Þórir Jóhann Helgason
Icelandic footballer (born 2000)
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Þórir Jóhann Helgason (born 28 September 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Lecce and the Iceland national team.[1]
Date of birth
28 September 2000
Place of birth
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Height
1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position
Attacking midfielder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Hafnarfjörður, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lecce | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Haukar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Haukar | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | FH | 46 | (3) |
| 2021– | Lecce | 66 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Iceland U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Iceland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Iceland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | Iceland | 20 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:56, 9 September 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
On 15 July 2021, Þórir signed a four-year contract with an option for fifth year with Serie B club Lecce.[2]
On 31 August 2023, he moved on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig in the 2. Bundesliga, with an option to buy.[3]
International career
Þórir made his international debut for Iceland on 29 May 2021 in a friendly match against Mexico in Arlington, Texas.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2025[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Haukar | 2017 | 1. deild karla | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| FH | 2018 | Úrvalsdeild | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 46 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 5 | ||
| Lecce | 2021-22 | Serie B | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| 2022-23 | Serie A | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2024-25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 62 | 1 | |||
| Eintracht Braunschweig (loan) | 2023-24 | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 3 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 140 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 155 | 9 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 9 September 2025[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | |
- As of match played 13 June 2022
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Þórir goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 June 2022 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel |  Israel | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 2 | 13 June 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Israel | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
International
