Birkir Már Sævarsson
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| 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 | Defender | ||
| 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 | 55 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Iceland U-21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007– | Iceland | 67 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 November 2016. | |||
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]
Birkir was selected for Euro 2016 in France.[3] In the second group stage game against Hungary he scored an own goal resulting in a 1-1 draw.
Career statistics
| 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 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 289 | 20 | 43 | 3 | 332 | 23 | ||
International goals
- As of 6 June 2016
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2016 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Iceland
- Icelandic Premier League: 2007
- Icelandic Cup: 2005
- Icelandic League Cup: 2008
References
- ↑ "Birkir Saevarsson klar för Hammarby" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ↑ "Birkir Årets nykomling 2015!" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ "A karla – Lokahópur fyrir EM 2016" (in Icelandic). Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. 9 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ↑ "altomfotball.no: Birkir Sævarsson" (in Norwegian). Altom Fotball. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Birkir Már Sævarsson" (in Icelandic). KSÍ. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- "Birkir Már Sævarsson". Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Birkir Sævarsson. |
- Birkir Már Sævarsson at National-Football-Teams.com
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