Eggert Jónsson
Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson (born 18 August 1988) is an Icelandic international footballer who plays predominantly as a midfielder but is also capable of playing as a centre back or in both full back roles. He current plays for the Icelandic club FH.
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Jónsson (left) playing for Iceland in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FH | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Fjarðabyggð | 22 | (5) |
| 2006–2012 | Heart of Midlothian | 134 | (8) |
| 2012–2013 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Charlton Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Belenenses | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | FC Vestsjælland | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Fleetwood Town | 51 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | SønderjyskE | 43 | (1) |
| 2020– | FH | 61 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004 | Iceland U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Iceland U19 | 12 | (2) |
| 2007–2011 | Iceland U21 | 15 | (0) |
| 2007– | Iceland | 21 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2019 | |||
He joined Scottish Premier League side Hearts as a teenager and eventually established himself in the first-team where he displayed his versatility and even went on to captain the Edinburgh side on numerous occasions before moving to the English Premier League in January 2012 when he signed for Wolves, with whom he made only seven appearances during an eighteen-month stay.
He made his international debut at the age of 19 and is considered to be part of Iceland's golden generation along with the likes of Gylfi Sigurðsson and Kolbeinn Sigþórsson.