Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | ||
| Date of birth | 26 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kópavogur, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Brann (on loan from Hertha BSC) | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | HK Kópavogur | ||
| 2015–2018 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | HK Kópavogur | 8 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Fulham | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Vendsyssel (loan) | 24 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | AGF | 86 | (18) |
| 2022–2024 | OH Leuven | 71 | (20) |
| 2024– | Hertha BSC | 28 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Brann (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Iceland U17 | 12 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Iceland U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Iceland U21 | 21 | (5) |
| 2018– | Iceland | 52 | (6) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2025 | |||
Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson (born 26 November 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a winger for Norwegian Eliteserien club Brann on loan from German side Hertha BSC, and the Iceland national team.[1] He is the son of Þorsteinn Halldórsson.[2]
Club career
On 25 June 2019, Danish Superliga club AGF announced that they had signed Jón on a three-year contract.[3] Jón left AGF at the end of the 2021–22 season.[4]
On 27 August 2024, Jón signed a three-season contract with Hertha BSC in Germany.[5]
On 2 February 2026, Jón was loaned by Norwegian club Brann until 30 June 2026.[6]
International career
In October 2018, Jón was named in the Iceland national team's squad for matches against France and Switzerland.[7] On 7 June 2024, he scored the only goal of an upset 1–0 friendly victory over England at Wembley Stadium.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 February 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| HK Kopavogur | 2014 | 1. deild karla | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | 1. deild karla | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 8 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Fulham U23 | 2017–18 | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||
| Fulham | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Vendsyssel (loan) | 2018–19 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | |||
| AGF | 2019–20 | Danish Superliga | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 34 | 8 | |||
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 32 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 39 | 8 | |||
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 27 | 4 | |||
| Total | 86 | 18 | 10 | 2 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 100 | 20 | ||||
| OH Leuven | 2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 12 | |||
| 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 40 | 7 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 71 | 20 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 76 | 20 | |||||
| Hertha BSC | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||||
| Brann | 2026 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 220 | 41 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 257 | 45 | ||
- ^ Appearances in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 16 November 2025[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jón Dagur goal.[9]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 January 2019 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Sweden | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 14 November 2021 | Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia | North Macedonia | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 6 June 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Albania | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 4 | 13 June 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Israel | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| 5 | 7 June 2024 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | England | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 6 September 2024 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Montenegro | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
References
- ^ "Islandsk landsholdsspiller til AGF". Archived from the original on 9 December 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Sigurbjörnsson, Þorkell Gunnar (1 February 2021). "Hver er nýr landsliðsþjálfari kvennalandsliðsins?". ruv.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ ISLANDSK LANDSHOLDSSPILLER TIL AGF Archived 8 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine, agf.dk, 25 June 2019
- ^ AGF'er takker af: Ikke den slutning, jeg ønskede, tipsbladet.dk, 4 April 2022
- ^ "Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson schließt sich Hertha BSC an" [Jón Dagur Thorsteinsson joins Hertha BSC] (in German). Hertha BSC. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Kommer på lån til Brann" [Coming on loan to Brann] (in Norwegian). SK Brann. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ^ "A karla - Hópurinn fyrir leikina gegn Frakklandi og Sviss". www.ksi.is.
- ^ "England 0–1 Iceland". BBC Sport. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
External links
- Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson at KSÍ (in Icelandic)
- Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson at Soccerway