| Óttar Magnús Karlsson | |
| Birth Date: | 1997 2, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Height: | 1.90 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | SPAL |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Vikingur |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Ajax |
| Years1: | 2013 |
| Clubs1: | Vikingur |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | Ajax |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | Vikingur |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 7 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Molde |
| Caps5: | 8 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Trelleborgs FF (loan) |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | Mjällby AIF |
| Caps7: | 14 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs8: | Vikingur |
| Caps8: | 22 |
| Goals8: | 14 |
| Years9: | 2020–2024 |
| Clubs9: | Venezia |
| Caps9: | 7 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs10: | → Siena (loan) |
| Caps10: | 19 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2022 |
| Clubs11: | → Oakland Roots (loan) |
| Caps11: | 30 |
| Goals11: | 19 |
| Years12: | 2023 |
| Clubs12: | → Virtus Francavilla (loan) |
| Caps12: | 7 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Years13: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs13: | → Vis Pesaro (loan) |
| Caps13: | 29 |
| Goals13: | 10 |
| Years14: | 2024– |
| Clubs14: | SPAL |
| Caps14: | 0 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Iceland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Iceland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2014–2016 |
| Nationalteam3: | Iceland U19 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2016–2018 |
| Nationalteam4: | Iceland U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 14 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 4 |
| Nationalyears5: | 2017– |
| Nationalteam5: | Iceland |
| Nationalcaps5: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals5: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 3 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 November 2022 |
Óttar Magnús Karlsson (born 21 February 1997) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian side SPAL and the Iceland national team.
On 11 July 2013, Óttar signed a three-year contract with Ajax.[1]
In December 2015, Óttar agreed to join Sparta Rotterdam on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 Eerste Divisie season.[2]
Óttar was chosen as the most promising player of the Icelandic 2016 Úrvalsdeild league by players.[3]
On 25 November 2016, Óttar signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Molde FK.[4]
In February 2018, Óttar agreed to join Trelleborgs FF on loan for the upcoming 2018 Allsvenskan season.[5]
On 15 December 2018 it was confirmed, that Óttar had signed with Mjällby AIF for two years.[6]
On 30 July 2019 it was announced that Óttar had signed with Víkingur until the end of the 2021 season.[7]
On 25 September 2020, Karlsson signed a three-year contract with Italian club Venezia.[8]
On 27 August 2021, he joined Siena in the third-tier Serie C on loan.[9]
On 18 February 2022, Karlsson joined Oakland Roots on loan.[10]
Having scored 19 goals in 30 appearances for the club, he returned to Venice from Oakland following their 2022 season.[11]
On 31 January 2023, Karlsson was loaned to Serie C club Virtus Francavilla until the end of the season.[12] [13]
On 1 September 2023, Óttar moved on loan to Vis Pesaro.[14]
On 2 August 2024, Óttar signed a two-season contract with SPAL.[15]
Óttar represented the Icelandic U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-21 teams.[16] He made his debut for the Senior team on 10 January 2017 against China in the China Cup.[17]
In 2022, he was called up to the team for international friendlies against South Korea and Saudi Arabia.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 2013 | 1. deild karla | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 1 | |||
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 2016 | Úrvalsdeild | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 9 | |||
| Molde | 2017 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Trelleborg | 2018 | Allsvenskan | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Mjällby | 2019 | Superettan | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Víkingur Reykjavík | 2019 | Úrvalsdeild | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | 10 | 7 | ||||
| 2020 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1a | 0 | 22 | 17 | |||
| Total | 22 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 24 | |||
| Total for Víkingur Reykjavík | 43 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 31 | |||
| Venezia | 2020–21 | Serie B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Siena (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie C | 19 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 2 | |||||
| Oakland Roots (loan) | 2022 | USL | 18 | 11 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Career total | 109 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 129 | 43 | |||
aAppearance in the 2020 Icelandic Super Cup.
| Iceland national team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | |
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 January 2018 | Indonesia Selection  | 3–0 | 6–0 | Unofficial Friendly | ||||
| 2. | 11 January 2019 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–2 | Friendly |
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