Gylfi Sigurðsson
Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈcɪlvɪ ˈθouːr̥ ˈsɪːɣʏrðsɔn]; transliterated as Gylfi Thor Sigurdsson; born 8 September 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Valur and the Iceland national team.
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Gylfi with Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valur | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FH | |||
| 2003–2005 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2005–2008 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Reading | 42 | (18) |
| 2008 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 15 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | TSG Hoffenheim | 36 | (9) |
| 2012 | → Swansea City (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2012–2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | 58 | (8) |
| 2014–2017 | Swansea City | 106 | (27) |
| 2017–2022 | Everton | 136 | (25) |
| 2023–2024 | Lyngby | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Valur | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Iceland U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Iceland U19 | 15 | (8) |
| 2007–2011 | Iceland U21 | 14 | (6) |
| 2010– | Iceland | 80 | (27) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:48, 14 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Gylfi began his professional career with Reading in the Championship and in 2010, was sold to TSG Hoffenheim, which was Reading's biggest sale at the time. He was voted Player of the Season for two consecutive seasons: for Reading in 2009–10 and for Hoffenheim in 2010–11. After a season back in English football with Swansea City, he joined Tottenham Hotspur for a reported £8 million transfer fee. In 2014, he moved back to Swansea as part of an exchange for Ben Davies. In 2017, he transferred to Everton for a then club-record transfer fee of £40 million, and remained there for five years. Following a two-year absence, he resumed his career with Lyngby in Denmark and Valur in Iceland.
Gylfi made his debut for Iceland in 2010. He played for the team at their first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016, where it reached the quarter-finals. He also played at his national team's first ever FIFA World Cup in 2018. As of 16 October 2023, Gylfi has obtained 80 caps and scored 27 goals, making him Iceland's all-time top scorer.