Axel Óskar Andrésson (born 27 January 1998) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Superettan club Örebro.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Axel Óskar Andrésson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 24)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Mosfellsbær, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Örebro | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Afturelding | ||
| 2014–2016 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Afturelding | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Bath City (loan) | 16 | (5) |
| 2017–2018 | → Torquay United (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Viking (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Viking | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Riga | 11 | (1) |
| 2022– | Örebro | 10 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2015 | Iceland U17 | 21 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Iceland U19 | 7 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Iceland U21 | 18 | (3) |
| 2019– | Iceland | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2019 | |||
Axel started his career in the youth team of local side Ungmennafélagið Afturelding before he was promoted to the first team at only the age of sixteen, going on to represent the side eleven times in the 2014 2. deild karla season.[3] After impressing for Afturelding he was invited for a trial in England for the youth team at Reading.[4]
In July 2014, Axel joined Reading permanently, signing a two-year scholarship with the club.[5] In July 2016 he graduated from the under-18 side having already committed to signing his first professional contract with the club.[6] Having moved up to the under-23 squad, Axel was sent out on loan to gain some first team experience at National League South side Bath City in November 2016.[7] Axel impressed during his time with the Romans scoring five goals from defence, and was even promoted to captain despite only being aged nineteen.[8] He went on to make a total of eighteen appearances for Bath in all competitions.[9] He was promoted to the first team upon his return to Reading in the summer of 2017, and made his professional and first team debut in the EFL Cup win over Gillingham on 8 August.[10] On 6 December 2017, Axel joined Torquay United on a one-month youth loan deal until 6 January 2018.[11]
On 15 August 2018, Axel signed a new contract with Reading, until the summer of 2020, and then immediately joined Norwegian 1. divisjon club Viking FK on loan until the end of their 2018 season.[12]
On 21 December 2018, Viking FK announced the signing of Axel on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[13][14] During the opening game of the 2019 season on 31 March against Kristiansund, Axel suffered a season-ending knee ligament injury.[15]
On 8 February 2021, Axel signed for Latvian club Riga FC.[16][17] On 25 March 2022, Axel and Riga terminated their contract by mutual agreement.[18]
On 25 March 2022, Örebro announced the singing of Axel to a three-year contract.[19]
Axel has represented Iceland at under-17, under-19 and under-21 level.[20] In December 2018, Axel got his first call-up for the Iceland national football team.[21] He made his debut for the squad on 11 January 2019 in a friendly against Sweden, as a 70th-minute substitute for Eiður Sigurbjörnsson.[22]
Axel is the son of Andrés Guðmundsson, a former international strongman competitor and former holder of the World Strongman Challenge title.[23]
His younger brother is Jökull Andrésson, who also played for Reading.[24]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Afturelding | 2014[3] | 2. deild karla | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Reading | 2016–17[26] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017–18[27] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19[28] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Reading U23 | 2016–17[26] | Division 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18[27] | Division 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[28] | Division 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Bath City (loan) | 2016–17[9] | National League South | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 5 | |||
| Torquay United (loan) | 2017–18 | National League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Viking (loan) | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Viking | 2019 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 0 | ||
| Riga | 2021 | Latvian Higher League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 1 | ||
| Örebro | 2022 | Superettan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 91 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 107 | 7 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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