Þórir Jóhann Helgason
{{Short description|Icelandic footballer (born 2000)}}
{{icelandic name|Þórir|male}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Þórir Jóhann Helgason
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|9|28}}
| birth_place = Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
| height = 1.87 m{{citation needed|date=October 2024}}
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Lecce
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016
| youthclubs1 = Haukar
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = Haukar
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2018–2021
| clubs2 = FH
| caps2 = 46
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2021–
| clubs3 = Lecce
| caps3 = 37
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2023–2024
| clubs4 = → Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)
| caps4 = 27
| goals4 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Iceland U18
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2018
| nationalteam2 = Iceland U19
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2019–2021
| nationalteam3 = Iceland U21
| nationalcaps3 = 7
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2021–
| nationalteam4 = Iceland
| nationalcaps4 = 18
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| club-update = 22 May 2024
| nationalteam-update = 17:05, 23 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Þórir Jóhann Helgason (born 28 September 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Italian {{Italian football updater|Lecce}} club Lecce and the Iceland national team.{{WorldFootball.net}}
Club career
On 15 July 2021, Þórir signed a four-year contract with an option for fifth year with Serie B club Lecce.{{cite web|publisher=Lecce|url=http://www.uslecce.it/news/384564628998/thorir-johann-helgason-egrave-un-calciatore-del-lecce|title=THORIR JOHANN HELGASON È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE|date=15 July 2021|language=it}}
On 31 August 2023, he moved on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig in German 2. Bundesliga, with an option to buy.{{cite web|publisher=Eintracht Braunschweig|url=https://www.eintracht.com/news/artikel/thorir-johann-helgason-wird-ein-loewe|title=Thórir Jóhann Helgason wird ein Löwe|trans-title=Thórir Jóhann Helgason becomes a lion|date=31 August 2023|access-date=31 August 2023|language=de}}
International career
Þórir made his international debut for Iceland on 29 May 2021 in a friendly match against Mexico in Arlington, Texas.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/05/30/world/friendlies/mexico/iceland/3492281/ |title=Mexico vs. Iceland |work=Soccerway |date=30 May 2021 |access-date=30 May 2021}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|8 April 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/thorir-johann-helgason/482751/|title=Þ. HELGASON
|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=8 April 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center;" | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Haukar
|2017 |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="5"|FH
|2018 |rowspan="4"|Úrvalsdeild |1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2019
|16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2020
|18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1{{efn|name="UEL"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | 22 | 4 | |
| 2021
|11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name="UEC"|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa Conference League}} | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 5 | |
| rowspan="4"|Lecce
|25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2022-23
|rowspan="2"|Serie A |12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2023-24
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!37 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 41 | 1 | ||
| Eintracht Braunschweig (loan)
|22 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career Total
!114 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 129 | 7 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 23 March 2025|{{Soccerway}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="5"|Iceland
|2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 18 | 2 |
{{updated|match played 13 June 2022}}
:Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Þórir goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Þórir Jóhann Helgason | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 2 June 2022 | Sammy Ofer Stadium, Haifa, Israel | {{fb|ISR}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
| align="center"|2 | 13 June 2022 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | {{fb|ISR}} | align="center"|2–1 | align="center"|2–2 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
International
References
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External links
- {{KSÍ player|213635}}
{{US Lecce squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Helgason, Thorir Johann}}
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:2. Bundesliga players
Category:Eintracht Braunschweig players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Category:21st-century Icelandic sportsmen
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