Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (born 16 October 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Silkeborg IF.[2][3]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Akranes, Iceland | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Silkeborg | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | ÍA | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Kári | 1 | (0) |
2016–2020 | ÍA | 79 | (21) |
2020– | Silkeborg | 43 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2021 | Iceland U21 | 16 | (1) |
2020– | Iceland | 13 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:16, 25 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022 |
Stefán has youth international games for the Icelandic U-21s. In January 2020 he made his senior international debut in a match against Canada, coming on as a 73rd minute substitute for Aron Elís Þrándarson.[4]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 11 October 2021 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Stefán Teitur is from a huge family of footballers. He is the son of Þórður Þórðarson, a goalkeeper who played one senior international for Iceland. Stefán Teitur's father's brother is Stefán Þór Þórðarson who played six senior internationals for Iceland, scoring once. Stefán Teitur's grandfather's brothers are Ólafur Þórðarson who was capped 72 times by Iceland, scoring 5 goals, and Teitur Þórðarson who was capped 41 times by Iceland, scoring 9 goals, before coming a well-traveled manager. Stefán Teitur's great-grandfather was Þórður Þórðarson who scored 9 goals in 16 caps for Iceland. In addition Stefán Teitur's older brother, Þórður Þorsteinn Þórðarson, is a regular player in the Icelandic top tier and his cousin, Oliver Stefánsson, son of Stefán Þór, is contracted to IFK Norrköping.[6][7]
Going further back, through his great-great-grandmother (mother of Þórður Þórðarson, born 1930) he is related to Pétur Pétursson, who got 41 caps for Iceland, scoring 11 goals. Through his great-grandmother (wife of Þórður Þórðarson, born 1930) he is related to Árni Sveinsson, who got 50 caps for Iceland, scoring 4 goals, Sveinn Teitsson, who got 22 caps and 2 goals for Iceland and Sigursteinn Gíslason, who got 22 caps for Iceland.[7][8]