Arnór Ingvi Traustason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arnór Ingvi.
Arnór Ingvi Traustason
Arnór with Rapid Wien in 2017
Personal information
Full name Arnór Ingvi Traustason
Date of birth 30 April 1993
Place of birth Keflavík, Iceland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 IFK Norrköping
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Keflavík 52 (10)
2012 → Sandnes Ulf (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2016 IFK Norrköping 56 (12)
2016–2017 Rapid Wien 22 (3)
2017 → AEK Athens (loan) 3 (0)
2018–2020 Malmö FF 69 (12)
2021–2022 New England Revolution 39 (2)
2022– IFK Norrköping 40 (12)
International career‡
2009 Iceland U17 2 (0)
2011 Iceland U19 5 (0)
2012–2014 Iceland U21 12 (1)
2015– Iceland 53 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023

Arnór Ingvi Traustason (born 30 April 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Swedish club IFK Norrköping as a midfielder.

Club career

While at Keflavik, Arnór Ingvi was named as the most promising player of the 2013 Úrvalsdeild after the season by his fellow Úrvalsdeild players.

Arnór Ingvi was signed to IFK Norrköping, and won the 2015 Swedish title with the club.

Arnór Ingvi signed with Rapid Wien in the summer of 2016.

On 5 July 2017, AEK Athens announced the signing of Arnór Ingvi on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option of €1 million for the summer of 2018. On 26 October 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in 7–0 away win against Apollon Larissa for the Greek Cup.

He was officially set for release from the club on 4 December 2017 as his performances and work rate did not live up to the expectations of experienced Spanish manager Manolo Jimenez. He made only five official performances with the club at the first part of 2017–18 season and signed a three and a half-year contract with Swedish club Malmö FF for an undisclosed fee.

In March 2021 he signed for American MLS team New England Revolution.

In August 2022 he returned to IFK Norrköping.

International career

Iceland at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Arnór Ingvi has represented Iceland at youth levels such as the under-17s, the under-19s and the under-21s.

He played for the under-21 side at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification and the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.

Arnór Ingvi made his senior debut for Iceland on 13 November 2015 in a 2–4 away defeat at the National Stadium against Poland. He was included in Heimir Hallgrímsson and Lars Lagerbäck's 23-man squad for the Euro 2016. On 22 June 2016, Arnór Ingvi scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Austria as Iceland finished second in their Euro 2016 group, thus taking them to the Round of 16.

In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23 man-squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 19 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2015 2 0
2016 10 5
2017 3 0
2018 10 0
2019 8 0
2020 4 0
2021 4 0
2022 3 0
2023 9 0
Total 53 5
As of match played 11 June 2019
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnór Ingvi goal.
List of international goals scored by Arnór Ingvi Traustason
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 January 2016 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 3 Finland 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 24 March 2016 MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark 5 Denmark 1–2 1–2 Friendly
3 29 March 2016 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece 6 Greece 1–2 3–2 Friendly
4 22 June 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 8 Austria 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016
5 15 November 2016 Ta' Qali National Stadium, Malta, Malta 12 Malta 1–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

IFK Norrköping