Gylfi. This is an icelandic name. The last mention is patronymic, not a family name ; this person is referred to by the given name
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Gylfi Þór Sigurðsson ( icelandic pronunciation : [ ˈcɪlvɪ ˈθouːr̥ ˈsɪːɣʏrðsɔn ] ; transliterated as Gylfi Thor Sigurdsson ; born 8 September 1989 ) is an icelandic professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League cabaret Everton and the Iceland national team. Gylfi began his professional career with Reading in the Championship and in 2010, was sold to 1899 Hoffenheim, which was Reading ‘s biggest sale at the meter. 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 City, he joined Tottenham Hotspur for a reported £8 million transfer fee. In 2014, he moved back to Swansea as depart of an switch over for Ben Davies. In 2017 he transferred to Everton, where he remains. Gylfi made his senior international debut for Iceland in 2010 and has since earned over 70 caps. He represented Iceland at their first base major tournament, UEFA Euro 2016, where his nation reached the quarter-finals. He besides played at his nation ‘s foremost ever FIFA World Cup in 2018 .
Club career
Reading
Born in Reykjavík, [ 2 ] Gylfi played for hometown side FH before joining Breiðablik and was an icelandic under-17 international. He had spent meter on trial with Preston North End before signing for Reading on an Academy scholarship on 1 October 2005. [ 4 ] 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. [ 5 ]
2008–09
ahead of the 2008–09 season, Gylfi was assigned the number 34 shirt for Reading. He was an unused substitute in the club ‘s 2–1 away win at Dagenham & Redbridge in the first round of the League Cup on 12 August. [ 6 ] Two weeks by and by, he made his debut in the next round of golf against Luton Town, entering the match as a 59th-minute alternate for James Harper in a 5–1 acquire at the Madejski Stadium. [ 7 ] He scored in Reading ‘s penalty shoot-out loss aside to Stoke City in the one-third round after entering as a alternate. [ 8 ] To gain first-team have, Gylfi signed for Shrewsbury Town on a one-month loan spell on 16 October. [ 9 ] Two days late, he scored on his league debut against AFC Bournemouth in a 4–1 win at the New Meadow. [ 10 ] He made a total of six appearances during his meter at Shrewsbury, scoring one finish. He returned to his parent cabaret and featured in Reading ‘s 2–0 personnel casualty to Cardiff City in the FA Cup third base round of golf on 3 January 2009. [ 11 ] On 27 February, he joined Crewe Alexandra on an emergency loan motion. [ 12 ] Two days late, he made his debut against Brighton away, scoring in the 89th moment in a 4–0 succeed. [ 13 ] On 24 March, his lend was extended until the end of the season. [ 14 ] He scored two further goals for Crewe, against Milton Keynes Dons and Cheltenham Town respectively, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] but could not prevent the club ‘s delegating to League Two. [ 17 ]
2009–10
Gylfi scored his beginning Reading goal against Burton Albion from 35 yards out in a League Cup first round tie at home on 11 August 2009. [ 18 ] He scored his foremost league goal for Reading in a 3–2 defeat at Peterborough United on 19 September 2009. [ 19 ] Gylfi was a major subscriber in Reading ‘s extraordinary 2009–10 FA Cup run which included wins over Premier League sides Liverpool, Burnley and West Bromwich Albion. On 13 January 2010, in the third round of the FA Cup against Liverpool, he scored a penalty in injury time to make the score 1–1 and force extra time. Reading went on to win the match 2–1. [ 20 ] He scored the winning goal in the 87th minute against Burnley in the fourth orotund. [ 21 ] In the fifth round, he scored the winning goal against West Brom for a 3–2 victory in supernumerary time. [ 22 ] In April 2010, Gylfi won the Championship Player of the Month Award for March, edging Peter Løvenkrands of Newcastle United, Graham Dorrans of West Brom and Adel Taarabt of Queens Park Rangers, scoring five goals in six matches that month. [ 23 ] On 2 May, Gylfi scored against Preston North End in the final catch of the season. [ 24 ] Before the equal, Gylfi was named as the 2009–10 Reading Player of the Season, surpassing Jimmy Kébé and Ryan Bertrand, who finished irregular and third respectively. [ 25 ] Gylfi finished the season with 20 goals in 44 matches in all competitions. [ 26 ] His performances and his young historic period prompted several Premier League clubs to enquire over his handiness, but he committed his future to Reading when he signed a three-year sign in May 2010. [ 27 ]
2010–11
Gylfi scored his first goal of the 2010–11 season in the beginning couple of the season when he “ skipped by two players before smashing in a 25-yard counterweight ” against Scunthorpe United in a 2–1 home personnel casualty. [ 28 ] He followed this on 28 August with a short-range chip in the 22nd infinitesimal away at Leicester City. The evening after the match, the Icelandic media reported Gylfi was to travel to Germany the following Monday to undergo a medical at 1899 Hoffenheim ahead of a transfer. [ 29 ] On 31 August, he completed a transfer to 1899 Hoffenheim, with Reading reporting the tip received exceeded their previous club record sale of £6.5 million from the sale of Kevin Doyle. [ 30 ]
1899 Hoffenheim
Gylfi made his debut for 1899 Hoffenheim on 10 September 2010, coming on as a substitute with 13 minutes to go in a 2–0 acquire over Schalke 04. [ 31 ] One workweek later, he scored his first goal for Hoffenheim in a 2–2 string with 1. FC Kaiserslautern after coming on as a 77th-minute substitute. He scored with his first allude, a 20-yard free-kick that levelled the match. [ 32 ] His moment finish for the cabaret was another free-kick, from 25 yards out against Mainz 05 in a 4–2 away get the better of. [ 33 ] He added another two goals to his count in Hoffenheim ‘s home win against Hannover 96, one of which was from the penalty point. [ 34 ] On 25 May 2011, Gylfi was voted as 1899 Hoffenheim ‘s fans ‘ Player of the Season, despite only starting 13 matches. [ 35 ] He finished the season with ten goals and two assists. During the first one-half of the 2011–12 temper, Gylfi fell out of favor with the cabaret ‘s raw coach, making equitable seven league appearances and was linked with a move aside from the club. [ 36 ]
lend to Swansea City
On 1 January 2012, it was announced Gylfi would join Premier League baseball club Swansea City on loan for the lie of the season. [ 37 ] He made his Premier League debut for Swansea on 15 January, coming on at half-time and setting up the winning goal in a 3–2 gain over Arsenal. [ 38 ] On 4 February, Gylfi scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 acquire against West Bromwich Albion. [ 39 ] He besides created Swansea ‘s early finish for Danny Graham, taking his match to three assists in four matches. On 3 March, he scored two goals in a 2–0 victory aside at Wigan Athletic, his first from a free-kick. [ 40 ] Two weeks late, he scored another brace in a 3–0 away win against Fulham. [ 41 ] He scored his following goal at White Hart Lane in his team ‘s 3–1 defeat by Tottenham Hotspur on 1 April. [ 42 ] As a consequence of his ticket form, Gylfi was named the Premier League Player of the Month for March, the first base Icelander to win the award. [ 43 ] His adjacent finish came in a 3–0 victory over Blackburn Rovers that put the club on 42 points for the season. [ 44 ] On 28 May, Swansea agreed a £6.8 million tip with 1899 Hoffenheim for the permanent transfer of Gylfi, subject to him passing a checkup. however, following Swansea director Brendan Rodgers ‘ move to Liverpool, the deal collapsed, despite Huw Jenkins keeping promise in the cope alight. [ 45 ] In 18 Premier League matches during his loan spell for Swansea, Gylfi scored seven goals and added four assists. [ 46 ]
Tottenham Hotspur
On 4 July 2012, Gylfi joined Tottenham Hotspur from 1899 Hoffenheim for a reported £8 million remove fee. [ 47 ] He was the first sign language for newly appointed Spurs director André Villas-Boas. On 18 July, he scored his first gear goal for the baseball club in a friendly against Stevenage after coming on as a second-half substitute. [ 48 ] On 26 September, he scored his first competitive goal for the clubhouse in a League Cup third circle tie away against Carlisle United, closing the grade in a 3–0 win. [ 49 ] Brian McDermott confirmed Reading made three unsuccessful bids to bring Gylfi back to his former baseball club during the January 2013 transfer window, including a club record volunteer on deadline day thought by BBC Sport to be around £10 million. [ 50 ] On 25 February, Gylfi scored his beginning Premier League goal for Tottenham, the second finish in a 3–2 acquire against West Ham United. In the follow match, a 2–1 North London bowler hat win against Arsenal, he provided the assist for Gareth Bale. [ 51 ] In the 2013–14 season, Gylfi scored doubly in a 2–0 winnings against Norwich City on 14 September 2013. This winnings took Spurs up to second in the Premier League table. Gylfi ‘s momentum in the Tottenham team continued on 28 September 2013, scoring in a 1–1 home draw against Chelsea. [ 52 ]
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hark back to Swansea City
In July 2014, Tottenham announced a deal had been reached with Swansea City for Gylfi to re-join his early golf club, with Swansea left-back Ben Davies joining Spurs. On the move, Gylfi said, “ I actually enjoyed my clock here last time. I know the club, I know the coach, I know the players and I obviously know the fans and the city a well, so that was n’t that unmanageable for me. ” [ 53 ] In the opening match of the 2014–15 season, he set up the opener and scored the winning goal as Swansea defeated Manchester United 2–1 at Old Trafford, making this the first gear clock the Red Devils have lost their open home game since 1972. [ 54 ] Gylfi continued his good begin to his Swansea return with another three assists in his future two matches. [ 55 ] In a home match against Arsenal on 9 November 2014, Gylfi curled a free-kick over the wall and into the corner of the net from 25 yards to equalise in an eventual 2–1 win. [ 56 ] Gylfi scored in a 4–1 away defeat against Liverpool at Anfield on 29 December. [ 57 ] On 17 January 2015, a contrary pass by Gylfi allowed Chelsea ‘s Oscar to score after 50 seconds in an eventual 5–0 home defeat for Swansea. [ 58 ] A week late, he scored and was sent off in add time at the end of a 3–1 kill away to Blackburn Rovers in an FA Cup fourth round link, with Swansea already having been down to ten men after the earlier dismissal of Kyle Bartley. [ 59 ] Amidst rumor of a £25 million travel to Everton, Gylfi signed a new four-year abridge with Swansea on 2 August 2016. [ 60 ] He scored his first finish of the 2016–17 season on 11 September against Chelsea with a second-half penalty in a game which finished 2–2. [ 61 ] He ended the temper with 9 goals and 13 assists which helped the Swans invalidate relegation. [ 62 ] In summer 2017, Gylfi refused to participate in Swansea ‘s pre-season tour of the United States, proclaiming he was not in right ensnare of mind to go with the cabaret because of uncertainty over his future. [ 63 ]
Everton
Gylfi ( right ) playing for Everton in 2017 On 16 August 2017, Gylfi signed for boyfriend Premier league side Everton for a reported £40 million transfer fee ( with £5 million in electric potential add-ons ), a club-record deal. [ 64 ] [ 65 ] On 24 August 2017, he scored his first goal for Everton while making his full debut, with a shoot from 50 yards in the UEFA Europa League play-off attack second peg against Hajduk Split. [ 66 ] [ 67 ] On 26 November 2017, he scored his foremost Premier league goal in an Everton shirt against Southampton, but lost the equal 1–4. [ 68 ] On 2 December 2017, he went on the scoresheet again in a 2–0 kill of Huddersfield Town. [ 69 ] He ended off the 2017–18 temper with 6 goals and 5 assists in 31 appearances. [ 70 ] Gylfi started the 2018–19 season with Everton with an assist to Michael Keane in a friendly match against Valencia, while losing the peer 2–3. [ 71 ] On 29 September 2018, he scored his first gear brace with the club in a 3–0 victory against Fulham. [ 72 ] On 26 December 2018, he assisted and scored a penalty in a 5–1 victory against Burnley. [ 73 ] Gylfi scored his hundredth goal in English football during Everton ‘s 2nd turn EFL cup tie against Salford City on 16 September 2020. On 20 February 2021, he scored a penalty in a 2–0 league win over Liverpool at Anfield, sealing Everton ‘s inaugural away win over their rivals since September 1999. [ 74 ] On 10 September 2021, Gylfi was left out of Everton ‘s concluding Premier League police squad for the 2021–22 season. [ 75 ]
International career
Gylfi took part in the 2008 U19 European Championship qualifying, scoring doubly in reservation and twice in the elect beat, but Iceland lost out to group winners Bulgaria by three points and missed out on the finals. In November 2007, Gylfi made his under-21 debut for Iceland, playing 30 minutes against Germany in a 3–0 loss. [ 76 ] He made his first appearance in the 2009 european Under-21 Championship qualifying four days late, coming as an extra-time substitute, and played in the remaining matches. In Iceland ‘s last pit, he scored the undoer against Slovakia, but Slovakia ‘s Miroslav Stoch equalised to make it 1–1. [ 77 ] Iceland failed to qualify for the play-offs but made a bright start to the 2011 crusade. He made his campaign introduction in October against San Marino, scoring two goals within 16 minutes in a 6–0 thrash. [ 78 ] In May 2010, Gylfi made his wide Iceland debut in a convert 4–0 win over Andorra and provided the serve for the moment goal from a free-kick. [ 79 ] Gylfi besides helped Iceland ‘s U21 side reach the 2011 UEFA european Under-21 Championship, playing in both play-off leg against Scotland as Iceland won 4–2 on aggregate. [ 80 ] [ 81 ] In the second gear leg, Gylfi scored two second-half goals to ensure Iceland won the match 2–1. [ 81 ] On 13 October 2014, Gylfi scored both goals ( one of which was a penalty ) as Iceland defeated the Netherlands in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match. [ 82 ] In the reversion regular the following 3 September at the Amsterdam Arena, he converted another spot-kick for the only goal of the match, after Gregory van five hundred Wiel fouled Birkir Bjarnason. [ 83 ] Gylfi was selected for UEFA Euro 2016. On 18 June, he scored Iceland ‘s goal in their second group stage match against Hungary, a 1–1 describe at the Stade Vélodrome. [ 84 ] In May 2018, Gylfi was named in Iceland ‘s 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. [ 85 ] During the group stage meet against Croatia, he scored a punishment in the 76th minute, but Iceland lost 2–1 and were eliminated at the group stage. [ 86 ] Gylfi scored doubly against Romania on 8 October 2020, earning Iceland a play-off set for the casual to fight for a place at the UEFA Euro 2020 finals. [ 87 ]
personal life
In June 2019, he married Alexandra Ívarsdóttir ( hold 1989 ) who had been Miss Iceland in 2008. They had been dating from 2010. [ 88 ] Her 11-year-old brother Maximilian Helgi Ivarsson died in September 2020 by unintentionally shooting himself with a shotgun. [ 89 ] On 16 July 2021, a 31-year-old Premier League football player was arrested “ on suspicion of child sex offences ” and was released on bail while investigations continued, stated Greater Manchester Police without naming the player. [ 90 ] On 19 July, Everton stated that they “ suspended a first-team player pending a police investigation ”, but did not confirm if it was the like player arrested by Greater Manchester Police. [ 90 ] On 20 July 2021, Icelandic newsworthiness web site mbl.is reported that the actor arrested for allege child sex offences was Gylfi. [ 91 ] [ 92 ]
career statistics
golf club
- As of match played 23 May 2021[93][94]
International
- As of match played 15 November 2020[95]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
Year
Apps
Goals
Iceland
2010
3
0
2011
3
1
2012
8
1
2013
8
3
2014
6
4
2015
7
3
2016
13
2
2017
7
4
2018
9
2
2019
10
2
2020
4
3
Total
78
25
- As of match played 15 November 2020[96]
- Scores and results list Iceland’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gylfi goal.
Honours
Individual
References
- Profile at the Everton F.C. website
- Profile at the Football Association of Iceland website ( in Icelandic )
- Gylfi Sigurðsson at Soccerbase
- Gylfi Sigurðsson at Soccerway
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