Daníel Leó Grétarsson
{{short description|Icelandic footballer}}
{{icelandic name|Daníel|male}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Daníel Leó Grétarsson
| image =
| caption =
| full_name = Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt{{NFF|3099339}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|2|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Keflavík, Iceland
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = SønderjyskE
| clubnumber = 4
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2012–2014
| clubs1 = Grindavík
| caps1 = 49
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2015–2020
| clubs2 = Aalesund
| caps2 = 105
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2020–2022
| clubs3 = Blackpool
| caps3 = 15
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = Śląsk Wrocław
| caps4 = 32
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = SønderjyskE
| caps5 = 37
| goals5 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2013–2014
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalteam1 = Iceland U19
| nationalyears2 = 2015–2016
| nationalcaps2 = 6
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| nationalteam2 = Iceland U21
| nationalyears3 = 2020–
| nationalteam3 = Iceland
| nationalcaps3 = 22
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| club-update = 3 December 2024
| nationalteam-update = 19:28, 14 October 2024 (UTC)
}}
Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt (born 2 October 1995) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SønderjyskE and the Iceland national team. He has previously played for Grindavík, Aalesund and Blackpool.
Club career
On 12 November 2014, Daníel signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Aalesunds FK.{{cite web|title=Ny islending klar for AaFK|url=http://www.aafk.no/latest-news/article/p35mg1uwcg8719nveyn7izf5z/title/ny-islending-klar-for-aafk|website=aafk.no/|publisher=Aalesunds FK|access-date=24 June 2015|language=Norwegian|date=12 November 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125043534/http://www.aafk.no/latest-news/article/p35mg1uwcg8719nveyn7izf5z/title/ny-islending-klar-for-aafk|archive-date=25 November 2014}}
On 5 October 2020, Daníel joined Blackpool in the English Football League for an undisclosed fee.
Daníel signed for Śląsk Wrocław on 27 January 2022 for an undisclosed fee.{{cite web |title=Gretarsson To Join Slask Wroclaw |url=https://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/news/post/gretarsson-to-join-slask-wroclaw|publisher=Blackpool Football Club |access-date=27 January 2022 }} After 1.5 years in Poland, he moved to Denmark and joined Danish 1st Division club SønderjyskE on 26 June 2023, signing a deal until June 2027.[https://soenderjyskefodbold.dk/islandsk-landsholdsspiller-til-soenderjyske-fodbold/ ISLANDSK LANDSHOLDSSPILLER TIL SØNDERJYSKE FODBOLD], soenderjyske.dk, 26 June 2023
International career
Daníel has represented Iceland at U19 and U21 level.{{cite web|title=Félagsmaður|url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=179098&pListi=4|website=ksi.is/|publisher=sdf|accessdate=24 June 2015|language=Icelandic|date=24 June 2015}}
He was called up to the senior team for the first time in September 2019 when he joined the squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Albania.{{cite web|title=Daníel Leó inn í landsliðið fyrir Sverri Inga|url=https://m.fotbolti.net/news/02-09-2019/daniel-leo-inn-i-landslidid-fyrir-sverri-inga|website=Fótbolti.net|access-date=2 September 2019|language=Icelandic|date=2 September 2019}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 17 April 2021}}{{cite web|title=D.Grétarsson|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-leo-gretarsson/208319/|website=uk.soccerway.com/|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=17 July 2015}}{{cite web|title=Daníel Leó Grétarsson |url=http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=179098&pListi=7 |website=ksi.is |publisher=Football Association of Iceland |access-date=17 July 2015 |language=Icelandic |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720183703/http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=179098&pListi=7 |archive-date=20 July 2015 }}
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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|League cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Grindavík
|2012 |6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2013
|rowspan="2"|1. deild karla |21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2014
|22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 2 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!49 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 9 | |
| rowspan="7"|Aalesund
|2015 |rowspan="2"|Tippeligaen |8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2016
|12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2017
|27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2018
|rowspan="2"|OBOS-ligaen |15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2019
|29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2020
|Eliteserien |14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!105 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 5 | |
| Blackpool
|12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1{{efn|Appearance in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!168 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 14 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerbase|81722}}
- {{Soccerway|daniel-leo-gretarsson/208319}}
- {{KSI player|179098}}
{{Sønderjyske squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gretarsson, Daniel Leo}}
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Grindavík (men's football) players
Category:Blackpool F.C. players
Category:Śląsk Wrocław players
Category:Sønderjyske Fodbold players
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in England
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:21st-century Icelandic sportsmen
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