Gylfi Sigurðsson
Gylfi playing for Swansea City in 2015
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Swansea City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002 | FH | ||
| 2003–2005 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2005–2008 | Reading | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Reading | 42 | (19) |
| 2008 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2009 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 22 | (3) |
| 2010–2012 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 36 | (9) |
| 2012 | → Swansea City (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2012–2014 | Tottenham Hotspur | 58 | (8) |
| 2014– | Swansea City | 90 | (24) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Iceland U17 | 3 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Iceland U19 | 15 | (8) |
| 2007–2011 | Iceland U21 | 14 | (6) |
| 2010– | Iceland | 48 | (14) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 21 January 2017 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 21 January 2017 (UTC).
Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈcɪlvɪ ˈθou:r̥ ˈsɪ:ɣʏrðsɔn]; born 8 September 1989) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Swansea City. He is a specialist on set-pieces and possesses great long-range shooting ability.
He began his professional career with Reading in the Championship, and in 2010 was sold to Hoffenheim in Reading's biggest sale. He was voted Player of the Season for two consecutive seasons — for Reading in 2009–10 and for Hoffenheim in 2010–11. After a season back in English football with Swansea he joined Tottenham Hotspur for £8.8 million, and in 2014 moved back to Swansea as part of an exchange for Ben Davies.
Gylfi made his senior international debut for Iceland in 2010 and has since earned over 40 caps. He represented Iceland at their first major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016, where the Nordic country reached the quarter-final.
Born in Reykjavík, Gylfi played for hometown side FH before joining Breiðablik and was an Icelandic under-17 international. He had spent time on trial with Preston North End before signing for Reading on an Academy scholarship on 1 October 2005. He spent three years playing for the youth and reserve teams. Prior to the 2007–08 season, he and five other youngsters were given professional contracts.
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