Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Brynjar Ingi.
Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-12-06) 6 December 1999
Place of birth Akureyri, Iceland
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Greuther Fürth
Number 25
Youth career
–2017 KA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 KA 36 (3)
2017 → Einherji (loan) 0 (0)
2017 → Magni (loan) 1 (0)
2018 → Magni (loan) 15 (0)
2021 Lecce 1 (0)
2021–2023 Vålerenga 10 (0)
2023–2025 HamKam 61 (3)
2025– Greuther Fürth 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Iceland 17 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2024

Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason (born 6 December 1999) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a centre-back for German 2. Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth and the Iceland national team.[1]

Club career

On 30 June 2021, he signed a three-year contract with an option for fourth year with Italian club Lecce.[2]

On 23 July 2025, Brynjar Ingi signed a two-season contract with Greuther Fürth in German 2. Bundesliga.[3]

International career

Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason made his international debut for Iceland on 29 May 2021 in a friendly match against Mexico in Arlington, Texas.[4] He scored his first international goal against Poland in Poznań on 8 June 2021.

Career statistics

International

As of 10 June 2024[5]
Iceland
Year Apps Goals
2021 10 2
2022 4 0
2023 0 0
2024 3 0
Total 17 2

International goals

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.[6]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 June 2021 Stadion Miejski, Poznań, Poland  Poland 2–1 2–2 Friendly
2. 5 September 2021 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  North Macedonia 1–2 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "BJARNASON IN GIALLOROSSO A TITOLO DEFINITIVO" (in Italian). Lecce. 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Kleeblatt verpflichtet Innenverteidiger Bjarnason" [Cloverleaf signs central defender Bjarnason] (in German). SpVgg Greuther Fürth. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Mexico vs. Iceland". Soccerway. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason at Soccerway
  6. ^ "Bjarnason, Brynjar Ingi". National Football Teams. Retrieved 8 June 2021.


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