Gísli Þórðarson

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Gísli Þórðarson

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson{{cite web |title=Gísli stóðst læknisskoðun |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/fotbolti/2025/01/07/gisli_stodst_laeknisskodun/ |website=mbl.is |access-date=5 March 2025 |language=is |date=7 January 2025}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|09|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Reykjavík, Iceland{{cite web |title=Gisli Thordarson |url=https://www.lechpoznan.pl/lech-poznan-pierwsza-druzyna,11,gisli--thordarson,3061,zawodnik.html |publisher=Lech Poznań |access-date=5 March 2025 |language=pl}}

| height = 1.91 m{{cite web |title=Gísli Þórðarson |url=http://www.90minut.pl/kariera.php?id=50019 |website=90minut.pl |access-date=5 March 2025 |language=pl}}

| position = Central midfielder

| currentclub = Lech Poznań

| clubnumber = 23

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2021

| youthclubs1 = Breiðablik

| youthyears2 = 2020–2021

| youthclubs2 = → Bologna (loan)

| youthyears3 = 2021–2022

| youthclubs3 = Bologna

| years1 = 2022–2025

| clubs1 = Víkingur Reykjavik

| caps1 = 40

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2025–

| clubs2 = Lech Poznań

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2021–2023

| nationalteam1 = Iceland U19

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2024

| nationalteam2 = Iceland U20

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2024–

| nationalteam3 = Iceland U21

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| club-update = 11:51, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 11:51, 9 March 2025 (UTC)

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Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson (born 12 September 2004) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.

Club career

=Early career=

Born in Reykjavík, Þórðarson spent his early years in the Breiðablik youth teams, before joining Italian side Bologna on a one-year loan in 2020. After his loan spell ended, he was signed by Bologna on a permanent basis and remained in Italy for another twelve months.{{cite web |last1=Głąb |first1=Bartosz |title=Legia Warszawa, Lech Poznań i Raków Częstochowa walczą o islandzki supertalent |url=https://gol24.pl/legia-warszawa-lech-poznan-i-rakow-czestochowa-walcza-o-islandzki-supertalent/ar/c2-19020538 |website=gol24.pl |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=pl |date=2 January 2025}}

=Víkingur Reykjavik=

In July 2022, Þórðarson returned to Iceland and joined top-flight side Víkingur Reykjavik. During his two-and-a-half-year stint with Vikingur, he aided the club to a league title win in 2023, two Icelandic Cup wins, one Icelandic Super Cup victory, and made six appearances in the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League league phase.

=Lech Poznań=

On 7 January 2025, Þórðarson signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznań.{{cite web |last1=Ptak |first1=Jakub |title=Gisli Thordarson nowym piłkarzem Lecha Poznań. "Ma mądrość piłkarską" |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/84410003/gisli-thordarson-nowym-pilkarzem-lecha-poznan-ma-madrosc-pilkarska |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=pl |date=7 January 2025}} He made his professional debut for Lech on 31 January, starting in a 4–1 league win over Widzew Łódź.{{cite web |title=Skład Lecha Poznań na mecz z Widzewem |url=https://www.lechpoznan.pl/aktualnosci,2,sklad-lecha-poznan-na-mecz-z-widzewem,45182.html |publisher=Lech Poznań |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=pl |date=31 January 2025}}{{cite web |title="Atmosfera przeszła wszelkie oczekiwania" |url=https://www.lechpoznan.pl/aktualnosci,2,atmosfera-przeszla-wszelkie-oczekiwania,45196.html |publisher=Lech Poznań |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=pl |date=3 February 2025}} On 11 March 2025, Lech announced Þórðarson would miss the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury sustained during training.{{cite web |last1=Kazula |first1=Jakub |title=PKO BP Ekstraklasa. Gisli Thordarson przejdzie operację i nie zagra przez kilka miesięcy |url=https://sport.tvp.pl/85534125/pilka-nozna-pko-bp-ekstraklasa-gisli-thordarson-przejdzie-operacje-i-nie-zagra-przez-kilka-miesiecy |website=sport.tvp.pl |access-date=11 March 2025 |language=pl |date=11 March 2025}}

International career

Þórðarson was first capped for Iceland at the under-19 level, appearing as a substitute in a 0–3 loss to Switzerland on 6 September 2021.{{cite web |title=Leikskýrsla: Sviss - Ísland |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikskyrsla/?leikur=541128 |publisher=Football Association of Iceland |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=is}} In 2024, he made his debuts for the Iceland under-20 and under-21 teams.{{cite web |title=Gísli Gottskálk Þórðarson |url=https://www.ksi.is/mot/leikmadur/?leikmadur=215528 |publisher=Football Association of Iceland |access-date=9 March 2025 |language=is}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National cup{{efn\|Includes Icelandic Cup}} !colspan="2"\|Europe !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=4\|Víkingur Reykjavik \|2022 \|Besta deild karla \|5	0	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	6	0
2023 \|Besta deild karla \|11	0	2	0	0	0	4{{efn\|Three appearances in Icelandic League Cup, one appearance in Icelandic Super Cup}}	0	14	0
2024 \|Besta deild karla \|24	2	5	0	14{{efn\|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, twelve appearances in UEFA Conference League}}	0	3{{efn\|Two appearances in Icelandic League Cup, one appearance in Icelandic Super Cup}}	0	44	2
colspan="2"\|Total !40	2	8	0	14	0	7	0	69	2
Lech Poznań \|2024–25{{cite web \|url=http://www.90minut.pl/wystepy.php?id=50019&id_sezon=105 \|title=Sezon 2024/25 \|publisher=90minut \|accessdate=7 September 2024}} \|Ekstraklasa \|5	0	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	5	0
colspan="3"\|Career total !45	2	8	0	14	0	7	0	74	2