Jason Daði Svanþórsson
Icelandic footballer (born 1999)
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Jason Daði Svanþórsson (transliterated as Jason Dadi Svanthórsson; born 31 December 1999) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Besta deild karla club KR Reykjavik and the Iceland national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jason Daði Svanþórsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Mosfellsbær, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | KR Reykjavik | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Afturelding | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Afturelding | 64 | (18) |
| 2021–2024 | Breiðablik | 82 | (26) |
| 2024–2026 | Grimsby Town | 50 | (4) |
| 2026– | KR Reykjavik | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Iceland | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 March 2024 | |||
Club career
Afturelding
Jason grew up at Afturelding and started his senior career there.
Breiðablik
He joined Breiðablik after the 2020 season.[2]
Grimsby Town
On 9 July 2024, he joined English League Two club Grimsby Town on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[3] He made his debut for Grimsby on 13 July 2024 in a friendly match against Cleethropes Town.[4] He was assigned squad number 11 for the 2024–2025 season.[5]
He made his competitive debut for the club in the 1–0 away defeat to Fleetwood Town on the first day of the season however suffered an injury 30 minutes into the match and was substituted off.[6] His first league goal came in the 2–1 victory at home over Bradford City on 31 August 2024.[7] He followed this up with a second goal in succession, scoring in a 3-0 victory over Port Vale in the last match before the turn of the year. Injuries caused him to miss most of his second season at the club, before he was released at the conclusion of the 2025–26 season.[8]
KR Reykjavik
On 28 June 2026, Svanþórsson returned to Iceland, signing an 18 month contract with Besta deild karla club KR Reykjavik.[9]
International career
Jason made his international debut for Iceland on 9 June 2022 in a friendly match against San Marino.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 May 2026
| Clubs | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | UECL | UEL | UCL | Other | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Afturelding | 2016 | 2. deild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | 1. deild | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 15 | ||
| Total | 64 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92 | 31 | ||
| Breiðablik | 2021 | Besta deild | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 9 |
| 2022 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1[a] | 0 | 38 | 14 | ||
| 2023 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | ||
| 2024 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 | 6 | ||
| Total | 82 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 38 | ||
| Grimsby Town | 2024–25[11] | League Two | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2[b] | 1 | 47 | 5 |
| 2025–26[12] | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 56 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 196 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 36 | 12 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 277 | 74 | ||
- Appearances in the Icelandic Men's Super Cup
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
International
- As of match played 10 June 2024
| Team | Year | Competitive | Non-Competitive | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Iceland | 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
