Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Viktor.
Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson
Personal information
Born (2000-07-24) 24 July 2000
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Height 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club FC Barcelona
Number 1
Youth career
Years Team
–2016
 Fram
Senior clubs
Years Team
2016–2019
 Fram
2019–2022
 GOG Håndbold
2022–2024
 HBC Nantes
2024–2025
 Wisła Płock
2025–
 FC Barcelona
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–
 Iceland 60 (1)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 2. September 2025

Viktor Gísli Hallgrímsson (born 24 July 2000) is an Icelandic handball player for FC Barcelona and the Icelandic national team.[1][2]

He represented Iceland at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship,[3][4] and in the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.[5] He is considered one of the best goalkeepers in his generation.

At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he finished 4th with Iceland, losing to Denmark in the semifinal and Croatia in the third-place playoff.[6] He had the third most saves at the tournament behind Denmark's Emil Nielsen and Germany's Andreas Wolff.[7]

Individual awards

  • All-Star goalkeeper of the European Championship: 2022[8]

References

  1. ^ "Viktor Gísli að semja við GOG". RÚV. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ thorkellg (12 April 2019). "Fyrsti keppnisleikurinn í átta ár án Björgvins". RÚV. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "A landslið karla l 19 manna hópur fyrir EM2020". hsi.is. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. ^ "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Team Roster" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  6. ^ Mathias Sørensen (1 February 2026). "Kroatien vinder bronze – tysser på Boxen" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  7. ^ Mathias Sørensen (1 February 2026). "Her er statistikkerne fra EM – danskere med i toppen" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  8. ^ "MVP Gottfridsson leads seven-nation All-star Team". eurohandball.com. 30 January 2022.


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