Ari Leifsson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ari

Leifsson

| fullname =

| image =

| caption =

| height = 1.93 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|4|19}}

| birth_place = Reykjavík, Iceland

| position = Centre-back{{WorldFootball.net|ari-leifsson}}

| currentclub = Kolding IF

| clubnumber = 5

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Fylkir

| years1 = 2015–2019

| clubs1 = Fylkir

| caps1 = 55

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2020–2023

| clubs2 = Strømsgodset

| caps2 = 62

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2024–

| clubs3 = Kolding IF

| caps3 = 26

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2017–2021

| nationalteam1 = Iceland U21

| nationalcaps1 = 20

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2020–

| nationalteam2 = Iceland

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 29 May 2025

| ntupdate = 10 June 2022

}}

Ari Leifsson (born 19 April 1998) is an Icelandic footballer who plays as a centre-back for Danish 1st Division side Kolding IF and the Iceland national team.{{WorldFootball.net}}

Career

Ari made his international debut for Iceland on 19 January 2020 in a friendly match against El Salvador, which finished as a 1–0 win.{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/01/20/world/friendlies/iceland/el-salvador/3202592/ |title=Iceland vs. El Salvador – 20 January 2020 |website=Soccerway |date=19 January 2020 |access-date=20 January 2020}}

On February 2, 2024, Leifsson switched to Danish 1st Division side Kolding IF, where he signed a deal until June 2026.{{cite web|archive-date=3 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240203165219/https://www.kif-fodbold.dk/kolding-if-henter-islandsk-forsvarsklippe-med-landsholdserfaring/?fbclid=IwAR152TZPPpl9KSo0VnS5GA5WsWZW9hyY2QKgXyJbTzfpTdTjSmieMpWDuAI |date=2 February 2024 |title=Kolding IF henter islandsk forsvarsklippe med landsholdserfaring |url=https://www.kif-fodbold.dk/kolding-if-henter-islandsk-forsvarsklippe-med-landsholdserfaring/?fbclid=IwAR152TZPPpl9KSo0VnS5GA5WsWZW9hyY2QKgXyJbTzfpTdTjSmieMpWDuAI |website=kif-fodbold.dk}}