| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 April 2007 | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ÍA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | ÍA | 9 | (2) |
| 2023– | Nordsjælland | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Iceland U17 | 8 | (2) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 30 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:04, 30 July 2023 (UTC) | |||
Daniel Ingi Jóhannesson (born 3 April 2007) is an Icelandic footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Danish side Nordsjælland.
Club career
Jóhannesson made history on 1 August 2022, becoming ÍA's youngest ever player at 15 years and 119 days when he came on as a late substitute for Kaj Leo í Bartalsstovu in ÍA's 3–1 away loss to Breiðablik in the Besta deild karla.[1] The following year, in April 2023, he trialled with Danish side Nordsjælland.[2] During his time in Denmark, he also attracted the attention of Copenhagen.[3] In May 2023, it was confirmed that Jóhannesson had decided to join Nordsjælland, with the deal going through on the opening of the summer transfer window: 1 July 2023.[4] He broke Arnar Gunnlaugsson's thirty-four-year-old record for ÍA's youngest goal-scorer on 9 June 2023, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win against Ægir at 16 years and 67 days old.[5]
International career
Jóhannesson has represented Iceland at under-17 level.[6]
Personal life
Hailing from a footballing family, Jóhannesson is the brother of Icelandic international Ísak Bergmann Jóhannesson, and both are the sons of Joey Guðjónsson, and the grandsons of Guðjón Þórðarson, who both also represented Iceland at international level.[3] His paternal uncles, Bjarni Guðjónsson, Þórður Guðjónsson and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson are all also former Icelandic international footballers, while his paternal cousin, Jóhannes Kristinn Bjarnason plays for KR. His maternal aunt, Magnea Guðlaugsdóttir, also represented Iceland at international level, and his maternal cousin, Oliver Stefánsson, plays for Breiðablik.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ÍA | 2022 | Besta deild karla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1. deild karla | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | |
| Total | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
- ^ Includes Icelandic Cup and Danish Cup
- ^ Includes Lengjubikarinn
References
- ^ "Daniel Ingi sló met Sigga Jóns" [Daniel Ingi beat Sigga Jón's record]. skessuhorn.is (in Icelandic). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Daníel Ingi æfir núna í hinni gríðarsterku akademíu Nordsjælland" [Daníel Ingi is currently training in the enormous Nordsjælland academy]. fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b Jónsson, Hörður Snævar (13 April 2023). "Bróðir Ísaks heldur áfram að vekja athygli – Annað danskt félag skoðar hann núna" [Ísak's brother continues to attract attention - Another Danish club is now looking at him]. dv.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Skagamaðurinn ungi til Danmerkur" [The young peninsular to Denmark]. mbl.is (in Icelandic). 14 May 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ "Sjáðu markið þegar Daníel Ingi bætti 34 ára gamalt met" [See the goal when Daníel Ingi broke a 34-year-old record]. skagafrettir.is (in Icelandic). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- ^ a b Daniel Ingi Jóhannesson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- ^ Daniel Ingi Jóhannesson at Soccerway
External links
- Daniel Ingi Jóhannesson at WorldFootball.net
This page was last edited on 18 February 2024, at 21:21