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.

Eggert Jónsson
Jónsson (left) playing for Iceland in 2008
Personal information
Full name Eggert Gunnþór Jónsson
Date of birth (1988-08-18) 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)
2012Charlton 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)
*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.

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