Sverrir Ingi Ingason Explained

Fullname:Sverrir Ingi Ingason[1]
Birth Date:5 August 1993
Birth Place:Kópavogur, Iceland
Height:1.88 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:Panathinaikos
Clubnumber:15
Youthyears1:1997–2011
Youthclubs1:Breiðablik
Years1:2011–2013
Clubs1:Breiðablik
Caps1:42
Goals1:2
Years2:2011
Clubs2:Augnablik (loan)
Caps2:4
Goals2:1
Years3:2014–2015
Clubs3:Viking
Caps3:29
Goals3:3
Years4:2015–2017
Clubs4:Lokeren
Caps4:67
Goals4:1
Years5:2017
Clubs5:Granada
Caps5:17
Goals5:1
Years6:2017–2019
Clubs6:Rostov
Caps6:45
Goals6:5
Years7:2019–2023
Clubs7:PAOK
Caps7:105
Goals7:20
Years8:2023–2024
Clubs8:Midtjylland
Caps8:24
Goals8:2
Years9:2024–
Clubs9:Panathinaikos
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalteam1:Iceland U17
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2010
Nationalteam2:Iceland U19
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2012–2014
Nationalteam3:Iceland U21
Nationalcaps3:11
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2014–
Nationalteam4:Iceland
Nationalcaps4:51
Nationalgoals4:3
Club-Update:28 May 2024
Nationalteam-Update:10 June 2024

Sverrir Ingi Ingason (born 5 August 1993) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos and the Iceland national team.

Sverrir previously played for Icelandic club Breiðablik UBK before transferring to Viking FK. After a successful spell at the Norwegian club he moved to Lokeren of Belgium.

An Icelandic international, he participated at the UEFA Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup with the senior team.

Early life

Sverrir was born in Kópavogur, a town near by the capital of Iceland, Reykjavík. He started playing football at the age of 4 at his local club Breiðablik. The club is known for its great youth system which has produced players like Willum Þór Willumsson, Alfreð Finnbogason and Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson.

Club career

Breiðablik

In 2011 at the age of 18 Sverrir started playing for Breiðablik's feeder club Augnablik. He quickly got the attention of the parent's club manager, Ólafur Kristjánsson, who made Sverrir one of his key players. After that season 2012–13 he was voted the most promising player in Breiðablik.

In the season 2013–14 he became one of the best players in the league. He was voted the best player of Breiðablik and made it into the divisions team of the year.

Viking

Sverrir was the subject of transfer speculation, with the player linked to several clubs. On 1 January 2014 he decided to sign for Norwegian club Viking FK. At the club he played along with four other Icelandic players, Indriði Sigurðsson, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Steinþór Freyr Þorsteinsson and Björn Daníel Sverrisson.

Sverrir was influential early on and right away started all the games in the heart of defence alongside the club's captain and one of Iceland's most experienced centre backs, Indriði Sigurdsson. After his first season, he was voted Viking FK best player of 2014.

Lokeren

One year later, in February 2015 Sverrir opted for a move to Lokeren. His debut with the new club was made one week later against Oostende for the league playing for 90 minutes. Making great appearances and playing all the matches for his club, Lokeren finished 8th for the Regular season and 1st for the Europa League playoffs. The next season Ingi made 32 appearances and scoring his only goal with the club against Standard Liège on 13 September. With his market value going up after another 21 appearances on 2016–17 season with the Tricolores, in January 2017 Granada CF made a move to take his signature for €1.8 million.

He stayed in Belgium making 70 appearances and scoring one goal.

Granada

Sverrir moved to Andalusia for the first semester of 2017, joining Granada. He maintained his high level of performances, but his team could not avoid relegation. In the summer of 2017, FC Rostov paid €1.2 million to secure his services.[2]

Rostov

On 30 June 2017, Russian Premier League side Rostov announced the signing of Sverrir on a three-year contract.[3] Ingi united in Rostov with his national teammates Ragnar Sigurðsson and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson finding there a good atmosphere to settle up on a new country. Full season for Ingarson making 30 appearances and scoring three goals overall for the Selmashi and finished 11th in the League also got to the Round of 16 Russian Cup.

In the 2018–19 season, making a good start, Ingason played 17 matches and scored twice.

On the winter transfer window on the same season PAOK made the move to buy him for a €4.5 million transfer fee.

PAOK

On 1 February 2019, Sverrir joined Greek club PAOK on a three-and-a-half-year contract.[4] During the 2018–19 season Ingasson won the double with PAOK. On 1 December 2019, he scored his first goal with the club in an away derby match against rivals Olympiakos in a final 1–1 draw.[5] On 23 December 2019, he scored a brace in a hammering 5–1 home win against Atromitos and the club will celebrate Christmas 2019 at the top of the Super League I table.[6]

The following year 2019–20 he had an upgraded role in the team, playing in a total of 34 games, while offering four goals and one assist. In 2020–221, he was, for another year, a key member of the team for most of the season. In the final of the year, he suffered an injury that left him out for a long time. Nevertheless, he was crowned Greek cup winner for the second time with the PAOK jersey. In the final on 22 May, PAOK faced OSFP, with Dikefalos of the North prevailing with a score of 2–1. He did not play due to his injury.

On 1 February 2021, PAOK rejected a €5 million offer from an unnamed English club for his services.[7]

Coming back from a long period of recovery from an injury,[8] Sverrir temporarily played for PAOK B in Super League Greece 2, and made his debut on the first match of the season, on 6 November 2021.[9]

The "black and white" announced the extension of its cooperation with Ingi Ingasson until the summer of 2025. "Let's go PAOKara", the first message of the Icelandic stopper.The agreement that existed a week ago between PAOK and Ingi Ingasson became official, with the "black and white" formalizing the event on Wednesday afternoon (23/2/22). After the successful 2021–22 season and the turbulent 2022–23 season, in which Ingasson remained a vital part of the squad, he was released in the summer of 2023, having left an important mark on the club in his -year service at Thessaloniki.[10]

International career

Sverrir was an Icelandic youth international, having earned caps at under-18, under-20 and at the under-21 level. He captained his side at the UEFA Euro Under-21s in 2015 where they lost against Denmark in the play-offs on away goals. He made his debut for the senior national team in January 2014 against Sweden. He was part of the squad which made it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Euro 2016.

In May 2018, he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[11]

Career statistics

Club

[12] [13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Augnablik (loan)20113. deild410041
Breiðablik2011Úrvalsdeild005050
2012212111323
201321013460404
Total42229560777
Viking2014Tippeligaen29351344
Lokeren2014–15Belgian Pro League140140
2015–1632110331
2016–1721020230
Total67130701
Granada2016–17La Liga171171
Rostov2017–18Russian Premier League28320303
2018–1917220192
Total45540495
PAOK2018–19Super League Greece105060
2019–202846000344
2020–212655180396
2021–222027060332
2022–233034020363
Total105142711600014815
PAOK B2021–22Super League Greece 2310031
Midtjylland2023–24Danish Superliga2422040300
2024–25Danish Superliga00000000
Total2422040300
Career total336307072600041835

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Iceland201410
201520
201663
201770
2018100
201930
202070
202130
202210
202360
202450
Total513

Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sverrir goal.

List of international goals scored by Sverrir Ingi Ingason
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
129 March 2016Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece42–23–2Friendly
21 June 2016Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway51–12–3Friendly
315 November 2016Ta'Qali National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta92–02–0Friendly

Honours

Breiðablik

2013[15]

PAOK

2018–19

2018–19, 2020–21[16]

Midtjylland

2023–24

International

2022

Individual

2020–21[17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland . FIFA . 13 . 10 June 2018 . 10 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF . 19 June 2018 . dead.
  2. Web site: Official Ingason completes his move to Granada CF Granada - Web Oficial. Official Ingason completes his move to Granada CF Granada - Web Oficial. en. 19 January 2017.
  3. Web site: FC Rostov. http://www.fc-rostov.ru/press/news/11049. ru:Зачем приезжал Гудьонсен?. 30 June 2017. Russian.
  4. Web site: PAOK FC. Παίκτης του Δικεφάλου ο Ίνγκασον. Ingasson joins PAOK. 1 February 2019. Greek.
  5. Web site: Sport24.gr . Ολυμπιακός - ΠΑΟΚ 1-1: Από ένα ημίχρονο, από έναν βαθμό . 1 December 2019. Greek.
  6. Web site: Sport24.gr. ΠΑΟΚ - Ατρόμητος 5-1: Με πεντάρα μόνος πρώτος στην κορυφή. 23 December 2019. Greek.
  7. News: "Όχι" του ΠΑΟΚ για Ινγκασον. 1 February 2021. el.
  8. Web site: Βασικός με τον ΠΑΟΚ Β' o Ίνγκασον . Ingason on the starting eleven for PAOK B . 6 November 2021 . 6 November 2021 . el . Sport-FM.gr .
  9. Web site: Ολυμπιακός Β' – ΠΑΟΚ Β' 3-1: Ερυθρόλευκη ανατροπή στο δεύτερο ημίχρονο . Olympiacos B - PAOK B: A red-white comeback in the second back . 6 November 2021 . 6 November 2021 . el . Sport24.gr .
  10. Web site: Επίσημο: Ινγκασον και ΠΑΟΚ συνεχίζουν μαζί μέχρι το 2025 . 23 Feb 2022 . el . gazzetta.gr .
  11. Web site: Crawford . Stephen . Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists . Goal . 24 March 2022 . 4 June 2018.
  12. Web site: Sverrir Ingi Ingason. KSÍ. 21 January 2014.
  13. Web site: Sverrir Ingi Ingason . . 21 January 2014.
  14. Web site: Sverrir Ingi Ingason. European Football. 23 June 2018.
  15. Web site: Leikskýrsla: Breiðablik – Valur – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands. Ksi.is.
  16. News: Paok win Greek cup final over Olympiakos . 24 May 2021 . Greek City Times . 23 May 2021.
  17. Web site: 16 December 2021. Οι βραβεύσεις της "40ης Γιορτής του Ποδοσφαιριστή" (vids). 10 January 2022. ΠΣΑΠΠ ΠΑΝΕΛΛΗΝΙΟΣ ΣΥΝΔΕΣΜΟΣ ΑΜΕΙΒΟΜΕΝΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΩΝ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΣΤΡΙΩΝ. el.