| Daníel Leó Grétarsson | |
| Full Name: | Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Keflavík, Iceland |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | SønderjyskE |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Years1: | 2012–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Grindavík |
| Caps1: | 49 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2015–2020 |
| Clubs2: | Aalesund |
| Caps2: | 105 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Blackpool |
| Caps3: | 15 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Śląsk Wrocław |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | SønderjyskE |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam1: | Iceland U19 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalteam2: | Iceland U21 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam3: | Iceland |
| Nationalcaps3: | 18 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 3 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:53, 9 June 2024 (UTC) |
Daníel Leó Grétarsson Schmidt (born 2 October 1995) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SønderjyskE and the Iceland national team. He has previously played for Grindavík, Aalesund and Blackpool.
On 12 November 2014, Daníel signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Aalesunds FK.[1]
On 5 October 2020, Daníel joined Blackpool in the English Football League for an undisclosed fee.
Daníel signed for Śląsk Wrocław on 27 January 2022 for an undisclosed fee.[2] After 1.5 years in Poland, he moved to Denmark and joined Danish 1st Division club SønderjyskE on 26 June 2023, signing a deal until June 2027.[3]
Daníel has represented Iceland at U19 and U21 level.[4]
He was called up to the senior team for the first time in September 2019 when he joined the squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Albania.[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Grindavík | 2012 | Úrvalsdeild | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 1. deild karla | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | – | 30 | 6 | |||
| 2014 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | – | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 49 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 9 | |||
| Aalesund | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 1 | ||||
| 2018 | OBOS-ligaen | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2019 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 3 | |||||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 105 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 5 | |||
| Blackpool | 2020–21 | League One | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 168 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 14 | |||