2023 for friendlies against Estonia and Sweden, starting both.[11]

Style of play

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Dagur is a versatile player who is capable of playing as both a right-back and as a multi-positional midfielder.[13]

Personal life

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Dagur is the son of former international footballer Þórhallur Dan Jóhannsson.[14] On 1 December 2024, Dagur and his partner Friðrika Arnardóttir announced on Instagram that they were having a child together.[15]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 May 2026[9][11][16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Haukar 2016 1. deild karla 60000060
Keflavík 2018 Úrvalsdeild 1610000161
Mjøndalen (loan) 2019 Eliteserien 104050
Mjøndalen 2020 Eliteserien 12000120
Total 13040000000170
Kvik Halden (loan) 2019 2. divisjon 125002[c]0145
Fylkir (loan) 2021 Úrvalsdeild 2013000231
Breiðablik 2022 Besta deild karla 25940523[d]01[e]03811
Orlando City 2023 Major League Soccer 30210302[f]03[g]0392
2024 Major League Soccer 31 2 5 0 3 0 3[g] 1 42 3
2025 Major League Soccer 31 3 2 1 0 0 2[g] 0 35 4
Total 92 7 3 1 8 0 5 0 7 1 116 9
CF Montréal 2026 Major League Soccer 10 1 1 0 0 0 11 1
Career total 194241511328010123928

International

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As of match played 31 May 2026[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland 202220
202320
202420
202510
202620
Total90

References

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  1. "2024 CONCACAF Champions Cup – Club roster: Orlando City SC (USA)" (PDF). CONCACAF. 30 January 2024. p. 19. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. "Dagur Thórhallsson MLS profile". www.mlssoccer.com.
  3. "Orlando City SC acquires Icelandic National Team midfielder Dagur Dan Thórhallsson". www.orlandocitysc.com.
  4. "Match report: Orlando City SC extends home opener unbeaten streak to 10 with scoreless draw against CF Montréal". Orlando City. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  5. Sigal, Jonathan (26 February 2024). "Team of the Matchday: Who were the MLS is Back standouts?". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  6. Gramajo, Mike (17 November 2025). "Orlando City announces year-end roster". WESH. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  7. "Orlando City SC announces end-of-season roster statuses following end of 2025 MLS Season". Orlando City. 17 November 2025. Retrieved 17 November 2025.
  8. Gramajo, Mike (10 December 2025). "Orlando City trades Dagur Dan Thorhallsson to Montreal". WESH-TV. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Dagur Dan Þórhallsson". Soccerway.
  10. "Daniel Ríos and Dagur Thorhallsson score goals as Montreal beats Orlando City 2-0". Associated Press. 9 May 2026. Retrieved 3 June 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Leikmaður - Dagur Dan Þórhallsson". www.ksi.is (in Icelandic).
  12. "Sjö nýliðar í naumu tapi gegn HM-liði Sádi-Araba". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic).
  13. Gramajo, Mike (11 April 2025). "Dagur Dan Thorhallson is adapting to a new role for Orlando City". WESH. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  14. "Fótbolti.net". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  15. @fridrikaarnard; (1 December 2024). "Dagsson 2025🤍". Retrieved 2 December 2024 via Instagram.
  16. "Dagur Dan Thorhallsson - Profil". Norges Fotballforbund (in Norwegian).
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