Jóhannes Karl Guðjónsson
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Jóhannes "Joey" Karl Guðjónsson (born 25 May 1980 in Akranes
) commonly known as Joey Guðjónsson is an Iceland
ic professional footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Town
as a midfielder, and has 34 caps for the Iceland national team
.
His previous clubs include Real Betis
, Aston Villa
, Wolves
, Leicester City
, AZ Alkmaar and Burnley
, He has played in five top flight league across Europe.
at the age of 17. It was not long before he moved abroad, and in 1998, he was transferred to top-flight Belgian outfit, Racing Genk
. He made eight appearances for ÍA Akranes, scoring once.
He only played a handful of matches for Racing Genk
and the following season he was loaned out to newly-promoted Eredivisie
side MVV Maastricht
. Again, he only spent one season with the club and then moved to another Dutch club, RKC Waalwijk
in a permanent deal, where he had another season-long stay, making 35 appearances and scoring 6 goals for the Dutch side.
side Real Betis
, his fourth new club in four years, signing for a fee of £3.5 million from RKC Waalwijk
. In his first year Guðjónsson started five matches and made six substitute appearances in his first season.
Guðjónsson found his chances limited in the following season after only making one appearances for Betis in the 2002–03 season, prompting a loan move to Premier League side Aston Villa
. He made his debut for Villa in their 2–2 away win at Middlesbrough
on the 28 January 2003, scoring his first goal for the club. He scored twice in eleven appearances. and Leeds.
season on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers
as they battled against relegation from the Premier League, appearing 11 times in the league, 16 in total. Guðjónsson made his Wolves debut coming on as a substitute in their 0–0 league draw at home to Portsmouth
on 30 August 2003. His first start of the season came in their 3–1 League Cup
win over Darlington
on the 23 September 2003 when he scored his first and only goal for the club. He made his first league start for Wolves in a 0–0 draw at Fulham
in October. Guðjónsson returned to Real Betis
at the end of the season after making 15 appearances for Wolves in all competitions during the 2003–04 season.
After returning to his parent club in the summer, he ended up making a return to England, but to Leicester City
rather than Wolves.
on the opening day of the 2004–05 season. He made his first start of the season in a 1–0 home defeat to Watford
on the 21 August 2004. Guðjónsson became a regular first-team player as the Foxes struggled to make an immediate return to the top flight. He scored his first goal for the Foxes in a 3–2 home defeat to Preston North End in League Cup
scoring a 68th minute penalty on the 2 October 2004. His first league goals came in a 2–2 home draw with Crew Alexander a month later on the 2 November 2004. Guðjónsson made 41 Appearances in all for Leicester during his first season at the club, scoring four times in all with two of them coming in the league.
Guðjónsson made his first appearance of the 2005–06 season on the opening day of the season in Leicester's 4–1 defat away at Sheffield United
. His first goals of the league campaign came in a 2–2 draw away at Crewe Alexandra
on the 20 August 2005. His second came just three days later in a 3–0 away win over Bury
in the League Cup. He then scored a further two in a 2–2 draw at home to Watford
on the 22 November. On 4 May 2006 Guðjónsson scored two goals against Hull City
including the winner scored in the 84th minute from within his own half in a 3–2 win.
Guðjónsson finished the season as joint top goal scorer with nine goals in all competitions for Leicester. He made 48 appearances with 42 of them coming in the league during the 2005–06 season.
He won the club's player and goal of the season awards in their end of season ceremony. His winning goal came against Hull City
when he scored from the halfway line, a strike which also won several other goal of the month awards and the Central Soccer Night goal of the season.
Guðjónsson left Leicester at the end of the season to join Dutch side AZ after making 77 appearances and scoring 10 league goals for The Foxes over two seasons.
. He completed the switch and made his debut for AZ on 4 August 2006, in a friendly against Arsenal
, coming on as a 64th minute substiute. AZ lost the game 3–0, which was the first to be played at AZ's new DSB Stadion.
Guðjónsson did not make his league debut for AZ until 29 October 2006, coming on as a 76th minute substitute in their 5–1 win at home to FC Utrecht, he then made his first appearance in the UEFA Cup
four days later coming on as a 89th minute substitute in their 2–2 win away at Swiss side Grasshopper. He made his first start of the season in their 3–1 win away at Heerenveen on 26 November 2006.
However, he struggled to establish himself in the AZ team, and quickly returned to English football in January 2007, just five months after joining the club. He had been linked with a return to Leicester City, but this was in the middle of Milan Mandaric
's takeover of the club so the Foxes could not sort out their finances in time. He instead joined Burnley
for £150,000 on a three-and-half year deal, after starting just once in the league. Guðjónsson's last game for AZ came in their 2–2 draw at home to FC Slovan Liberec
in the UEFA Cup.
season, although he quickly fell out of favour. He was then dropped from the squad entirely under Steve Cotterill
after failing to impress but his fortunes changed when Owen Coyle
took over as Burnley manager and he found himself back on the bench. He scored his first goal for Burnley as they beat Watford
2–1 at Vicarage Road
on 27 November 2007 in Coyle's second game in charge. He was frequently used as a late substitute for the remainder of the season.
After returning from international duty with Iceland during the summer, Guðjónsson made his first appearance of the 2008–09 season on the opening day of the season in Burnley's 4–1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday
. His first goal of the season came at Swansea City, after an injury to Kevin McDonald
saw him play 45 minutes. He scored his second goal for the Clarets in a 1–1 draw on 20 September. This earned him a starting role for the next two games, in which he scored again against Preston North End
, this time from 30 yards. Guðjónsson made 42 league appearances, scoring six times in the league as Burnley won promotion to the Premier League via the Championship Play-offs.
Gudjonsson played 14 times in all competitions in the 2009–10 season with 10 coming in the league but he only started once for The Clarets in the league with two more starts coming in the League Cup and one in the FA Cup
. His first appearance of the season came on 19 August in Burnley's 1–0 win over Manchester United
after coming on as a 72nd minute substitute. His only start of the league campaign came in their 5–0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur
on 26 September 2009.
In April 2010, he was suspended for two weeks by Burnley after comments he made to an Icelandic website where he questioned the team spirit under manager Brian Laws
. Guðjónsson was released by Burnley at the end of the 2009–10 season, after Burnley were relegated from the Premier League. He made 88 appearances and scored six times for The Clarets over three years.
side Huddersfield Town
on 2 June 2010. He joined the club on a two year contract, despite having offers from a higher division, stating the ambition of Town's management team and board persuaded him.
He made his Terriers debut in the 3-0 win over Notts County
at Meadow Lane
on 7 August 2010. On 16 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Southampton
at the Galpharm Stadium
where Huddersfield won 2 - 0.
As of 4 October 2011, Joey is yet to feature in a game for Huddersfield during the 2011/2 Season.
on 15 August 2001, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Poland
. He scored once for the national team in a 1–1 draw with Norway
on 22 May 2002.
Guðjónsson was involved in Iceland's qualification for both the 2002 FIFA World Cup
when he made 3 appearances during qualification when Iceland finished 4th in group 3, including a 3–1 home victory over the Czech Republic
as well as away defeats to Northern Ireland
and Denmark
and 2006 FIFA World Cup
when he made 4 appearances during qualification when Iceland finished 5th in group 8, playing a total of seven World Cup qualifying games.
He was also involved in Iceland's qualification campaigns for the UEFA European Championships
. Including Euro 2004 where he started in Iceland's games aniseed Scotland which they lost 2–1 as well as both their 2–1 wins over the Faroe Islands
, a 3–0 away win over Lithuania
and Iceland's 0–0 home draw with Germany
.
Guðjónsson picked up his 16th and 17th caps for Iceland against England
and Japan
in a mini tournament held in Manchester prior to Euro 2004. Guðjónsson has earned 34 caps scoring once for Iceland.
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, has managed Stoke City
, Notts County
, Barnsley
and the Icelandic national team
. He has three brothers who also currently play professional football, Þórður (Doddi)
and Bjarni
and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson. Whilst his other brother, Atli Guðjónsson, plays as defender for Iceldnaic Division 1 team BÍ/Bolungarvík
.
Akranes
Akranes is a port town and municipality located on the west coast of Iceland.It is the ninth most populous town in Iceland after Mosfellsbær and Árborg with a population of 6,623 people...
) commonly known as Joey Guðjónsson is an Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic professional footballer who currently plays for Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
as a midfielder, and has 34 caps for the Iceland national team
Iceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
.
His previous clubs include Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
, Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
, Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
, Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
, AZ Alkmaar and Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
, He has played in five top flight league across Europe.
Iceland, Belgium & the Netherlands
Guðjónsson began his professional career in the Icelandic Premier Division with ÍA AkranesÍþróttabandalag Akraness
Íþróttabandalag Akraness is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, west Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are basketball, football, golf, horsemanship, gymnastics, volleyball, bowling, karate, badminton, swimming and powerlifting...
at the age of 17. It was not long before he moved abroad, and in 1998, he was transferred to top-flight Belgian outfit, Racing Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
. He made eight appearances for ÍA Akranes, scoring once.
He only played a handful of matches for Racing Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
and the following season he was loaned out to newly-promoted Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
side MVV Maastricht
MVV Maastricht
MVV Maastricht is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht, founded on April 2, 1902...
. Again, he only spent one season with the club and then moved to another Dutch club, RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:...
in a permanent deal, where he had another season-long stay, making 35 appearances and scoring 6 goals for the Dutch side.
Real Betis
In 2001, he moved to La LigaLa Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
side Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
, his fourth new club in four years, signing for a fee of £3.5 million from RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:...
. In his first year Guðjónsson started five matches and made six substitute appearances in his first season.
Guðjónsson found his chances limited in the following season after only making one appearances for Betis in the 2002–03 season, prompting a loan move to Premier League side Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
. He made his debut for Villa in their 2–2 away win at Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
on the 28 January 2003, scoring his first goal for the club. He scored twice in eleven appearances. and Leeds.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Guðjónsson spent the 2003–042003-04 in English football
The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....
season on loan at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
as they battled against relegation from the Premier League, appearing 11 times in the league, 16 in total. Guðjónsson made his Wolves debut coming on as a substitute in their 0–0 league draw at home to Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
on 30 August 2003. His first start of the season came in their 3–1 League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
win over Darlington
Darlington F.C.
Darlington Football Club is a professional association football club based in Darlington, County Durham, currently playing in the Conference National. The club was founded in 1883, and originally played its games at Feethams, before moving to the Darlington Arena in 2003...
on the 23 September 2003 when he scored his first and only goal for the club. He made his first league start for Wolves in a 0–0 draw at Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
in October. Guðjónsson returned to Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
at the end of the season after making 15 appearances for Wolves in all competitions during the 2003–04 season.
After returning to his parent club in the summer, he ended up making a return to England, but to Leicester City
Leicester City F.C.
Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...
rather than Wolves.
Leicester City
Guðjónsson joined Leicester on a free transfer in 2004 from Spanish side Real Betis. He made his Leicester debut coming on as a 73rd minute substitute in their 2–1 away victory at Derby CountyDerby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
on the opening day of the 2004–05 season. He made his first start of the season in a 1–0 home defeat to Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
on the 21 August 2004. Guðjónsson became a regular first-team player as the Foxes struggled to make an immediate return to the top flight. He scored his first goal for the Foxes in a 3–2 home defeat to Preston North End in League Cup
League Cup
In association football, a League Cup or Secondary Cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament to be called "League Cup" was held in Scotland in 1946/47 and was entitled the Scottish...
scoring a 68th minute penalty on the 2 October 2004. His first league goals came in a 2–2 home draw with Crew Alexander a month later on the 2 November 2004. Guðjónsson made 41 Appearances in all for Leicester during his first season at the club, scoring four times in all with two of them coming in the league.
Guðjónsson made his first appearance of the 2005–06 season on the opening day of the season in Leicester's 4–1 defat away at Sheffield United
Sheffield United F.C.
Sheffield United Football Club is a professional English football club based in the city of Sheffield, South Yorkshire.They were the first sporting team to use the name 'United' and are nicknamed 'The Blades', thanks to Sheffield's worldwide reputation for steel production...
. His first goals of the league campaign came in a 2–2 draw away at Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra F.C.
Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...
on the 20 August 2005. His second came just three days later in a 3–0 away win over Bury
Bury F.C.
Bury Football Club is an association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. The team currently play in League One. The club's nickname is The Shakers which was bestowed upon them by club chairman JT Ingham, an industrialist and ironmonger of the late 1890s.-Formation of the club and the...
in the League Cup. He then scored a further two in a 2–2 draw at home to Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
on the 22 November. On 4 May 2006 Guðjónsson scored two goals against Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
including the winner scored in the 84th minute from within his own half in a 3–2 win.
Guðjónsson finished the season as joint top goal scorer with nine goals in all competitions for Leicester. He made 48 appearances with 42 of them coming in the league during the 2005–06 season.
He won the club's player and goal of the season awards in their end of season ceremony. His winning goal came against Hull City
Hull City A.F.C.
Hull City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, founded in 1904. The club participates in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football...
when he scored from the halfway line, a strike which also won several other goal of the month awards and the Central Soccer Night goal of the season.
Guðjónsson left Leicester at the end of the season to join Dutch side AZ after making 77 appearances and scoring 10 league goals for The Foxes over two seasons.
AZ
In February 2006, with his contract starting to run out, he agreed a move to Dutch side AZ Alkmaar, who had been playing in European competitions and had spent most of that season in the top four of the Dutch EredivisieEredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
. He completed the switch and made his debut for AZ on 4 August 2006, in a friendly against Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
, coming on as a 64th minute substiute. AZ lost the game 3–0, which was the first to be played at AZ's new DSB Stadion.
Guðjónsson did not make his league debut for AZ until 29 October 2006, coming on as a 76th minute substitute in their 5–1 win at home to FC Utrecht, he then made his first appearance in the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
four days later coming on as a 89th minute substitute in their 2–2 win away at Swiss side Grasshopper. He made his first start of the season in their 3–1 win away at Heerenveen on 26 November 2006.
However, he struggled to establish himself in the AZ team, and quickly returned to English football in January 2007, just five months after joining the club. He had been linked with a return to Leicester City, but this was in the middle of Milan Mandaric
Milan Mandaric
Milan Mandarić is a Serbian-American business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football clubs including Portsmouth, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday. He currently is the chairman of Sheffield Wednesday...
's takeover of the club so the Foxes could not sort out their finances in time. He instead joined Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
for £150,000 on a three-and-half year deal, after starting just once in the league. Guðjónsson's last game for AZ came in their 2–2 draw at home to FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec
FC Slovan Liberec is a Czech football club founded in the city of Liberec. The club is one of the most successful in the Czech Republic, having won two league titles and the domestic cup since 1993. Slovan Liberec is also one of the richest clubs in the Czech league...
in the UEFA Cup.
Burnley
Guðjónsson signed for Burnley in January 2007, on a three-and-half year deal. After personal reasons kept him out of some of the remaining games of the season, his pre-season form saw him move back into the starting line-up at the start of the 2007–082007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...
season, although he quickly fell out of favour. He was then dropped from the squad entirely under Steve Cotterill
Steve Cotterill
Stephen "Steve" Cotterill is an English former footballer who is manager of Nottingham Forest.-Playing career:...
after failing to impress but his fortunes changed when Owen Coyle
Owen Coyle
Owen Columba Coyle is a Scottish-born Irish international former professional player and professional association football manager . He is currently the manager of Bolton Wanderers....
took over as Burnley manager and he found himself back on the bench. He scored his first goal for Burnley as they beat Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
2–1 at Vicarage Road
Vicarage Road
Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. An all-seater stadium, its current capacity is 17,477.-History:...
on 27 November 2007 in Coyle's second game in charge. He was frequently used as a late substitute for the remainder of the season.
After returning from international duty with Iceland during the summer, Guðjónsson made his first appearance of the 2008–09 season on the opening day of the season in Burnley's 4–1 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
. His first goal of the season came at Swansea City, after an injury to Kevin McDonald
Kevin McDonald (footballer born 1988)
Kevin David McDonald is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Sheffield United as a midfielder.-Early career:McDonald was the captain of Carnoustie High Schools boys team in 2001 when they won the first ever Coca Cola 7's cup at Hampden Park.McDonald had been the subject of a £75,000 bid...
saw him play 45 minutes. He scored his second goal for the Clarets in a 1–1 draw on 20 September. This earned him a starting role for the next two games, in which he scored again against Preston North End
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
, this time from 30 yards. Guðjónsson made 42 league appearances, scoring six times in the league as Burnley won promotion to the Premier League via the Championship Play-offs.
Gudjonsson played 14 times in all competitions in the 2009–10 season with 10 coming in the league but he only started once for The Clarets in the league with two more starts coming in the League Cup and one in the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
. His first appearance of the season came on 19 August in Burnley's 1–0 win over Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
after coming on as a 72nd minute substitute. His only start of the league campaign came in their 5–0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
on 26 September 2009.
In April 2010, he was suspended for two weeks by Burnley after comments he made to an Icelandic website where he questioned the team spirit under manager Brian Laws
Brian Laws
Brian Laws is an English former footballer and manager, most recently of Burnley.Playing as a defender, Laws made over 100 appearances for each of Burnley, Middlesbrough, and Nottingham Forest. In 1994, Laws became player-manager of Grimsby Town before taking a similar position with Scunthorpe...
. Guðjónsson was released by Burnley at the end of the 2009–10 season, after Burnley were relegated from the Premier League. He made 88 appearances and scored six times for The Clarets over three years.
Huddersfield Town
Following his release from Burnley, Guðjónsson signed for League OneFootball League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
side Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
on 2 June 2010. He joined the club on a two year contract, despite having offers from a higher division, stating the ambition of Town's management team and board persuaded him.
He made his Terriers debut in the 3-0 win over Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
at Meadow Lane
Meadow Lane
Not to be confused with The Meadow, home of Southern Football League Premier Division football team Chesham UnitedThe Meadow Lane Stadium is a football stadium in Nottingham, England...
on 7 August 2010. On 16 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a league match against Southampton
Southampton F.C.
Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...
at the Galpharm Stadium
Galpharm Stadium
The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:...
where Huddersfield won 2 - 0.
As of 4 October 2011, Joey is yet to feature in a game for Huddersfield during the 2011/2 Season.
International
Guðjónsson made his international debut for IcelandIceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
on 15 August 2001, in a 1–1 friendly draw with Poland
Poland national football team
The Poland national football team represents Poland in association football and is controlled by the Polish Football Association, the governing body for football in Poland...
. He scored once for the national team in a 1–1 draw with Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
on 22 May 2002.
Guðjónsson was involved in Iceland's qualification for both the 2002 FIFA World Cup
2002 FIFA World Cup
The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from 31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0...
when he made 3 appearances during qualification when Iceland finished 4th in group 3, including a 3–1 home victory over the Czech Republic
Czech Republic national football team
The Czech Republic national football team represents the Czech Republic in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of the Czech Republic, the governing body for football in the Czech Republic. Their current head coach is Michal Bílek...
as well as away defeats to Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...
and Denmark
Denmark national football team
The Denmark national football team represents Denmark in association football and is controlled by the Danish Football Association , the governing body for the football clubs which are organized under DBU...
and 2006 FIFA World Cup
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...
when he made 4 appearances during qualification when Iceland finished 5th in group 8, playing a total of seven World Cup qualifying games.
He was also involved in Iceland's qualification campaigns for the UEFA European Championships
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
. Including Euro 2004 where he started in Iceland's games aniseed Scotland which they lost 2–1 as well as both their 2–1 wins over the Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands national football team
The Faroe Islands national football team represents the Faroe Islands in association football and is controlled by the Faroe Islands Football Association, the governing body for football in the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands became a member of FIFA in 1988 and UEFA in 1990 and are the third...
, a 3–0 away win over Lithuania
Lithuania national football team
The national football team of Lithuania is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on...
and Iceland's 0–0 home draw with Germany
Germany national football team
The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
.
Guðjónsson picked up his 16th and 17th caps for Iceland against England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...
and Japan
Japan national football team
The Japan national football team represents Japan in association football and is operated by the Japan Football Association, the governing body for association football in Japan...
in a mini tournament held in Manchester prior to Euro 2004. Guðjónsson has earned 34 caps scoring once for Iceland.
International goals
- Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Ref 1. 22 May 2002 Bodø Bodøis a city and a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Salten region.The city of Bodø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . Bodin was merged with Bodø on 1 January 1968. Skjerstad was merged with Bodø on 1 January 2005...
, NorwayNorwayNorway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
1–1 Friendly match http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/2002e2.html
Club Statistics
|-|1998-99 || rowspan="2" | Racing Genk
K.R.C. Genk
Koninklijke Racing Club Genk , usually referred to as Racing Genk or simply Genk, is a Belgian professional football club based in the city of Genk in Belgian Limburg. Racing Genk plays in the Belgian Pro League and they have won 3 Belgian champion titles in 1998–99, in 2001–02 and in 2010–11 as...
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|2000-01 || rowspan="2" | RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk
RKC Waalwijk is a football club currently playing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' and was a fusion club of HEC, WVB and Hercules.-History:...
|| rowspan="2" | Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
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|2001-02 || rowspan="2" | Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
|| rowspan="2" | La Liga
La Liga
The Primera División of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional , commonly known as La Liga or, for sponsorship reasons, Liga BBVA since 2008, is the top professional association football division of the Spanish football league system...
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|2002-03 || Aston Villa || rowspan="2" | Premier League ||11||2||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||11||2
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|2003-04 || Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...
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|2004-05 || rowspan="2" | Leicester City || rowspan="2" | Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2005-06 ||42||8||2||0||4||1||colspan="2"|-||48||9
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|2006-07 || AZ || Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
||5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0||7||0
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|2006-07 || rowspan="4" | Burnley
Burnley F.C.
Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...
|| rowspan="3" | Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
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|2009-10 || Premier League ||10||0||2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||14||0
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|2010-11 || Huddersfield Town || League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
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- NOTE: teams in Italics indicate loan period
- NOTE: Football League TrophyFootball League TrophyThe Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
results included in Total
Personal life
Guðjónsson married his longtime girlfriend, Jófríður María Guðlaugsdóttir in June 2006. The couple have four sons, Isak Bergmann (2003), Joel Thor (2005), Daniel Ingi (2007) and the youngest, Emil Karl (2010). His father, Guðjón ÞórðarsonGuðjón Þórðarson
Guðjón Þórðarson is an Icelandic former footballer and the current manager of Grindavík....
, has managed Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
, Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
, Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
and the Icelandic national team
Iceland national football team
The Iceland national football team is the national football team of Iceland and is controlled by the Football Association of Iceland. It has never advanced to the finals of any major international competition....
. He has three brothers who also currently play professional football, Þórður (Doddi)
Þórður Guðjónsson
Þórður Guðjónsson, also known as Doddi Gudjonsson, is a retired Icelandic footballer.Although Þórður is his proper name, he is often known as Þórður Guðjónsson.-Club career:...
and Bjarni
Bjarni Guðjónsson
Bjarni Eggerts Guðjónsson is an Icelandic footballer who currently plays for KR Reykjavík. His position is midfielder. He has two brothers who have also played professional football, Þórður and Jóhannes. All three played together at Genk...
and Björn Bergmann Sigurðarson. Whilst his other brother, Atli Guðjónsson, plays as defender for Iceldnaic Division 1 team BÍ/Bolungarvík
BÍ/Bolungarvík
BÍ/Bolungarvík is an Icelandic football club formed from the merger of the football team Boltafélag Ísafjarðar and sports club UMF Bolungarvík in May 2006. They are from the neighboring towns of Ísafjörður and Bolungarvík in Westfjords, Iceland. In 2008 the team won promotion from the third...
.