Guðmundur Þórarinsson
Icelandic footballer (born 1992)
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Guðmundur "Gudi" Þórarinsson (born 15 April 1992) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left-midfielder for Besta deild karla club ÍA. He is also a well-known singer in Iceland.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 April 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Selfoss, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ÍA | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008 | Selfoss | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Selfoss | 36 | (5) |
| 2011–2012 | ÍBV | 43 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Sarpsborg 08 | 59 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Nordsjælland | 35 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Rosenborg | 24 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | IFK Norrköping | 84 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | New York City | 43 | (2) |
| 2022 | AaB | 6 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | OFI | 57 | (2) |
| 2024–2026 | Noah | 21 | (2) |
| 2026– | ÍA | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Iceland U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Iceland U19 | 13 | (3) |
| 2011–2014 | Iceland U21 | 14 | (0) |
| 2014– | Iceland | 16 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 July 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 March 2026 | |||
Club career
On 28 January 2020, Guðmundur joined Major League Soccer side New York City on a free transfer from Swedish first division club IFK Norrköping.[2] Following the 2021 season, New York City opted to decline their contract option on Guðmundur.[3]
On 8 July 2024, Armenian Premier League club FC Noah announced the signing of Guðmundur.[4] On 7 June, Noah announced that they had extended their contract with Guðmundur for another season.[5]
On 18 January 2026, Besta deild karla club ÍA announced the signing of Guðmundur to a two-year contract.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played on 10 July 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Selfoss | 2008[8] | 1. deild karla | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2009[8] | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 4 | ||||
| 2010 | Úrvalsdeild | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
| IBV | 2011 | Úrvalsdeild | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| Total | 43 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | ||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 30 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 59 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 8 | ||
| Nordsjælland | 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Rosenborg | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |
| Norrköping | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 32 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | ||||
| 2019 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[b] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| Total | 84 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 4 | ||
| New York City | 2020 | MLS | 19 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 24 | 2 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| Total | 43 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 2 | |||
| AaB | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| OFI | 2022-23 | Super League Greece | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 61 | 2 | ||||
| Noah | 2024–25 | Armenian Premier League | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9[h] | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11[i] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| ÍA | 2026 | Besta deild karla | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career totals | 420 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 293 | 27 | ||
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in Tippeligaen Playoffs
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions Cup
- Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
- Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Conference League
- Two appearances in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League, and seven appearances in the UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 25 February 2026[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
Honours
Selfoss
Rosenborg
New York City
Noah
Music career
Guðmundur is known as a good singer, and is the brother of Icelandic singer Ingó Veðurguð.[13][14][15] In 2018 he entered the yearly edition of Söngvakeppnin, a preliminary competition to choose Iceland's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[16][17] He is also part of a New York-based band named Maybe Jesse.[18]