Benoný Breki Andrésson
Icelandic footballer (born 2005)
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Benoný Breki Andrésson (born 3 August 2005) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League One club Stockport County and the Iceland national team.[3]
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Benoný Breki Andrésson in action for Stockport County | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Benoný Breki Andrésson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Iceland | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Stockport County | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2019 | Grótta[2] | ||
| 2019–2021 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2021–2023 | Bologna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | KR | 56 | (35) |
| 2025– | Stockport County | 36 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Iceland U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2023 | Iceland U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2023– | Iceland U21 | 6 | (2) |
| 2026– | Iceland | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 June 2026 | |||
Club career
Early career
Benoný born in Iceland to Icelandic and Malagasy roots,he joined Breiðablik as a youth player in 2019, having previously played for Grótta.[4][5] He played with Breiðablik's U-19 team prior to joining Italian side Bologna in 2021.[6]
KR
Benoný moved back to the Icelandic league to join KR in 2023.[7] He scored nine league goals in his first season with KR.[8][9] In October 2024, he scored 5 goals in a 7–0 victory against HK in the final round of matches of the 2024 Besta deild karla to set a new league record of 21 goals in a season.[10] That month, he was also voted the most promising player in the league by his fellow players.[11]
Stockport County
In December 2024 it was announced that Benoný would join English club Stockport County on 1 January 2025.[12] He was described as an "emerging talent signing" by Stockport director of football Simon Wilson.[13]
He made his debut for Stockport County, as a second-half substitute in a 1-0 away loss in the FA Cup third round against Premier League club Crystal Palace on 12 January 2025.[14] He scored his first goals for the club on 1 March 2025, when he scored a second-half brace, again as a substitute, in a 2–1 home win in League One against Blackpool.[15] He scored again four days later to make it three in two games, as he rescued a draw with a late equaliser for the club, as they finished 1–1 away in the league at Northampton Town.[16]
International career
An Icelandic youth international, he made his debut for the Iceland national under-21 football team on 17 October 2023 against Lithuania U21 in a 1–0 win.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 August 2025[3]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KR | 2023 | Besta deild karla | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 10 | ||
| 2024 | Besta deild karla | 26 | 21 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 28 | 25 | |||
| Total | 51 | 30 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 56 | 35 | ||||
| Stockport County | 2024-25[18] | League One | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 2025-26[19] | League One | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | |
| Total | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 82 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 92 | 42 | ||
- Includes Icelandic Football Cup, FA Cup
- Includes Icelandic Football League Cup, EFL Cup
- Appearance(s) in EFL League One play-offs