Gylfi Sigurðsson
Icelandic association football player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson (born 9 September 1989 in Reykjavik, Iceland) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for the Premier League club Everton and the Iceland national team. He has also previously played for Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, Breiðablik UBK, Reading, Shrewsbury Town, Crewe Alexandra, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim and the Tottenham Hotspurs. He has great long-range shooting abilities.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 (age 34)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lyngby | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002 | FH | ||
2003–2005 | Breiðablik | ||
2005–2008 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Reading | 42 | (18) |
2008 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2009 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2010–2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 36 | (9) |
2012 | → Swansea City (loan) | 18 | (7) |
2012–2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | 58 | (8) |
2014–2017 | Swansea City | 106 | (27) |
2017–2022 | Everton | 136 | (25) |
2023– | Lyngby | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Iceland U17 | 3 | (2) |
2006–2007 | Iceland U19 | 15 | (8) |
2007–2011 | Iceland U21 | 14 | (6) |
2010– | Iceland | 80 | (27) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:10, 13 October 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:48, 14 October 2023 (UTC) |
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In July 2021 he was arrested in Manchester on suspicion of child sexual grooming. He was later released on bail subject to ongoing investigations.[4]