Daníel Leó Grétarsson
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Keflavík, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | SønderjyskE | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2014 | Grindavík | 49 | (5) |
2015–2020 | Aalesund | 105 | (5) |
2020–2022 | Blackpool | 15 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Śląsk Wrocław | 32 | (1) |
2023– | SønderjyskE | 37 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Iceland U19 | 10 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Iceland U21 | 6 | (1) |
2020– | Iceland | 22 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:28, 14 October 2024 (UTC) |
Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt (born 2 October 1995) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SønderjyskE and the Iceland national team. He has previously played for Grindavík, Aalesund and Blackpool.
Club career
[edit]On 12 November 2014, Daníel signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Aalesunds FK.[2]
On 5 October 2020, Daníel joined Blackpool in the English Football League for an undisclosed fee.
Daníel signed for Śląsk Wrocław on 27 January 2022 for an undisclosed fee.[3] After 1.5 years in Poland, he moved to Denmark and joined Danish 1st Division club SønderjyskE on 26 June 2023, signing a deal until June 2027.[4]
International career
[edit]Daníel has represented Iceland at U19 and U21 level.[5]
He was called up to the senior team for the first time in September 2019 when he joined the squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Albania.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Grindavík | 2012 | Úrvalsdeild | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | |
2013 | 1. deild karla | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | – | 30 | 6 | ||
2014 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 30 | 2 | |||
Total | 49 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 9 | ||
Aalesund | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
2016 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
2017 | Eliteserien | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | |||
2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | |||
2019 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 3 | ||||
2020 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 105 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 5 | ||
Blackpool | 2020–21 | League One | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |
Career total | 168 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 14 |
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ Daníel Leó Grétarsson at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Ny islending klar for AaFK". aafk.no/ (in Norwegian). Aalesunds FK. 12 November 2014. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Gretarsson To Join Slask Wroclaw". Blackpool Football Club. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ ISLANDSK LANDSHOLDSSPILLER TIL SØNDERJYSKE FODBOLD, soenderjyske.dk, 26 June 2023
- ^ "Félagsmaður". ksi.is/ (in Icelandic). sdf. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- ^ "Daníel Leó inn í landsliðið fyrir Sverri Inga". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ "D.Grétarsson". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Daníel Leó Grétarsson". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
External links
[edit]- Daníel Leó Grétarsson at Soccerbase
- Daníel Leó Grétarsson at Soccerway
- Daníel Leó Grétarsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Keflavík
- Icelandic men's footballers
- Iceland men's under-21 international footballers
- Iceland men's youth international footballers
- Iceland men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Grindavík men's football players
- Aalesunds FK players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Śląsk Wrocław players
- Sønderjyske Fodbold players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
- 1. deild karla players
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian First Division players
- English Football League players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Danish Superliga players
- Icelandic expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen
- Icelandic football biography stubs