| Arnór Ingvi Traustason | |
| Fullname: | Arnór Ingvi Traustason[1] |
| Birth Date: | 30 April 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Keflavík, Iceland |
| Height: | 1.83 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | IFK Norrköping |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Keflavík |
| Caps1: | 52 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Sandnes Ulf (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs3: | IFK Norrköping |
| Caps3: | 56 |
| Goals3: | 12 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Rapid Wien |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2017 |
| Clubs5: | → AEK Athens (loan) |
| Caps5: | 3 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs6: | Malmö FF |
| Caps6: | 69 |
| Goals6: | 12 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | New England Revolution |
| Caps7: | 39 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Clubs8: | IFK Norrköping |
| Caps8: | 51 |
| Goals8: | 16 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2009 |
| Nationalteam1: | Iceland U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2011 |
| Nationalteam2: | Iceland U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2012–2014 |
| Nationalteam3: | Iceland U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 12 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam4: | Iceland |
| Nationalcaps4: | 58 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 1 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 10 June 2024 |
Arnór Ingvi Traustason (born 30 April 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for Swedish club IFK Norrköping as a midfielder.[2]
While at Keflavik, Arnór Ingvi was named as the most promising player of the 2013 Úrvalsdeild after the season by his fellow Úrvalsdeild players.[3]
Arnór Ingvi was signed to IFK Norrköping,[4] and won the 2015 Swedish title with the club.[5]
Arnór Ingvi signed with Rapid Wien in the summer of 2016.[6] [7]
On 5 July 2017, AEK Athens announced the signing of Arnór Ingvi on a one-year loan deal with a purchase option of €1 million for the summer of 2018.[8] On 26 October 2017, he scored his first goal for the club in 7–0 away win against Apollon Larissa for the Greek Cup.[9]
He was officially set for release from the club on 4 December 2017 as his performances and work rate did not live up to the expectations of experienced Spanish manager Manolo Jimenez.[10] He made only five official performances with the club at the first part of 2017–18 season and signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Swedish club Malmö FF for an undisclosed fee.[11] [12]
In March 2021 he signed for American MLS team New England Revolution.[13]
In August 2022 he returned to IFK Norrköping.[14]
Arnór Ingvi has represented Iceland at youth levels such as the under-17s, the under-19s and the under-21s.
He played for the under-21 side at the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification and the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification.[15]
Arnór Ingvi made his senior debut for Iceland on 13 November 2015 in a 2–4 away defeat at the National Stadium against Poland.[16] [17] He was included in Heimir Hallgrímsson and Lars Lagerbäck's 23-man squad for the Euro 2016.[18] On 22 June 2016, Arnór Ingvi scored the winning goal in a 2–1 victory over Austria as Iceland finished second in their Euro 2016 group, thus taking them to the Round of 16.[19]
In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23 man-squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[20]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 10 | 5 | ||
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Total | 58 | 6 | ||
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Arnór Ingvi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 January 2016 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 2 | 24 March 2016 | MCH Arena, Herning, Denmark | 5 | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly | ||
| 3 | 29 March 2016 | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece | 6 | 1–2 | 3–2 | Friendly | ||
| 4 | 22 June 2016 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 8 | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 | ||
| 5 | 15 November 2016 | Ta' Qali National Stadium, Malta, Malta | 12 | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | ||
| 6 | 21 March 2024 | Szusza Ferenc Stadion, Budapest, Hungary | 55 | 2–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying play-offs |
IFK Norrköping