Eyjólfur Héðinsson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Eyjólfur Héðinsson

| fullname = Eyjólfur Héðinsson

| image = Eyjólfur Héðinsson.jpg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|1|1}}

| birth_place = Reykjavík, Iceland

| height = {{convert|1.86|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub = ÍR

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1= 2000

| youthclubs1= ÍR

| nationalyears1 = 2001–2002

| nationalteam1 = Iceland U-17

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2003

| nationalteam2 = Iceland U-19

| nationalcaps2 = 5

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2005–2006

| nationalteam3 = Iceland U-21

| nationalcaps3 = 4

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 =2008–2012

| nationalteam4 =Iceland

| nationalcaps4 = 5

| nationalgoals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 12 August 2022

| ntupdate = 12 August 2020

}}

Eyjólfur Héðinsson (born 1 January 1985 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic footballer, who plays as a midfielder for ÍR Reykjavik.

Club career

=Early career=

Eyjólfur started his senior team career with ÍR in 2001 before transferring to Fylkir in 2003. After the 2006 season, he signed with GAIS.{{cite news |title=Eyjólfur samdi við SönderjyskE |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2011/01/18/eyjolfur_samdi_vid_sonderjyske/ |accessdate=12 August 2020 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=18 January 2011 |language=Icelandic}}

=SønderjyskE=

After his contract ended with GAIS at the start of 2011, Eyjólfur went for a trial with SønderjyskE. After a week of trial, he was offered a contract. Eyjólfur granted the offer made by SønderjyskE and signed a contract lasting until June 2013.{{cite news |title=Eyjólfur samdi við SönderjyskE |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/frettir/2011/01/18/eyjolfur_samdi_vid_sonderjyske/ |accessdate=12 August 2020 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=18 January 2011 |language=Icelandic}} Eyjólfur was seen by the media as a replacement for Rasmus Hansen who had joined Danish Superliga side Randers FC.{{Cite news |title=SønderjyskE henter ny islænding|url=http://www.bold.dk/nyt/SoenderjyskE-henter-ny-islaending |work=Bold.dk|language=Danish|date=18 January 2011 |accessdate=2020-08-12}}

=Stjarnan=

After 3 years with several injuries{{cite news |author1=Tómas Þór Þórðarson |title=Eyjólfur á heimleið: "Ég þarf að byrja upp á nýtt" |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2015151109325 |work=Vísir.is |date=5 November 2015 |language=Icelandic}} and only 10 league matches, it was announced on 18 November 2015, that Eyjólfur would take back home at the end of the year to Iceland, playing for Stjarnan.{{Cite news |title=FCM's Hedinsson tager hjem til Island |url=http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fcms-hedinsson-tager-hjem-til-island/ |work= bold.dk |date=18 November 2015}}{{cite news |author1=Tómas Þór Þórðarson |title=Eyjólfur Héðinsson í Stjörnuna |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20151387410d |accessdate=12 August 2020 |work=Vísir.is |date=18 November 2015 |language=Icelandic}}