Arnór Sigurðsson
Icelandic footballer (born 1999)
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Arnór Sigurðsson (born 15 May 1999) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece club Kalamata and the Iceland national team.[1][2][3]
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Arnór with CSKA Moscow in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Akranes, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kalamata | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | ÍA Akranes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | ÍA Akranes | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Norrköping | 25 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Sylvia (loan) | 3 | (3) |
| 2018–2023 | CSKA Moscow | 66 | (11) |
| 2021–2022 | → Venezia (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Norrköping (loan) | 21 | (11) |
| 2023 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 15 | (4) |
| 2023–2025 | Blackburn Rovers | 19 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Malmö FF | 17 | (1) |
| 2026– | Kalamata | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Iceland U17 | 15 | (1) |
| 2017 | Iceland U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Iceland U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018– | Iceland | 36 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Norrköping
Arnór was described as a key player for Norrköping in the 2018 Allsvenskan season, where he played as an attacking midfielder.[4][5]
CSKA Moscow
On 31 August 2018, Arnór signed a five-year contract with the Russian Premier League club CSKA Moscow.[6] The transfer fee was reportedly set at around 40 million Swedish kronor (approximately €4 million), a club record fee received by Norrköping.[7] He made his debut for CSKA on 19 September 2018 in a game against Viktoria Plzeň, and became the youngest Icelandic player ever to appear in a UEFA Champions League game.[8]
Arnór scored his first goal for CSKA on 7 November 2018 in a Champions League game against Roma.[9] Four days later, he scored his first Russian Premier League goal in a 2–0 victory over Zenit Saint Petersburg.[10] On 12 December 2018, Arnór scored a goal in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid in the Santiago Bernabéu.[11] On 6 April 2019, he scored twice in a 2–0 derby victory over Spartak Moscow.[citation needed]
Loan to Venezia
On 30 July 2021, he joined Italian Serie A club Venezia on loan for the 2021–22 season. Before going on loan, he extended his contract with CSKA until 2024.[12]
Return to Norrköping
On 3 July 2022, Arnór suspended his contract with CSKA Moscow for the 2022–23 season, having taken advantage of the FIFA ruling relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13] On 14 July 2022, he returned to Norrköping until June 2023 under these regulations.[14]
Blackburn Rovers
On 21 June 2023, Arnór again exercised his right to move clubs and joined Blackburn Rovers for the 2023–24 season.[15] On 26 December 2023, the transfer was made permanent, and Arnór signed a contract with Blackburn until June 2025.[16]On 17 February 2025 the contract was cancelled by mutual agreement.
Malmö FF
On 18 February 2025, Arnór signed for Swedish club Malmö FF. [17] On 7 April 2025, Arnór scored his first goal for Malmö in the 78th minute in a 2–1 win over IF Elfsborg. [18]
International career
Arnór made his senior debut for Iceland on 15 November 2018 in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A game against Belgium, as a starter.[19]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ÍA | 2015 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Norrköping | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 3 | |||
| Total | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 3 | ||
| Sylvia (loan) | 2017 | Swedish Football Division 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 3 | ||
| CSKA Moscow | 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | – | 27 | 7 | |
| 2019-20 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 29 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 31 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 13 | ||
| Venezia (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||
| Norrköping (loan) | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 7 | ||
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | – | – | 14 | 8 | |||
| Total | 21 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 15 | ||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 29 | 5 | 3 | 1 | – | 2[a] | 1 | 34 | 7 | |
| 2024–25 | Championship | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | 41 | 8 | |||
| Malmö | 2025 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2026 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 183 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 230 | 44 | ||
- Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 9 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 36 | 2 | |
- As of 2 June 2022[20]
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnór goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 2019 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Andorra | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification |
| 2 | 2 June 2022 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel |  Israel | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
